I'll try to be polite here....
I try my hardest *not* to hate MS, but they just make it too darned difficult. Here we have a company who have, between the entire workforce, never had a single original idea. The entire business plan involves watching what other people do, copying it Really Fucking Badly then abusing a monopoly position to force every PC buying person on the planet to pay for their shit even if they don't want it, while shafting the opposition as badly as their lawyers can get them away with.
it amuses me greatly that MS are now panicking because their 'you HAVE to use our stuff because everyone else does' is failing due to their being so many far friendlier and cheaper alternatives now.
there is also the [relatively minor] point that they clearly could not give a stuff about their customers. The total mess surrounding IE 6 and DRM are perfect examples of a company being focused entirely on corporate partners whilst absolutely ignoring the needs of the folks who have to use the damned software.
I used to take considerable pride in the fact that I use absolutely no MS software or hardware, ever. Now I find it vaguely sad that it's no longer a matter of personal taste or ethics, but that I will not risk having my computer hamstrung by some of the dodgiest software ever written.
I eagerly await the day when the world wakes up and finds itself using a decent OS instead.
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I don't. Seriously. Haven't for many years. I find sex a greatly preferable alternative.
I'll try to be polite here.... I try my hardest *not* to hate MS, but they just make it too darned difficult. Here we have a company who have, between the entire workforce, never had a single original idea. The entire business plan involves watching what other people do, copying it Really Fucking Badly then abusing a monopoly position to force every PC buying person on the planet to pay for their shit even if they don't want it, while shafting the opposition as badly as their lawyers can get them away with. it amuses me greatly that MS are now panicking because their 'you HAVE to use our stuff because everyone else does' is failing due to their being so many far friendlier and cheaper alternatives now. there is also the [relatively minor] point that they clearly could not give a stuff about their customers. The total mess surrounding IE 6 and DRM are perfect examples of a company being focused entirely on corporate partners whilst absolutely ignoring the needs of the folks who have to use the damned software. I used to take considerable pride in the fact that I use absolutely no MS software or hardware, ever. Now I find it vaguely sad that it's no longer a matter of personal taste or ethics, but that I will not risk having my computer hamstrung by some of the dodgiest software ever written. I eagerly await the day when the world wakes up and finds itself using a decent OS instead.