Cash issues aside (and, yes, I'll admit that the cost of Office is pretty damn high) there is nothing "unfortunate" about MS Office being an industry standard. It's a solid product and does what people need it to do.
Also, as an avid user of Office (every day, every program, all the time) I am extremely happy to have my documents integrate so well with each other. 2003 is definitely worth the upgrade in my opinion.
A.) If you build your own system then it will *definitely* not be preinstalled. B.) Even if you buy a "store" computer -- it's usually an option to include Office or not.
Get your facts straight before you start swinging.
What I find interesting about using the internet to find information (which I do *very* frequently -- I rarely use the library for research anymore) is that schools, especially high schools, do not encourage this.
For example, I remember my high school AP English teacher telling us that we could not use the internet as a research source for our final term paper. I didn't get it. There's so much information on the internet. Yes -- I realize that a lot of it is not valuable and tends to be very opinionated, but so is many other pieces of information in the world (including: BOOKS).
I guess I feel that instead of shutting out the internet as something that it full of garbage, teachers should teach their students to be able to filter out the crap from the real information.
Heh...looks like it's going to be a Hard Days Night for Apple for awhile. They're lawyers are going to have to work 8 Days A Week and pray to Lady Madonna every night just in hopes of getting this situation resolved In My Lifetime.
However, Apple's bright side is that they may be able to Get By With A Little Help From [Their] Friends. Who knows? You would think that the recording label would just stop worrying about Yesterday and just Let It Be.
but the image of a nerdy guy who spends all day in a dimly lit room blowing up computer-generated bad guys is off base
Apparently they forgot to survey the Rochester Institute of Technology where 2/3 of the school is "nerdy guys who spend all day in a dimly lit room blowing up computer-generated bad guys."
The other 33%? According to RIT, it's women. I have yet to believe.
Any operating system can be made stable if you know what you're doing.
Yes! Agreed! Bravo!
I have also had excellent uptime with my WindowsXP box...it's been even better than that of my Linux box. As you just said -- "if you know what you are doing." I'm learning Linux, so I'm not as good at it.
It's nice to see a smart comment posted here with relation to Windows. BSD, Linux, Windows, OSX -- go with what works for you.
P.S. To the other reply to this comment -- I did have a pretty stable WindowsME box. Not as good as XP (by a longshot) but I went for about a week or so most of the time...
...okay so it's nothing to write home to mom about, but at least I always could view my porn (which is ALSO not something to write home to mom about)!
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a micro-engine that will allow people to charge mobile phones using lighter fluid.
...and in other news, police have been unable to determine the cause of a few hundred homicides in the area. However, they suspect a cult following due to the strange nature of the burns on the victims' left or right ears. More tonight at 11. Now over to you with the weather, Dave...
Why should a company who profits from closed source software (Microsoft is not the only one) be paying for OpenSource software? This does not even make the tiniest bit of sense! If any company would comply to this, they would be shooting themselves in the foot twice. First they would be "taxed" 10% and then they would be supporting OpenSource.
Stupid...dumb...idiotic...preposterous - those are just a few words that come to mind. The government should really leave businesses alone for the most part. Seriously...
I hope I don't get modded down for that. I use OpenSource software, but Gates was right when he wrote that paper of his years ago -- there is no "real" money with OpenSource. And no money leads to no jobs leads to bad economy leads to...(vicious cycle ensues).
Slashdot Mirror
Holy shit.
If you're gonna bash Microsoft at least make it a half-worthwhie bash.
MOD PARENT UP!
Right. Exactly.
If Linux breaks it -- it must be the manufacturer's fault.
If Windows breaks it -- it must be Microsoft's fault.
Go figure.
Huh...I know I will be modded down for this because I'm on Slashdot...but...
;-)
Windows never *destroyed* any of my hardware.
Cash issues aside (and, yes, I'll admit that the cost of Office is pretty damn high) there is nothing "unfortunate" about MS Office being an industry standard. It's a solid product and does what people need it to do.
Also, as an avid user of Office (every day, every program, all the time) I am extremely happy to have my documents integrate so well with each other. 2003 is definitely worth the upgrade in my opinion.
Apparently, you are sorely misinformed.
A.) If you build your own system then it will *definitely* not be preinstalled.
B.) Even if you buy a "store" computer -- it's usually an option to include Office or not.
Get your facts straight before you start swinging.
For example, I remember my high school AP English teacher telling us that we could not use the internet as a research source for our final term paper. I didn't get it. There's so much information on the internet. Yes -- I realize that a lot of it is not valuable and tends to be very opinionated, but so is many other pieces of information in the world (including: BOOKS).
I guess I feel that instead of shutting out the internet as something that it full of garbage, teachers should teach their students to be able to filter out the crap from the real information.
Just a thought.
However, Apple's bright side is that they may be able to Get By With A Little Help From [Their] Friends. Who knows? You would think that the recording label would just stop worrying about Yesterday and just Let It Be.
Too bad it's not someone else saying this stuff...
OR
Apparently they forgot to survey the Rochester Institute of Technology where 2/3 of the school is "nerdy guys who spend all day in a dimly lit room blowing up computer-generated bad guys."
The other 33%? According to RIT, it's women. I have yet to believe.
Proud to be a RITean!
Sorta reminds me of some guys I know...
Yes! Agreed! Bravo!
I have also had excellent uptime with my WindowsXP box...it's been even better than that of my Linux box. As you just said -- "if you know what you are doing." I'm learning Linux, so I'm not as good at it.
It's nice to see a smart comment posted here with relation to Windows. BSD, Linux, Windows, OSX -- go with what works for you.
P.S. To the other reply to this comment -- I did have a pretty stable WindowsME box. Not as good as XP (by a longshot) but I went for about a week or so most of the time...
Yeah...
BTW, how are Diana and her buddies doing now-a-days?
SIDE NOTE: You must be at least 40 years of age to appreciate this joke.
SIDE NOTE 2: You must also have a crummy sense of humor like I do to appreciate this joke. :-p
I guess putting bill.gates@microsoft.com in all those registration forms on the internet finally paid off. ;-)
I think I'll stick with my PC.
SLAM!
Funny shit, man. Guess it goes to show...porn and wives don't mix. (Or porn of wives for that matter...)
wives4fun.com
Yup. Pretty sad.
(Hey...you asked...)
Heh...at least you have $0.02 to spare. I did purchase some CDs from the major music labels...
These newfangled games usually require Windows 98 or higher. (And games are sehr important.)
Oh yeah...I like Microsoft Office too. (Yes, I seriously do. Please keep all flames to a minimum.)
Don't you mean...
DIANAROSS (Dude, I Am Not A Resident Of Sweedish Society)
Heh heh...I'm done...
Stupid...dumb...idiotic...preposterous - those are just a few words that come to mind. The government should really leave businesses alone for the most part. Seriously...
I hope I don't get modded down for that. I use OpenSource software, but Gates was right when he wrote that paper of his years ago -- there is no "real" money with OpenSource. And no money leads to no jobs leads to bad economy leads to...(vicious cycle ensues).