It's open source elitism. Pushing this bashing to the extreme, Microsoft and those who use their products are becoming the victims and the underdogs.
Linux is primarily usable by CS geeks who were learned Unix in college. These elite geeks put down users of publicly available commercial software that doesn't require broadband or other high-end technology to acquire and use. That's right, not only does it take an elite education to learn how to use this operating system, but it's primarily available and supported with an expensive connection to the Internet (owned by only 21% of Internet users), which few people can afford. Yes, you are now the bad guy.
See: The Broadband Lifestyle and the Rise of the Broadband Elite:
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/reports.asp?Rep ort=63&Section=ReportLevel1&Field=Level1ID&ID= 277
Businesses use Windows because it's easy for the end user. Most small companies spend NO money on training end users. Put your average accountant in front of KDE and ask her to get her work done and you're paycheck will likely go missing come Friday.
Windows has seen a convergence of the easy to use desktop (Windows 9.x) with the secure desktop (Windows NT), and they're phasing out the old ways in favor of the new ways, which feature security. Why put them down for securing the average users desktop?
--gary
It's basic plumbing. I want a cheap pipe coming into my home. I want things to flow through it properly in both directions. I'm not asking for an 800 number to discuss the relative merits of copper vs. PVC. I'm not demanding that I be able to flush an elephant down my toilet. The only reason Broadband is any different than basic plumbing is because we allow it to be that way.
--gary
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Those hot fixes are included in subsequent service packs. Install SP3 on a new system and there are few patches, if any, left to install. --gary
It's open source elitism. Pushing this bashing to the extreme, Microsoft and those who use their products are becoming the victims and the underdogs. Linux is primarily usable by CS geeks who were learned Unix in college. These elite geeks put down users of publicly available commercial software that doesn't require broadband or other high-end technology to acquire and use. That's right, not only does it take an elite education to learn how to use this operating system, but it's primarily available and supported with an expensive connection to the Internet (owned by only 21% of Internet users), which few people can afford. Yes, you are now the bad guy. See: The Broadband Lifestyle and the Rise of the Broadband Elite: http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/reports.asp?Rep ort=63&Section=ReportLevel1&Field=Level1ID&ID= 277
Businesses use Windows because it's easy for the end user. Most small companies spend NO money on training end users. Put your average accountant in front of KDE and ask her to get her work done and you're paycheck will likely go missing come Friday.
Windows has seen a convergence of the easy to use desktop (Windows 9.x) with the secure desktop (Windows NT), and they're phasing out the old ways in favor of the new ways, which feature security. Why put them down for securing the average users desktop?
--gary
It's basic plumbing. I want a cheap pipe coming into my home. I want things to flow through it properly in both directions. I'm not asking for an 800 number to discuss the relative merits of copper vs. PVC. I'm not demanding that I be able to flush an elephant down my toilet. The only reason Broadband is any different than basic plumbing is because we allow it to be that way. --gary