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20th Anniversary of Windows
UltimaGuy writes "When Windows first shipped, 20 years ago this month, it was considered nothing more than a slow operating environment that had arrived late to the party, well behind the industry leaders, Apple and Xerox PARC. Now, it's the operating system used on nearly 95 percent of all the desktops and notebooks sold worldwide. Take a look at Window's past and present, and what lies ahead in the future, including an interview with Mr. Bill Gates himself."
Yes, it's a true relieve to finally have access to all this spyware again!
Windows is like decaf - it tastes like the real thing, but it won't get you through the day.
I think if you are a real computer user, whatever does and does not come with the operating system is not a real concern. Honestly, how much effort does it take to download a 300k setup.exe for Cygwin, and then pick your packages and install. If you're not capable of handling that little task without whining, you are not Cygwin's target audience and will probably not care that you can't do a wget. Cygwin is one of the first things I install when I set up a Windows box. I just wish it had some sort of auto update or way of alerting you that there are updates available.
"Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he dreams himself your master."
Oh you could write a script "in an hour" that would "pwon" most Linux users? Please do describe your exact aprpoach so we can all laugh at your utter lack of technical and security understanding.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Yet, if all these things came with windows, like you're so thrilled they do with Linux, you and half a million of your buddies would be whining still. Only this time you'd be whining about how Microsoft is anti-competitive.