If the government is so amazing, why doesn't it establish a government owned software company and start writing software as well as Microsoft??
It is not the Microsoft Building which writes software
It is not the huge array of machines that write the software
It is the smart people who work at microsoft for profit incentives who write software. You wouldn't be sitting on a computer and posting such trash, if people like Bill gates or Steve Wozniak hadn't started software and hardware companies.
Windows Vista, Windows XP, MS Office are all built by Microsoft for their own profit, the government or any other entity has no right to a single line of code in those softwares. It is completely upto MS whether to release such data or not.
And mark my words, this action by the EU court is not the beginning of a great development,
It is the beginning of disaster.
It is the most horrific thing a government could have done.
At the core of it, EU is simply saying that "Give all the research and development to us for free"
WHY?
By what right?
Companies like Microsoft have already given us so much. It has created so many industries and given employment to so many people. It has bought efficiency into so many walks of life.
Think before you write such nonsense.
I have tried a lot of the Open Source Operating Systems, and till date nothing has even closely been able to match to Windows XP.
Ever tried installing a Graphics Card on a Linux machine - Its a NIGHTMARE
There are so many variants of Linux out there, that Manufacturers go Nuts trying to keep up with drivers.
The moment a company like NVidia or ATI comes up with a driver a new variant pops up.
There is no such thing as a standard interface in Linux.
And its not just Graphics, its everything - Scanners, USB cameras, and a whole gamut of hardware devices that are not and will never be supported in a useful manner in Linux.
I tried Mandriva, Fedora Core, SUSE, Knoppix, Debian and Ubuntu
Each of them always misses something, hardware detection, Network problems, Clock speed problems(oh yes Mandriva system clock somehow runs 4X on my motherboard).
And I'm not a novice user either, I've written drivers and compiled kernels for embedded platforms, and have a Multiboot system running 3 OSs right now. BUT only Microsoft Windows XP and Vista are able to detect and run all the hardware.
Here's the list of things that are impossibly difficult on other operating system but a breeze on Microsoft
1. Internet TV - Winamp Shoutcast
2. Internet Radio - Winamp Shoutcast
3. 3D Gaming - Linux manages it after a huge struggle with the drivers but still doesn't generate as much FPS
4. Installing un-common hardware
5. Visual Studio - there is no IDE out there that matches Visual Studio, and I'm talking bout the free version - Express
Linux and Free BSD etc, seem to be very fantastic initially, but once you start using it on a daily basis all hell is let lose:
1. Just to get the Media player like - MPlayer up and running is a full 2 hours job on many systems
2. Don't even start about the drivers.
3. Network setup, SUSE won't let me complete the network system unless I provide a domain name!!! Why the hell??? My ISP does not give me a domain name. I dont need it on any other OS.
4. And for simple hardware why should I be asked to recompile the kernel, Why the hell???
Why does anyone expect any user to understand Kernel recompilation.
Don't just preach about Open Source OS, use it, suffer with it and try making it do all the daily requirements for an OS, then comment upon Microsoft
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If the government is so amazing, why doesn't it establish a government owned software company and start writing software as well as Microsoft?? It is not the Microsoft Building which writes software It is not the huge array of machines that write the software It is the smart people who work at microsoft for profit incentives who write software. You wouldn't be sitting on a computer and posting such trash, if people like Bill gates or Steve Wozniak hadn't started software and hardware companies. Windows Vista, Windows XP, MS Office are all built by Microsoft for their own profit, the government or any other entity has no right to a single line of code in those softwares. It is completely upto MS whether to release such data or not. And mark my words, this action by the EU court is not the beginning of a great development, It is the beginning of disaster. It is the most horrific thing a government could have done. At the core of it, EU is simply saying that "Give all the research and development to us for free" WHY? By what right? Companies like Microsoft have already given us so much. It has created so many industries and given employment to so many people. It has bought efficiency into so many walks of life. Think before you write such nonsense.
People who have nothing logical to say, lash out in anger. OS-X system is 4 times as costly as a Windows based PC
I have tried a lot of the Open Source Operating Systems, and till date nothing has even closely been able to match to Windows XP. Ever tried installing a Graphics Card on a Linux machine - Its a NIGHTMARE There are so many variants of Linux out there, that Manufacturers go Nuts trying to keep up with drivers. The moment a company like NVidia or ATI comes up with a driver a new variant pops up. There is no such thing as a standard interface in Linux. And its not just Graphics, its everything - Scanners, USB cameras, and a whole gamut of hardware devices that are not and will never be supported in a useful manner in Linux. I tried Mandriva, Fedora Core, SUSE, Knoppix, Debian and Ubuntu Each of them always misses something, hardware detection, Network problems, Clock speed problems(oh yes Mandriva system clock somehow runs 4X on my motherboard). And I'm not a novice user either, I've written drivers and compiled kernels for embedded platforms, and have a Multiboot system running 3 OSs right now. BUT only Microsoft Windows XP and Vista are able to detect and run all the hardware. Here's the list of things that are impossibly difficult on other operating system but a breeze on Microsoft 1. Internet TV - Winamp Shoutcast 2. Internet Radio - Winamp Shoutcast 3. 3D Gaming - Linux manages it after a huge struggle with the drivers but still doesn't generate as much FPS 4. Installing un-common hardware 5. Visual Studio - there is no IDE out there that matches Visual Studio, and I'm talking bout the free version - Express Linux and Free BSD etc, seem to be very fantastic initially, but once you start using it on a daily basis all hell is let lose: 1. Just to get the Media player like - MPlayer up and running is a full 2 hours job on many systems 2. Don't even start about the drivers. 3. Network setup, SUSE won't let me complete the network system unless I provide a domain name!!! Why the hell??? My ISP does not give me a domain name. I dont need it on any other OS. 4. And for simple hardware why should I be asked to recompile the kernel, Why the hell??? Why does anyone expect any user to understand Kernel recompilation. Don't just preach about Open Source OS, use it, suffer with it and try making it do all the daily requirements for an OS, then comment upon Microsoft