 parasonicI Am Not A Bot
join:2002-03-29
Atlanta, GA | MS-Not my woe How much does this really matter? It doesn't. Where does this involve you? Nowhere.
Just because he has money doesn't mean that you should target him as an evil man.
Microsoft does do things like hiring out to little companies, and I HATE it. It took six weeks for my copy of WinXP pro to come through that promo company. They didn't even have an order tracker or anyone who would respond to emails.
Microsoft has innovated much of the computer industry. There are plenty of options to choose from, and I use several Windows alternatives. I'm not a Windows basher because I have to pay 1/8 (or less) of the price for a new computer as the OS. It's a great product. If you don't like Microsoft or Gates or whoever, get Linux, but don't keep bashing Microsoft.
When you install an Apple product like Quicktime, it almost takes over your machine. It added shortcuts in a dozen places. It took over Windows Media Player and Winamp when I never selected it to become a default player. If MS does ANYTHING remotely like this, you blame Gates and your cute "M$" figure.
Grow up. Stop bashing rich people because they have more money/status than you. Stop bashing rich entities because everyone else does and it makes you feel a little more powerful and confident, along with the rest of the group.
Most of us have Devilsown Corporate copies of WinXP pro, even with the cracked pre-release of SP1. Let's not be hypocrates.
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 justinAustralian
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| questionable corporate ethics and unchecked greed got the economy into a a bubble then a hangover that is not yet finished.
Your attitude is clearly hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.. it must be nice to plunk your head in the sand, but just because it is "not your woe", I bet, however, when someone finally does screw you over in business, and it is "your woe", you will be crying foul.
Corporations need to do, and be seen to do, the right thing .. and will continue to be questioned where there is cause for suspicion. thats that. |
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 KoolMoeAw ManPremium
join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD | reply to parasonic
Justin makes a good overall rebuttal to your post-with-blinders. I have one follow-up question.
Tell me, exactly what innovations has Microsoft come up with? There must be an awful lot since you say 'much of the computer industry'. I'd be interested in seeing the list.
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jonlog
join:2002-08-14
Los Angeles, CA | reply to parasonic
I agree those that without rhyme or reason keep on attacking the same company on many forums. They just wander around to all the net forums and spout their foolishness proving to all of us they have little to no mentality.
A SBC tech came to my home office to fix the slow DSL problem that started. He was good and got my speed up from 250 kbps to 1200 kbps which is what I am paying for. The problem was at their end.
I asked him how often he reinstalls Win XP and he said about every three months. What??? I told him I have not reformatted my hard drive in two years. That is when I bought it new. All my systems run great. XP Pro runs fantastically well and fast.
That I originally had Win98 installed, then SE over that. Then ME over 98 SE, now XP Pro over ME. My computer runs faster than his and has no problems while his is always having problems. He has a very fast Dell laptop computer. I think Del sucks as his laptop was already starting to fall apart.
Anyway, my point is that Windows is a good OS if you just pay a little bit of attention weekly to maintain it. 20 minutes to half hour per week is all it takes. I backup my hard drives during lunch so no time is wasted. |
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