There seems to be a lot of FUD flying around this article & in the comments. It's probably a sign Microsoft are actually doing something right when people go out of their way to distort the truth.
It sounds to me more like you don't want.Net to be successful rather than it actually isn't..Net isn't perfect for everything, but then, neither’s Java. Or any language. Surprise!
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Ah yes, indeed, I've been hearing about the prophesied downfall of Microsoft for as long as I've been hearing about Microsoft. No doubt any day now.
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So a lack of 3rd-party plugins is a bad thing now MS are doing it (in Metro anyway)? These "web standards" do seem rather overrated I'll admit.
I love coming here and seeing how desperate anti-MS people can get; it really is amusing. Speaking of which, whatever happened to my good friend Twitter? He was something else; I made it on his "list" and everything...
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Hey who knows, perhaps Windows doesn't suck quite as much as you'd like it to.
Every time there's a new article about Windows/Microsoft anything, ever, no matter what the subject 90% of the posts try and just poo-poo it. In the meantime, the real world will (normally) pick the right tool for the job and ignore the petty politics & gripes that gets in the way of real discussion which seems to be common-place here.
IMHO Windows does try to "be" linux as Linux is so flexible as to run on anything from $20 routers to incredably scalable multi-CPU servers. There is some overlap of course, by largely the two technologies service different needs IMO.
So calm down kids, we can all be friends, see? Some of us like MS toys, some of us prefer others. Let's try and not flame-war each other ok?
Only on slashdot can a shallow and content-free comment like this get a +5 Insightful.
Microsoft has added quite a bit (for better and for worse) to the tech world, like it or not, and projects like Kinect prove they're still capable of making decent products in new market & old. Thanks anyway though.
Me too. I got on his hit-list and everything; it's the closest I've ever come to being stalked. The shite he used to come out with actually had me convinced he was a MS PR agent. Good times.
I love this guy. I'm about as pro-MS as they come, but even he's making me squirmish a bit. It's like listening to twitters' evil clone (if anyone remembers him).
-Apps/games installed on DOS 5 still work in Windows 7 unmodified after all the OS upgrade iterations. -Various Windows setting survived 20 years or so in the same way.
To be fair, this is one of Windows strengths. It's not perfect but lets give credit where credit's due.
iTunes decision to use abstraction on Windows can hardly be blamed on Windows itself; it's just pure laziness on Apples' part. There's plenty of native media & drawing APIs that iTunes just can't be bothered to implement, and the result is a slow and shitty iTunes implementation on Windows. I know no other app that installs so much shit; a custom USB driver (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-rolls-back-usb-driver-in-itunes-8-for-windows/2270), various services, various other apps you never asked for, etc, etc. It's pure 100% bloat that seemingly only Apple seem to install; no other application I've ever seen piles in so much crap, and you blame Windows? The reality distortion field is strong in you.
Curious comparison with php; I never thought you could link the speed of a media player to that of a web-server technology until now. That aside though php is in fact faster on Windows apparently - http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2006/10/31/PHP-on-IIS.aspx
I find it ironic that Apple call Windows out on being so slow & insecure when they are in fact one of the biggest perpetrators of shoddy coding. The whole "You must use native APIs for the genuine experience" thing going on with the iPhone, while disregarding the same rules completely for their Windows apps. Utter double standards.
...every single comment trying to piss on this parade....because it's a Microsoft labelled thing.
I thought it showed a nice insight into what future user-interfaces might be able to provide one day. Imagine email clients prioritising emails depending on your mood for example (your're stressed so subdue messages from that sales shit you clearly dislike, as already detected). Who knows; there's potential for some great inventions and some disastrous ones.
There's nothing wrong with the newer rounds of MS software; the problem is the older stuff, which as time goes further back, tends to get less & less secure (all the way to Win98/95 which actually had no security at all).
Even now I occasionally run into boxen running thoroughly rooted Windows.....98. That's your problem.
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There seems to be a lot of FUD flying around this article & in the comments. It's probably a sign Microsoft are actually doing something right when people go out of their way to distort the truth.
If you cannot see the value in writing for these platforms then you are ignorant, either wilfully or otherwise.
It sounds to me more like you don't want .Net to be successful rather than it actually isn't. .Net isn't perfect for everything, but then, neither’s Java. Or any language. Surprise!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
"option strict on" ...
*facepalm*
Ah yes, indeed, I've been hearing about the prophesied downfall of Microsoft for as long as I've been hearing about Microsoft. No doubt any day now.
So a lack of 3rd-party plugins is a bad thing now MS are doing it (in Metro anyway)? These "web standards" do seem rather overrated I'll admit.
I love coming here and seeing how desperate anti-MS people can get; it really is amusing. Speaking of which, whatever happened to my good friend Twitter? He was something else; I made it on his "list" and everything...
Hey who knows, perhaps Windows doesn't suck quite as much as you'd like it to.
Every time there's a new article about Windows/Microsoft anything, ever, no matter what the subject 90% of the posts try and just poo-poo it. In the meantime, the real world will (normally) pick the right tool for the job and ignore the petty politics & gripes that gets in the way of real discussion which seems to be common-place here.
IMHO Windows does try to "be" linux as Linux is so flexible as to run on anything from $20 routers to incredably scalable multi-CPU servers. There is some overlap of course, by largely the two technologies service different needs IMO.
So calm down kids, we can all be friends, see? Some of us like MS toys, some of us prefer others. Let's try and not flame-war each other ok?
I've been hearing about how Microsoft is doomed for years now. For as long as I can remember being in IT in fact :)
Ah well.
Only on slashdot can a shallow and content-free comment like this get a +5 Insightful.
Microsoft has added quite a bit (for better and for worse) to the tech world, like it or not, and projects like Kinect prove they're still capable of making decent products in new market & old. Thanks anyway though.
SharePoint 2010 can be automated quite nicely in powershell. Thanks for the insight though.
Yes, I know I won't be the only one to say it.....
But seriously, if you don't know about binding params to SQL statements you shouldn't be writing public-facing websites. In any language. Ever.
Me too. I got on his hit-list and everything; it's the closest I've ever come to being stalked. The shite he used to come out with actually had me convinced he was a MS PR agent. Good times.
I love this guy. I'm about as pro-MS as they come, but even he's making me squirmish a bit. It's like listening to twitters' evil clone (if anyone remembers him).
...until Android became a serious competitor to the iPhone?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/chrome-10-vs-internet-explorer-9-reconsidered/792?pg=2&tag=mantle_skin;content
-Apps/games installed on DOS 5 still work in Windows 7 unmodified after all the OS upgrade iterations.
-Various Windows setting survived 20 years or so in the same way.
To be fair, this is one of Windows strengths. It's not perfect but lets give credit where credit's due.
Should state "Windows Phone 7 Update Jams Phone", as this is basically what's being reported.
WinMo 7 has been out for 3 months. In that time it has not gained complete dominance (or close) of the mobile market. Paint me surprised?
How long was it until Android started gaining any real traction? A lot lot longer if I remember correctly.
Et fin.
News at 11.
iTunes decision to use abstraction on Windows can hardly be blamed on Windows itself; it's just pure laziness on Apples' part. There's plenty of native media & drawing APIs that iTunes just can't be bothered to implement, and the result is a slow and shitty iTunes implementation on Windows. I know no other app that installs so much shit; a custom USB driver (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-rolls-back-usb-driver-in-itunes-8-for-windows/2270), various services, various other apps you never asked for, etc, etc. It's pure 100% bloat that seemingly only Apple seem to install; no other application I've ever seen piles in so much crap, and you blame Windows? The reality distortion field is strong in you.
Curious comparison with php; I never thought you could link the speed of a media player to that of a web-server technology until now. That aside though php is in fact faster on Windows apparently - http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2006/10/31/PHP-on-IIS.aspx
I find it ironic that Apple call Windows out on being so slow & insecure when they are in fact one of the biggest perpetrators of shoddy coding. The whole "You must use native APIs for the genuine experience" thing going on with the iPhone, while disregarding the same rules completely for their Windows apps. Utter double standards.
...I wonder what the reaction would be on this site?
...every single comment trying to piss on this parade....because it's a Microsoft labelled thing.
I thought it showed a nice insight into what future user-interfaces might be able to provide one day. Imagine email clients prioritising emails depending on your mood for example (your're stressed so subdue messages from that sales shit you clearly dislike, as already detected). Who knows; there's potential for some great inventions and some disastrous ones.
There's nothing wrong with the newer rounds of MS software; the problem is the older stuff, which as time goes further back, tends to get less & less secure (all the way to Win98/95 which actually had no security at all).
Even now I occasionally run into boxen running thoroughly rooted Windows.....98. That's your problem.