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  From: Rbe <ham@rbe.net.au>
  To  : Nick Morrison <nickelodeon@heaps.fully.cx>
  Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:30:52 +0930

Truths

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Hi

Do you remember how the first Microsoft Windows was, quite a few years =
ago?
It was pathetic, any Desqview or Concurrent  DOS was  more usable.

We are in 1999 now and I can not help myself not to become a Microsoft
hater. Reason? Stability. It is a joke. Maybe for kids to play their =
games,
providing that they do not have too many installed, otherwise they will =
have
to deal with a 'blue death screen'.

As far as their application software is concerned it is debatable. Some
things are OK, but there is always provision to make more money. =
Example,
Microsoft Word can not read Microsoft Works document unless you buy an
optional converter (I am not sure if this is still the case). Microsoft =
Java
is good but not portable- something to do with money?....

Their support usually ends up with: reinstall windows. It is also very
expensive.

We have had motherboard with USB for at least two years now and guess =
what:
Microsoft NT still does not support it!

Bottom line: I do not like it!

Regards
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Morrison <nickelodeon@heaps.fully.cx>
To: linuxsa <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 12:43 AM
Subject: Truths.


> Hello.

>
> Windows, and Microsoft in general, are actually pretty cool.  I don't =
know
> why all you people are always being derogatory toward them.  They've =
got
> just the right attitude toward software development, developer tools,
> standard setting, marketing policies and a whole gamut of other things
too.



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