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Why Does Windows Still Suck?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the quality-assurance dept.

RatBastard writes "SF Gate's Mark Morford asks: Why Does Windows Still Suck? After wtaching his significant other's Windows PC drown in a sea of viruses and worms after only 4 minutes on her new DSL connection, Mark Morford wonders why the masses have not stormed Redmond waving torches and scythes in anger over the never-ending security flaws in Windows. Why haven't they jetisoned the foul beast from Redmond and migrated en mass to the Macintosh or even Linux?"

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  1. Common sense, for the love of Pete... by winkydink · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would you let your SO attach an unpatched and unprotected PC to the Internet? Would the author let her walk SF's Tenderloin after dark in a halter, leather mini & fishnets?

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    1. Re:Common sense, for the love of Pete... by Bongoots · · Score: 5, Funny

      If an unpatched and unprotected PC connected to the Internet turns you on as much as a chick walking down SF's Tenderloin after dark in a halter, leather mini & fishnets, I'd be concerned as well.

  2. No problem with Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not a problem with Windows! The operating system is okay! It's digitally signed!

  3. Same thing with Solaris boxes... by calebb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try connecting an unpatched Solaris 2.6 box to the internet. Within a day it will be hacked and much more dangerous than any hacked Windows PC.

    Caleb

  4. WINDOWS DOESN'T SUCK! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    damn it, i'm sick of all the windows bashing.. it's an awesome OS... comes complete with a calculator and a paint program, not to mention the ability to clean your disk (i don't know how they do it, but they must have some crazy washer/dryer system inside) I hear this grinding sound inside my computer so that must be it. Also, it has the ability to change the background picture... how freakin' cool is that!? I can put up a picture of my cats!!! IT'S RIGHT THERE ON MY MONITOR!!! What more could you ask for in an OS?! Come on people!

  5. Classic slashdot technical discussions by viva_fourier · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can already tell this article will find itself in league with the all-time great classic technical-discussion.slashdot.org postings such as:

    -Why does Windows still blow?
    -Why does my Tux tattoo still itch?
    -Why can't I still get a date?

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  6. Re:Why? by Wannabe+Code+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I play games and use linux exclusively. I have an xbox.

    (for the smart arses that are going to point out the xbox runs a custom win2k kernel, i know, that doesn't count)

    That doesn't make any sense, you can't just arbitrarily decide what does and doesn't count

    I have lots of sex and with women exclusively. I also have sex with other straight guys.
    (for the smart arses that are going to point out that having sex with another guy is gay, i know, that doesn't count)

    I have a lot of fun and don't do drugs. I like crack cocaine
    (for the smart arses that are going to point out that crack is modified cocaine, i know, that doesn't count)

    I'm good at solving problems and never use violence against any person to do so. I smack my wife around.
    (for the smart arses that are going to point out that women are people too, i know, that doesn't count)

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