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The Truth About Linux and Windows
petrus4 writes "Groklaw has an update on the Laura DiDio saga. Apparently, her complaints about "Linux extremists" notwithstanding, cooler heads than the usual suspects are asking questions about her research. A very interesting read, and one which will hopefully encourage corporate readers to regard the Yankee Group's findings with the requisite metric ton of salt in the future."
up yours gnaa
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frist psot!!!
All that is left for Microsoft in the long term is to take the SCO route, patent and sue for patent-regardless of its lack of genuine novelty. Nothing will speed the rise of its competitors in the market, whether commercial or not, but its fall by means of their actions is certain in the long run, but many will still be able to make a lot of money from them in the mean time.
Both companies are American, right? Profit!
Please provide the address for Linux, Inc. I have complaints I have to lodge about their product, and I can't seem to find a customer support line anywhere in the phone book!
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
A rock might be rock hard to me, but it might be spoonge-soft to a Giant Crushing SuperMachine(tm). Yes, I do agree with you that a tree falling in a forest without me hearing it, is still just the same (Some people argue the opposite), but while something is universally true for me, might not be universally true for some(thing/one) else. As this is said, Linux is not better than Windows, and Windows is still not better than Linux, and while people go crazy about Linux vs. Windows, a few smart people just ignore the buzz and stick to *BSD
> gaming, business applications, enterprise servers or streaming media from your computer to your TV you won't go wrong with Windows.
what a bunch of astroturfing crap. Let's see. Gaming, ok sounds good it's better on windows. starting off nicely. Business applications, lost it with that one already,
wtf is a business application(just about anything other than games?)
enterprise servers(yes if you want your enterprise servers to be shitty, windows is much better)
streaming media from your computer to your TV, yes that way I can store my movies on my tv's hard drive. Oh wait, my tv lacks a hard drive. Perhaps you meant tv out.
It has been statistically shown that helmets increase the risk of head injury.
wtf is a business application(just about anything other than games?)
Ok, smartass. Show me one financial package equivalent to Quickbooks Premier that runs on Linux. Then, show me one point of sale system that is as easy to set up and use as, say, Intuit QBPOS or MS RMS. Until you can do that, then you are the one astroturfing, either that, or you're just talking out of your ass. As a business owner, I can't wait until Linux is stable enough, usable enough, affordable enough, and has at least ONE application that is useful for my business.
I don't respond to AC's.
Are you expecting that such an application just comes out of nothing?
Why don't you fucking code it yourself or hire some open source programmers to do it?!
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.
What does the screen resolution have to do with installing apache?
It's 2005. A GUI is not a burden on any modern computer, and I expect that to be a basic part fo any modern OS. Sure, I don't *need* a windshield on a car, but would you spend your hard-earned money on a car with no windshield just because it did something else better? It also really says something about a product if they can't have working 1990 level capability right out of the box.
I don't respond to AC's.