That's great, it proves what point?
I too can suggest that I know several companies and plenty of individuals who have no desire to use anything other than Windows. We could spend all day citing isolated examples of why microsoft is wrong or right. In 20 years in IT, I am happy to admit to having not yet seen it all. I am just looking to establish that when a company makes a decision that I don't like, I can't make the conclusion that the are being totally self serving and lacking in concern for their customers.
Which Customer is number one? I really think that you have to consider the numbers here, most customers are not mixing their operating system environments, running *nix along side Windows boxes. It will often appear that a company is looking after it's own interest, when it is just looking after the majority of customers.
Did a quick look up on Market Share for IIS vs Apache.
Here is what Phil Scott (who the hell is he) had to say:
As many people know, a scan of the fortune 1000 sites by Port80 Software puts Microsoft 54.1% of the market share, with Netscape's server in second place. Take what you will of that information, but the fact remains that companies are choosing IIS or Netscape server for many reasons, not just technical. It is simply easier to work with and there is a much great sense of security for companies. I'm not trying to knock Apache, I think it is swell. But I don't think that because a bunch of porn sites and weblogs are running Apache is any reason to pat yourself on the back and fire off a good round of Microsoft bashing.
I was merely looking to back a claim that the ratio of market share for Apache:IIS vs OS X:WinXp probably doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same discussion, but Phil's quote was too good to pass up.
For years my development partner had been bitching about having to reboot windows after installing an upgrade. You shouldn't need to reboot. Last night - a message appeared on his Mac G5 running OS X, indicating that the update was complete... please reboot your system.
I asked him why?
His response was simply, that it was a Kernal update. Now, I know that often on windows, installing software requests that you reboot, although, in a lot of cases there is no real need to. Installation software (wise, installshield) tend to have that message as part of the script and most developers can't be bothered to turn it off, as they believe that a reboot the system will somehow be guaranteed cleaner.
Having said that - there are times when an upgrade to windows is modifying the Kernal, so a reboot is necessary.
By way of a point. It is often cited as a problem with windows that installations/upgrades require reboot. That it is not necessary for Macs. The facts are clear, it is sometimes necessary on a MAC and mostly unnecessary on windows machine.
The reason that you have to use Admin to get anything done, is not actually directly Microsoft's fault.
The main reason that you have to use Admin to get things done is that third party developers are generally too lazy to write programs to correctly be useable under non Admin logins.
Dumb question. If I buy a new machine and try to install a distro on it, but it doesn't work, how do I "just grab a tarball of the source and compile away"?
Think of the trees! The packaging to send out a disc to every registered customer would have to be significant. I would also think that having the employees required to pull of such logistics would also be a bit of an issue.
Just how do you "Notice" a bug.
If the program works as specified, satisfies all the boundary conditions and tests devised to establish that is stable, then it could be said to be bug free.
Since the data/tests required to prove a given piece of software is incomplete (as in infinite), it is never possible to claim a program is bug free.
Next you will be telling me that 5) Virus 'creators' really work for the Anti-Virus companies, and spend months poring over windows (don't anti-virus companies sign NDAs to access to Windows source?).
In this way they can spread a new virus, then their mates in the Parent AV company get the low down on the new virus and Sale subscriptions to allow Joe Sixpack download the latest Virus sigs.
My understanding of patent (IANAPL) is that once someone else has something similar, you lost your chance. It really has to be patented before release to the public.
As for Draggable Maps, I am sure that in early version of CIV and Railway Tycoon, the maps were mouse draggable, so this concept is quite common and obvious - so really no one should be able to patent it.
For any songwriter, whether a song is 2 mins or 7 mins or 10 mins, is irrelevant. How can you equate the quality of a song based on it's duration. I once tried that premise on a Sound engineer and nearly got my head torn off. The fact is the creative process does not actually involve any notion of duration of the output.
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Because it's free?
Your business model? Comment as an AC and state the obvious as if it's a bad thing?
Ok, you got my attention - what exactly makes them Garbage? Please qualify and quantify.
That's great, it proves what point?
I too can suggest that I know several companies and plenty of individuals who have no desire to use anything other than Windows. We could spend all day citing isolated examples of why microsoft is wrong or right.
In 20 years in IT, I am happy to admit to having not yet seen it all.
I am just looking to establish that when a company makes a decision that I don't like, I can't make the conclusion that the are being totally self serving and lacking in concern for their customers.
Which Customer is number one? I really think that you have to consider the numbers here, most customers are not mixing their operating system environments, running *nix along side Windows boxes. It will often appear that a company is looking after it's own interest, when it is just looking after the majority of customers.
Here is what Phil Scott (who the hell is he) had to say:
I was merely looking to back a claim that the ratio of market share for Apache:IIS vs OS X:WinXp probably doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same discussion, but Phil's quote was too good to pass up.
Last night - a message appeared on his Mac G5 running OS X, indicating that the update was complete
I asked him why?
His response was simply, that it was a Kernal update.
Now, I know that often on windows, installing software requests that you reboot, although, in a lot of cases there is no real need to. Installation software (wise, installshield) tend to have that message as part of the script and most developers can't be bothered to turn it off, as they believe that a reboot the system will somehow be guaranteed cleaner.
Having said that - there are times when an upgrade to windows is modifying the Kernal, so a reboot is necessary.
By way of a point. It is often cited as a problem with windows that installations/upgrades require reboot. That it is not necessary for Macs. The facts are clear, it is sometimes necessary on a MAC and mostly unnecessary on windows machine.
The reason that you have to use Admin to get anything done, is not actually directly Microsoft's fault.
The main reason that you have to use Admin to get things done is that third party developers are generally too lazy to write programs to correctly be useable under non Admin logins.
Sure, but they did flood the market with cheap mass produced cars which meant that they figuratively "broke the back" of the Horse market.
The standard install here were I am working is 1.35 Gig!
In fact I have been here 6 months and that is what it is currently.
Might be wrong, but I to this day believe that in the original series he did pickit up or it hit him or something like that.
Perhaps he has parked close to the ajoining wall/fence and can't get out of the driver's side door.
Dumb question.
If I buy a new machine and try to install a distro on it, but it doesn't work, how do I "just grab a tarball of the source and compile away"?
Because you read the article. You may have noticed that this was a opinion from Dr David Pugh, from the Southampton Oceanography Centre.
It goes on to say that the results (of the data collected) had not been published at the time. Does anyone have a follow up to that 1999 BBC story?
Big Deal...oops sorry I thought he was talking in Binary .i.e. 2 languages.
Think of the trees!
The packaging to send out a disc to every registered customer would have to be significant. I would also think that having the employees required to pull of such logistics would also be a bit of an issue.
Just how do you "Notice" a bug.
If the program works as specified, satisfies all the boundary conditions and tests devised to establish that is stable, then it could be said to be bug free.
Since the data/tests required to prove a given piece of software is incomplete (as in infinite), it is never possible to claim a program is bug free.
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Please provide direct evidence to support your claim - that they can Tap dance in the first place.
5) Virus 'creators' really work for the Anti-Virus companies, and spend months poring over windows (don't anti-virus companies sign NDAs to access to Windows source?).
In this way they can spread a new virus, then their mates in the Parent AV company get the low down on the new virus and Sale subscriptions to allow Joe Sixpack download the latest Virus sigs.
But that's just ridiculous.
My understanding of patent (IANAPL) is that once someone else has something similar, you lost your chance. It really has to be patented before release to the public. As for Draggable Maps, I am sure that in early version of CIV and Railway Tycoon, the maps were mouse draggable, so this concept is quite common and obvious - so really no one should be able to patent it.
I imagine the map being draggable was obvious, therefore: no infraction.
For any songwriter, whether a song is 2 mins or 7 mins or 10 mins, is irrelevant. How can you equate the quality of a song based on it's duration. I once tried that premise on a Sound engineer and nearly got my head torn off. The fact is the creative process does not actually involve any notion of duration of the output.
Wordpad is a WORD PROCESSOR not a TEXT EDITOR.
So when you were given a choice between saving as Text or Rich Text, why did you choose Rich Text Format?
Cause when you save as TEXT it warns you that the Formating would be lost.
It couldn't be clearer.
Shame on you not knowing that Word PAD is a word processor (not a great one I'll admit) not a Text editor.