It is a known fact Microsoft pays recent graduates to troll forums - and it ir rather obvious here. And as you say well, nobody cares anymore about the OS, and the iPhones helped to cement that reality. The days of Microsoft hegemony and the mantra of binary compatibility are LONG gone. Linux does not necessarily fails on desktops for people who just need to browse the Internet and write small documents, albeit OSX is vastly better at that. As for tablets, I still believe it is an iPad market out there.
In what touches Windows, you have got the big disadvantage that most of the non-technical people have the computer riddled with malware/viruses in a very short timeframe. I know for a fact, that more and more people are asking to have linux installed, not because they know how to use it, but because they are *tired* of having to deal with the Windows security problems. Overall I agree with your largely in what you are writing here, and it seems honest, however we have different points of view when it comes to tablets and desktops.
I presume you are being obtuse in purpose. Mind you, I was using XP with a contemporary machine that was working but where the CD with the drivers was lost, and we had to reinstall XP because malware fucked it up. New Windows versions do not run or are too slow, and furthermore are PAID. The newer Windows version would probably cost more than the computer is worth. And I perfectly stressed out the last comment where driver problems are far less. Which is absolutely true...I am a linux sysadmin and my Windows sysadmin counterpart has far more problems to deal with than me. Lets face it, any version of Windows sucks, there is no possible comparison. You would better not stop taking up your meds.
Buying a surface pro is a non-sequitur. For that kind of money I am FAR better of with a MacBook Pro machine. And if I want to run Linux I have far cheaper ones. Microsoft products are not to be trusted, nor it is guaranteed that despite being "standard" machines they will introduce some weird compatibility problems.
Lets face it, people buy computers like a fridge or TV, and 99% of them wont change the OS it came with. That is why Microsoft fought nail and tooth with PC makers to only include DOS and later Windows in the default installations.
You better know what you are talking about. People are jailbreaking them for some reason, and the ARM ones are not able to boot linux at all as only MS has secure boot keys for the ARM architecture. And I do not want MS products even for free. For the record, I threw a Windows GPS out of the window and in the very same day bought a Linux-based one. Much more saner, and does not oblige me to run a Windows virtual machine to even activate the "USB" interface. God, I hated it.
The only real problem I have with Surface is it running Windows, and Microsoft penchant to kill products. And they practically giving it for free, must be some symptom of being too good, I guess. Pity people still do not want it.
As a pure anedoctal tale, I lent/gave an old HP notebook to my wife for she to have a computer at work. She and her workmate have been using it to be on the Internet, managed to configure the printer for it, and also managed to write documents on it without asking me anything. And then the damn thing keeps working without giving problems and not having viruses, the irony. In contrast, the Windows home computer of her workmate is almost always fucked up. Funnily enough, a couple of weeks ago her workmate asked if I do not mind installing Linux in her home computer...The thing is that many people only use their computers for facebook and Internet nowadays, and of all my extended family, most of the time they are either having retarded problems with Windows and Skype, and with infections...
Yep, true indeed. I tried to reinstall XP on my wife 10 something year old computer, did not find the drivers, when downloading "drivers" from the internet got infected with malware, got so mad at it, that installed Linux, and not problems at all.
No matter 8 or 9 comes after. In related news, I changed the name of my car from Fiat to Ferrari, but I am afraid it is still slow. The name change did not work.
The bigger problem is not taxes being legalised theft AFAIK. If you use up your brain, it is quite obvious that for some to escape the system, others have to pay far more. In fact, probably more than 50%.
Dont be a fucking feminist, we males also get to be treated poorly by car dealers. When buying my current car, I asked the car dealer to pay me attention, and give me a rundown, and was there with my girlfriend driving a (very expensive) car. To be fair, I was looking at the cheapest car in the show, that was not what I wanted. He basically ignored me, and handed me a couple of fliers, when I knew exactly what I wanted if he cared to have a 5 minute talk with me. I also did not bother much, I wont pay the salary of a jerk ignoring me and not doing his job. I went to a dealer of the same brand in my hometown, the guy was superb and we made the deal in 15 minutes after having a test ride in the car, and paid full cash. So at the end of the day, a stupid salesman only has himself to blame.
Yep, youtube is pretty much an annoyance in any mobile device. As for my laptop, adblock kills all youtube adverts and a good hosts files with some strategic names mapped to 127.0.0.1 takes care of the rest.
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It increases growth because it kills the gut bacteria and then food is not processed optimally.
It is a known fact Microsoft pays recent graduates to troll forums - and it ir rather obvious here. And as you say well, nobody cares anymore about the OS, and the iPhones helped to cement that reality. The days of Microsoft hegemony and the mantra of binary compatibility are LONG gone. Linux does not necessarily fails on desktops for people who just need to browse the Internet and write small documents, albeit OSX is vastly better at that. As for tablets, I still believe it is an iPad market out there. In what touches Windows, you have got the big disadvantage that most of the non-technical people have the computer riddled with malware/viruses in a very short timeframe. I know for a fact, that more and more people are asking to have linux installed, not because they know how to use it, but because they are *tired* of having to deal with the Windows security problems. Overall I agree with your largely in what you are writing here, and it seems honest, however we have different points of view when it comes to tablets and desktops.
In the few times I need a touch screen I use an iPad - mostly for producing "Visio" sheets. For a real computer I use a MacBook Pro and not a toy.
I presume you are being obtuse in purpose. Mind you, I was using XP with a contemporary machine that was working but where the CD with the drivers was lost, and we had to reinstall XP because malware fucked it up. New Windows versions do not run or are too slow, and furthermore are PAID. The newer Windows version would probably cost more than the computer is worth. And I perfectly stressed out the last comment where driver problems are far less. Which is absolutely true...I am a linux sysadmin and my Windows sysadmin counterpart has far more problems to deal with than me. Lets face it, any version of Windows sucks, there is no possible comparison. You would better not stop taking up your meds.
Buying a surface pro is a non-sequitur. For that kind of money I am FAR better of with a MacBook Pro machine. And if I want to run Linux I have far cheaper ones. Microsoft products are not to be trusted, nor it is guaranteed that despite being "standard" machines they will introduce some weird compatibility problems.
Lets face it, people buy computers like a fridge or TV, and 99% of them wont change the OS it came with. That is why Microsoft fought nail and tooth with PC makers to only include DOS and later Windows in the default installations.
Pity that I ran *nix at work and at home, and got all the software I want. Ever heard of google?
You better know what you are talking about. People are jailbreaking them for some reason, and the ARM ones are not able to boot linux at all as only MS has secure boot keys for the ARM architecture. And I do not want MS products even for free. For the record, I threw a Windows GPS out of the window and in the very same day bought a Linux-based one. Much more saner, and does not oblige me to run a Windows virtual machine to even activate the "USB" interface. God, I hated it.
Boy, if they pay well to people who detect BS they do not have enough money to hire me.
Coffee boy?
The only real problem I have with Surface is it running Windows, and Microsoft penchant to kill products. And they practically giving it for free, must be some symptom of being too good, I guess. Pity people still do not want it.
You know what I hate more than haters? Windows shills plaguing slashdot foruns. Lets be clear, Surface and Windows desktop suck. Big time.
As a pure anedoctal tale, I lent/gave an old HP notebook to my wife for she to have a computer at work. She and her workmate have been using it to be on the Internet, managed to configure the printer for it, and also managed to write documents on it without asking me anything. And then the damn thing keeps working without giving problems and not having viruses, the irony. In contrast, the Windows home computer of her workmate is almost always fucked up. Funnily enough, a couple of weeks ago her workmate asked if I do not mind installing Linux in her home computer...The thing is that many people only use their computers for facebook and Internet nowadays, and of all my extended family, most of the time they are either having retarded problems with Windows and Skype, and with infections...
Yep, true indeed. I tried to reinstall XP on my wife 10 something year old computer, did not find the drivers, when downloading "drivers" from the internet got infected with malware, got so mad at it, that installed Linux, and not problems at all.
You know there are several alternatives that do not involve Microsoft, right?
No matter 8 or 9 comes after. In related news, I changed the name of my car from Fiat to Ferrari, but I am afraid it is still slow. The name change did not work.
Tell them to go to hell and sell them with Linux.
The bigger problem is not taxes being legalised theft AFAIK. If you use up your brain, it is quite obvious that for some to escape the system, others have to pay far more. In fact, probably more than 50%.
Thanks for the sane comment, pity you are posting as AC. The political (in)correctness bores me and frankly, it is annoying.
What prevents you from buying 2nd hand, australian or japanese? Japanese 2nd hand cars normally are in excellent condition.
Dont be a fucking feminist, we males also get to be treated poorly by car dealers. When buying my current car, I asked the car dealer to pay me attention, and give me a rundown, and was there with my girlfriend driving a (very expensive) car. To be fair, I was looking at the cheapest car in the show, that was not what I wanted. He basically ignored me, and handed me a couple of fliers, when I knew exactly what I wanted if he cared to have a 5 minute talk with me. I also did not bother much, I wont pay the salary of a jerk ignoring me and not doing his job. I went to a dealer of the same brand in my hometown, the guy was superb and we made the deal in 15 minutes after having a test ride in the car, and paid full cash. So at the end of the day, a stupid salesman only has himself to blame.
Yep, youtube is pretty much an annoyance in any mobile device. As for my laptop, adblock kills all youtube adverts and a good hosts files with some strategic names mapped to 127.0.0.1 takes care of the rest.
While it works, why not? Not everybody has the needs, means or compulsion to use the shiniest and the latest.
This seems almost like an extortion racket, but done by "refined" gentlemen instead of the mob.
Pity you are already a 5, interesting. You are indeed very polite, I would say, if you have a bullshit job, then what were you expecting?