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  • D David Wulff

    Sorry, couldn't resist: Google result for Linux annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,690,000 At least they are doing something right. ;) In other news... Google result for Internet Explorer annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 260,000 Google result for Firefox annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,410,000 :rolleyes:


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    Raj Lal
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    hahaha its good to see the relative comparisions, But comparing vista with linux X| ... is like comparing between rich and poor , both have problems but the rich looks better than poor does that mean that most of the software's now a days s**ks big time !

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    • D David Wulff

      Sorry, couldn't resist: Google result for Linux annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,690,000 At least they are doing something right. ;) In other news... Google result for Internet Explorer annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 260,000 Google result for Firefox annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,410,000 :rolleyes:


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      Paul Watson
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      Damn, just spent 10 minutes trying to find searches that made your post look silly. No luck. "firefox bugs" returns 47 million while "internet explorer bugs" returns just 9 million. Weird.

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      • D David Wulff

        Sorry, couldn't resist: Google result for Linux annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,690,000 At least they are doing something right. ;) In other news... Google result for Internet Explorer annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 260,000 Google result for Firefox annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,410,000 :rolleyes:


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        Raj Lal
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        you also have to consider the time when vista is launched, its only around 6 months

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        • R Ryan Roberts

          MS have really lost it with Vista. If it wasn't for the .NET framework and gaming I would happily jump on the open source ship.

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          NormDroid
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          And the fact Windows is the most abundant platform in businesses.

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          • C Chris Austin

            Christian Graus wrote:

            So, I want to save my bitmap to a URL ?

            Yes. Vista knows better than you. Perhaps that should have re-written it a second time.

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            Chris Austin wrote:

            Christian Graus wrote: So, I want to save my bitmap to a URL ? Yes. Vista knows better than you.

            the coming version of Vista won't even ask, next time you save the image , search for it in google :)

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            • R Rajesh R Subramanian

              That was too good! :)

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              David Wulff
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              Google result for David Wulff annoyances[^] 1 - 2 of 2 Google result for Brahma* annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 908 * I had to spell it wrong to get the desired result. ;) I do like the summary given for one of my two hits though:

              David Wulff, writing on a forum on the Code Project website, kicked off after you suddenly felt an irrational annoyance over the shape of their ears.


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              • D David Wulff

                Google result for David Wulff annoyances[^] 1 - 2 of 2 Google result for Brahma* annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 908 * I had to spell it wrong to get the desired result. ;) I do like the summary given for one of my two hits though:

                David Wulff, writing on a forum on the Code Project website, kicked off after you suddenly felt an irrational annoyance over the shape of their ears.


                Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
                Join the Code Project Last.fm group | dwulff
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                Rajesh R Subramanian
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                Google result for David Wolf* annoyances[^] Results 1 - 10 of about *cough* 105,000 *cough* Brahmma annoyances[^] Google: No results found :cool:

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                • D David Wulff

                  Sorry, couldn't resist: Google result for Linux annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,690,000 At least they are doing something right. ;) In other news... Google result for Internet Explorer annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 260,000 Google result for Firefox annoyances[^] 1 - 10 of about 1,410,000 :rolleyes:


                  Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
                  Join the Code Project Last.fm group | dwulff
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                  KaRl
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                  Google result for "Vista annoyances"[^] 1 - 10 of about 52,100 Google result for "Linux annoyances"[^] 1 - 10 of about 35,700 :rolleyes:


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                  • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                    Google result for David Wolf* annoyances[^] Results 1 - 10 of about *cough* 105,000 *cough* Brahmma annoyances[^] Google: No results found :cool:

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                    GNUlihd
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                    Google result for google annoyances[^] Results 1 - 100 of about 1,760,000 ;P

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                    • R Ryan Roberts

                      MS have really lost it with Vista. If it wasn't for the .NET framework and gaming I would happily jump on the open source ship.

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                      I tried to move over to Linux. After spending a couple of days with ubuntu not liking my gfx card and causing my headaches and people suggesting I try gentoo, but I'd have to compile it my self, I went back to my installation of vista and spent the next 2 days operating at 100% efficiency rather than 0% :P I know this is alot to do with my inexperience with Linux but I'm after an OS I can install, click a few updates and then use ... not something where I have to do this, try that, find out the drivers arn't around yet or compile myself. If you enjoy messing around with OS's then it's probably great :D I personally like messing aorund with games and some light development to unwind from work :P

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                        I think the world is going to explode. Microsoft can go to hell they are fucked up. Microsoft needs to take responsibility for their terrible mistakes. The world runs on computers and 90% of the computers are running their software. They need to get their shit together.

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                          I tried to move over to Linux. After spending a couple of days with ubuntu not liking my gfx card and causing my headaches and people suggesting I try gentoo, but I'd have to compile it my self, I went back to my installation of vista and spent the next 2 days operating at 100% efficiency rather than 0% :P I know this is alot to do with my inexperience with Linux but I'm after an OS I can install, click a few updates and then use ... not something where I have to do this, try that, find out the drivers arn't around yet or compile myself. If you enjoy messing around with OS's then it's probably great :D I personally like messing aorund with games and some light development to unwind from work :P

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                          Ryan Roberts
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                          Halfway to OSX is tempting too. Get the best of both worlds there if you don't mind the hardware cost, I have a background using FreeBSD.

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                            Halfway to OSX is tempting too. Get the best of both worlds there if you don't mind the hardware cost, I have a background using FreeBSD.

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                            originSH
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                            I do mind the hardware cost ;) I already have a perfectly functioning PC that I bought a month ago :) And I have strong feelings against giving any of my money to Apple :P The reason you gave in the original post are also the reason I don't think switching would be permanent with me either. I run Visual Studio and lots of games ... whilst most games can be poked into running on other OS's VS defiantly can't. This would mean having to dual boot and I suspect I'd end up just sticking in Windows out of convenience rather than switching back forth. I'd love to give Linux a go and I'm a strong beliver in the need for competition in the OS market ... but for my requirements and wants I guess Windows is the best choice. It helps that I really like Vista too hehe.

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                              Google result for "Vista annoyances"[^] 1 - 10 of about 52,100 Google result for "Linux annoyances"[^] 1 - 10 of about 35,700 :rolleyes:


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                              EDIT: Ok I should have read the proceeding posts hehe ... this is a reply in general. Results 1 - 10 of about 102,000,000 for linux problems Results 1 - 10 of about 35,900,000 for vista problems your point is? :P Results 1 - 10 of about 1,720,000 for linux praise Results 1 - 10 of about 1,770,000 for vista praise we could think up these all day but in themselves they prove nothing :p It could be there are less problems posted about Vista because it's newer, it could be there are less annoyances with Linux because Linux users have a long history of having to put up with stuff like a lack of drivers or spending ages fiddling to get the right environment. It could be alot of things ... but what we have here is pretty much usless data to base any of these assumptions on :P

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                                I do mind the hardware cost ;) I already have a perfectly functioning PC that I bought a month ago :) And I have strong feelings against giving any of my money to Apple :P The reason you gave in the original post are also the reason I don't think switching would be permanent with me either. I run Visual Studio and lots of games ... whilst most games can be poked into running on other OS's VS defiantly can't. This would mean having to dual boot and I suspect I'd end up just sticking in Windows out of convenience rather than switching back forth. I'd love to give Linux a go and I'm a strong beliver in the need for competition in the OS market ... but for my requirements and wants I guess Windows is the best choice. It helps that I really like Vista too hehe.

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                                originSH wrote:

                                VS defiantly can't

                                Visual studio runs very well in Parallels :) Seen it done. http://homepage.mac.com/ruske/ruske/C1501534740/E20060702075209/index.html[^]

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                                  EDIT: Ok I should have read the proceeding posts hehe ... this is a reply in general. Results 1 - 10 of about 102,000,000 for linux problems Results 1 - 10 of about 35,900,000 for vista problems your point is? :P Results 1 - 10 of about 1,720,000 for linux praise Results 1 - 10 of about 1,770,000 for vista praise we could think up these all day but in themselves they prove nothing :p It could be there are less problems posted about Vista because it's newer, it could be there are less annoyances with Linux because Linux users have a long history of having to put up with stuff like a lack of drivers or spending ages fiddling to get the right environment. It could be alot of things ... but what we have here is pretty much usless data to base any of these assumptions on :P

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                                  originSH wrote:

                                  Results 1 - 10 of about 102,000,000 for linux problems Results 1 - 10 of about 35,900,000 for vista problems

                                  Results 1 - 10 of about 63,500 for "linux problems"[^] Results 1 - 10 of about 138,000 for http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&safe=off&q="vista+problems"&btnG=Search Et toc! ;-P

                                  originSH wrote:

                                  your point is?

                                  Ask David :-D


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                                    originSH wrote:

                                    VS defiantly can't

                                    Visual studio runs very well in Parallels :) Seen it done. http://homepage.mac.com/ruske/ruske/C1501534740/E20060702075209/index.html[^]

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                                    I ment Linux ;) as I said earlier in the post ... me and Apple isn't going to happen :P I spend money on Microsoft ... atleast a small amount seeps through to BillyG and goes to a good cause ... I spend money on Apple (and thier extortionate profit margins) and atleast a little biut of that money seeps through to Steve Jobs and goes on uhhh turtle necks? I see MS as the lesser of 2 evils ... they do lots of wrong but I see many parts of MS trying to do right ... both business wise, software wise and world peace wise. Apple just seem to do wrong ... maybe I don't go to the right news sites? Right now at the top of my evil list are Apple, Sony, Google and EA ... google I dont directly give money too but thier search is just so damn good I have to use it, EA unfortunaly get quite a lot of my money X| because thier games are just so damn addictive.

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                                      I tried to move over to Linux. After spending a couple of days with ubuntu not liking my gfx card and causing my headaches and people suggesting I try gentoo, but I'd have to compile it my self, I went back to my installation of vista and spent the next 2 days operating at 100% efficiency rather than 0% :P I know this is alot to do with my inexperience with Linux but I'm after an OS I can install, click a few updates and then use ... not something where I have to do this, try that, find out the drivers arn't around yet or compile myself. If you enjoy messing around with OS's then it's probably great :D I personally like messing aorund with games and some light development to unwind from work :P

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                                      I can suggest you to use a chosen distro for a long time rather than zapping through all distros available. Yes it is a bit of pain at first but after that you will see that there are not so many difference between Windows and efficiency and reliablity. I'm using SuSE since my college years and trying Mono on it.

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                                      • R Raj Lal

                                        Chris Austin wrote:

                                        Christian Graus wrote: So, I want to save my bitmap to a URL ? Yes. Vista knows better than you.

                                        the coming version of Vista won't even ask, next time you save the image , search for it in google :)

                                        Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                                        Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

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                                        Quartz. wrote:

                                        search for it in google

                                        Not Microsoft Search?

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                                        • R Ryan Roberts

                                          MS have really lost it with Vista. If it wasn't for the .NET framework and gaming I would happily jump on the open source ship.

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                                          Ryan Roberts wrote:

                                          If it wasn't for the .NET framework and gaming I would happily jump on the open source ship

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