there is more than one protocol to transfer data over the internet
And for some of these protocols there are many clients that are able to use them and not just a web browser.
Additionally, I wonder how many times the GP's comment needs to be posted and answered before all the idiots here understand the laws and regulations regarding monopolies and why they apply to Microsoft but not to all other software vendors.
It's really not a general OS thing. I have new OSes on hardware that I got 4 or 5 years ago and it runs just as quick as the OSes I was running back then, if not faster. There is no reason why all OSes shouldn't be getting faster rather than slower as hardware speed increases.
Microsoft supplied the software that allows people's computers to become infected, then gave them false information leading them to believe they're safe, when they're not really.
Really? On my Dell Mini 9 netbook, it takes 41 seconds from poweron to login prompt, and 23 seconds from hitting enter there to having a usable desktop (Ubuntu 8.10 netbook remix). Coming out of standby just takes a second or two.
Not true. I consider my time to be pretty valuable. The last computer I bought from Dell came with Ubuntu Linux and I have spent zero time messing around with it to get things working. It was also cheaper than the same computer with Microsoft Windows.
I wrote the snake game (now made famous by Nokia) in SuperBASIC on a Sinclair QL when I was about 10. Get your 11 year olds writing a simple game, they'll love it. Tetris was the next one I did.
I'll go with the third option, thank you. The last computer I bought works fine with the Ubuntu it came with. Even then, I'll keep a NAT router between me and the Internet because I know I don't always install the security updates as soon as they're available.
I'm sure the companies losing oil tankers right left and center will sleep well tonight, know that someone's come up with a viable way of fighting piracy.
If you buy a gun, and leave it sitting in your front garden, then some criminals come along, take control of it, and kill everyone in your street, you're kind of responsible for that.
Apart from the obvious killing != spam and/or fraud, how is leaving an unprotected OS with known problems available to be hijacked by anyone who wants to do damage with it any different? You should still be responsible (although the punishment might be different). Suppliers should be forced to make this obvious to people buying this stuff.
Face it--nobody is ever going to pay when there are free alternatives.
Really?
I have colleagues who choose to use Windows rather than Linux, and Microsoft office and development tools rather than some of the freely available ones.
At home, I have two machines running OS X and one running Ubuntu. Things might be different if I had to obtain software for a whole room full of machines though.
So I think sometimes people are willing to pay when there are free alternatives.
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And for some of these protocols there are many clients that are able to use them and not just a web browser.
Additionally, I wonder how many times the GP's comment needs to be posted and answered before all the idiots here understand the laws and regulations regarding monopolies and why they apply to Microsoft but not to all other software vendors.
It will be 1970 when it boots up - the CMOS battery will be dead.
It's really not a general OS thing. I have new OSes on hardware that I got 4 or 5 years ago and it runs just as quick as the OSes I was running back then, if not faster. There is no reason why all OSes shouldn't be getting faster rather than slower as hardware speed increases.
Microsoft supplied the software that allows people's computers to become infected, then gave them false information leading them to believe they're safe, when they're not really.
Suspicious...
What? just so you can write less readable code?
You get the same responses filing bug reports for Windows :-)
Really? On my Dell Mini 9 netbook, it takes 41 seconds from poweron to login prompt, and 23 seconds from hitting enter there to having a usable desktop (Ubuntu 8.10 netbook remix). Coming out of standby just takes a second or two.
Yeah, we have some killer options out there
I'm glad I work in IT, and very rarely experience monotony. No surprises = kinda boring, for me.
Or just don't make the database servers available on the Internet?
Not true. I consider my time to be pretty valuable. The last computer I bought from Dell came with Ubuntu Linux and I have spent zero time messing around with it to get things working. It was also cheaper than the same computer with Microsoft Windows.
I'm not, but the product is called Lego... what's with the "s"?
I really don't get why people add an "s" onto the end of Lego. Slashdot is the only place I've seen it done. Am I missing some in-joke?
I wrote the snake game (now made famous by Nokia) in SuperBASIC on a Sinclair QL when I was about 10. Get your 11 year olds writing a simple game, they'll love it. Tetris was the next one I did.
Are you sure?
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No, I believe 11 is high enough.
Condoms.
Oh no, wait, we're all good Catholics, aren't we?
I'll go with the third option, thank you. The last computer I bought works fine with the Ubuntu it came with. Even then, I'll keep a NAT router between me and the Internet because I know I don't always install the security updates as soon as they're available.
I'm sure the companies losing oil tankers right left and center will sleep well tonight, know that someone's come up with a viable way of fighting piracy.
If you buy a gun, and leave it sitting in your front garden, then some criminals come along, take control of it, and kill everyone in your street, you're kind of responsible for that.
Apart from the obvious killing != spam and/or fraud, how is leaving an unprotected OS with known problems available to be hijacked by anyone who wants to do damage with it any different? You should still be responsible (although the punishment might be different). Suppliers should be forced to make this obvious to people buying this stuff.
Vista's sleep/standby didn't work on my work Dell laptop in April, but Ubuntu's did. I guess Vista's okay if it works on your laptop :-)
What about people using Safari or Internet Explorer? I guess they're not used to their browser crashing randomly <ducks/>
Really?
I have colleagues who choose to use Windows rather than Linux, and Microsoft office and development tools rather than some of the freely available ones.
At home, I have two machines running OS X and one running Ubuntu. Things might be different if I had to obtain software for a whole room full of machines though.
So I think sometimes people are willing to pay when there are free alternatives.
Not on PPC (unless you have OS X)... or on SPARC for that matter.
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