A Mac Switch Story
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Pretty much anyone here that knows me is perfectly aware of how I feel about Windows - good idea, bad implementation (and getting worse), and I have the same opinion of Linux (but for moderately different reasons). I guess you can say that I don't consider that Windows *or* Linux passes the smell test. Keeping that in mind... In http://this article[^], the author says (and I'm bringing this up because I don't want t register on yet another web site that'll probably send me spam): Windows is complex, trying to be everything to everyone. This complexity comes at a terrible price: downtime, help desks, upgrades, patches and the inevitable failures. This is pretty much the only thing he said that has any basis in fact. When a new operating system or service pack is released, there are tons of changes to the functionality. Well, DUH! This guy should only be allowed to write about news that happened a year or two ago. WinTel machines use different versions of BIOS. They are not all equal, nor do they all have the same level of compatibility. I beg to differ. Take ANY PC motherboard , and then install Windows without installed the motherbioards own version of the BIOS drivers. They just seem to work, and many times, work BETTER without the motherboards gee-whiz drivers. In this respect, all PC motherboards are equal. And you know what? Nine times out of ten, Linux is the same way. I have seven different motherboards that all seem to run Windows 2000 (and/or Linux) just fine. Some Windows software applications are well written; others take shortcuts. Shortcuts may work in some environments, but not all, and ultimately the consumer pays in lost time, availability and productivity. And what in the hell does this have to do with Windows itself? EVERY Windows application contains shortcuts, I don't care who wrote it. People that equate crappy applications to a flaw in the OS are just plain stupid. Hardware. There are hundreds of "WinTel-compatible" motherboards, each claiming to be better than the next. Whatever. Memory. Not all RAM is equal. Some works well. Cheap stuff doesn't. Can't slip anything past this guy. He's too sharp. Hard disks. Same problem: cheap or reliable. Your cal
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Pretty much anyone here that knows me is perfectly aware of how I feel about Windows - good idea, bad implementation (and getting worse), and I have the same opinion of Linux (but for moderately different reasons). I guess you can say that I don't consider that Windows *or* Linux passes the smell test. Keeping that in mind... In http://this article[^], the author says (and I'm bringing this up because I don't want t register on yet another web site that'll probably send me spam): Windows is complex, trying to be everything to everyone. This complexity comes at a terrible price: downtime, help desks, upgrades, patches and the inevitable failures. This is pretty much the only thing he said that has any basis in fact. When a new operating system or service pack is released, there are tons of changes to the functionality. Well, DUH! This guy should only be allowed to write about news that happened a year or two ago. WinTel machines use different versions of BIOS. They are not all equal, nor do they all have the same level of compatibility. I beg to differ. Take ANY PC motherboard , and then install Windows without installed the motherbioards own version of the BIOS drivers. They just seem to work, and many times, work BETTER without the motherboards gee-whiz drivers. In this respect, all PC motherboards are equal. And you know what? Nine times out of ten, Linux is the same way. I have seven different motherboards that all seem to run Windows 2000 (and/or Linux) just fine. Some Windows software applications are well written; others take shortcuts. Shortcuts may work in some environments, but not all, and ultimately the consumer pays in lost time, availability and productivity. And what in the hell does this have to do with Windows itself? EVERY Windows application contains shortcuts, I don't care who wrote it. People that equate crappy applications to a flaw in the OS are just plain stupid. Hardware. There are hundreds of "WinTel-compatible" motherboards, each claiming to be better than the next. Whatever. Memory. Not all RAM is equal. Some works well. Cheap stuff doesn't. Can't slip anything past this guy. He's too sharp. Hard disks. Same problem: cheap or reliable. Your cal
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: The Military POC at work What POC stand for? Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Remember that in Texas, Gun Control is hitting what you aim at. [Richard Stringer] Nice sig! [Tim Deveaux on Matt Newman's sig with a quote from me]
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Pretty much anyone here that knows me is perfectly aware of how I feel about Windows - good idea, bad implementation (and getting worse), and I have the same opinion of Linux (but for moderately different reasons). I guess you can say that I don't consider that Windows *or* Linux passes the smell test. Keeping that in mind... In http://this article[^], the author says (and I'm bringing this up because I don't want t register on yet another web site that'll probably send me spam): Windows is complex, trying to be everything to everyone. This complexity comes at a terrible price: downtime, help desks, upgrades, patches and the inevitable failures. This is pretty much the only thing he said that has any basis in fact. When a new operating system or service pack is released, there are tons of changes to the functionality. Well, DUH! This guy should only be allowed to write about news that happened a year or two ago. WinTel machines use different versions of BIOS. They are not all equal, nor do they all have the same level of compatibility. I beg to differ. Take ANY PC motherboard , and then install Windows without installed the motherbioards own version of the BIOS drivers. They just seem to work, and many times, work BETTER without the motherboards gee-whiz drivers. In this respect, all PC motherboards are equal. And you know what? Nine times out of ten, Linux is the same way. I have seven different motherboards that all seem to run Windows 2000 (and/or Linux) just fine. Some Windows software applications are well written; others take shortcuts. Shortcuts may work in some environments, but not all, and ultimately the consumer pays in lost time, availability and productivity. And what in the hell does this have to do with Windows itself? EVERY Windows application contains shortcuts, I don't care who wrote it. People that equate crappy applications to a flaw in the OS are just plain stupid. Hardware. There are hundreds of "WinTel-compatible" motherboards, each claiming to be better than the next. Whatever. Memory. Not all RAM is equal. Some works well. Cheap stuff doesn't. Can't slip anything past this guy. He's too sharp. Hard disks. Same problem: cheap or reliable. Your cal
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: If you want a Mac, get a Mac, but don't justify your purchase via mindless rants against Windows. Exactly. Get the machine and software that will serve you for what you want to do. I wish people would discuss more what the strengths of a machine, its OS, and its software vendors bring to the table, rather than finding all sorts of negatives that, for 95% of them, I don't experience myself! And if I do, it's often because of operator error not a failing of the machine I'm using. Marc My website
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Pretty much anyone here that knows me is perfectly aware of how I feel about Windows - good idea, bad implementation (and getting worse), and I have the same opinion of Linux (but for moderately different reasons). I guess you can say that I don't consider that Windows *or* Linux passes the smell test. Keeping that in mind... In http://this article[^], the author says (and I'm bringing this up because I don't want t register on yet another web site that'll probably send me spam): Windows is complex, trying to be everything to everyone. This complexity comes at a terrible price: downtime, help desks, upgrades, patches and the inevitable failures. This is pretty much the only thing he said that has any basis in fact. When a new operating system or service pack is released, there are tons of changes to the functionality. Well, DUH! This guy should only be allowed to write about news that happened a year or two ago. WinTel machines use different versions of BIOS. They are not all equal, nor do they all have the same level of compatibility. I beg to differ. Take ANY PC motherboard , and then install Windows without installed the motherbioards own version of the BIOS drivers. They just seem to work, and many times, work BETTER without the motherboards gee-whiz drivers. In this respect, all PC motherboards are equal. And you know what? Nine times out of ten, Linux is the same way. I have seven different motherboards that all seem to run Windows 2000 (and/or Linux) just fine. Some Windows software applications are well written; others take shortcuts. Shortcuts may work in some environments, but not all, and ultimately the consumer pays in lost time, availability and productivity. And what in the hell does this have to do with Windows itself? EVERY Windows application contains shortcuts, I don't care who wrote it. People that equate crappy applications to a flaw in the OS are just plain stupid. Hardware. There are hundreds of "WinTel-compatible" motherboards, each claiming to be better than the next. Whatever. Memory. Not all RAM is equal. Some works well. Cheap stuff doesn't. Can't slip anything past this guy. He's too sharp. Hard disks. Same problem: cheap or reliable. Your cal
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: We need an open Simple Operating System (SOS) that meets the needs of the majority of people who buy PCs for everyday home and enterprise tasks. LOL. This is exactly what Windows is trying to be. Powerful and stable enough for enterprise customers, while flexible, compatible and friendly enough to work with the millions of Mums and Dads out there. But he's right - an OS would be so much better without all those bothersome patches and service packs. Why don't they just write it properly first time? :rolleyes: cheers, Chris Maunder
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: The Military POC at work What POC stand for? Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Remember that in Texas, Gun Control is hitting what you aim at. [Richard Stringer] Nice sig! [Tim Deveaux on Matt Newman's sig with a quote from me]
Point Of Contact (basically she's our military boss). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: We need an open Simple Operating System (SOS) that meets the needs of the majority of people who buy PCs for everyday home and enterprise tasks. LOL. This is exactly what Windows is trying to be. Powerful and stable enough for enterprise customers, while flexible, compatible and friendly enough to work with the millions of Mums and Dads out there. But he's right - an OS would be so much better without all those bothersome patches and service packs. Why don't they just write it properly first time? :rolleyes: cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: But he's right - an OS would be so much better without all those bothersome patches and service packs. Why don't they just write it properly first time? or he can drop back to CPM, can't get much simpler than that.... :rolleyes: Everyone is trying to put an elephant through a mousehole, Apple included. I have to explain to my military POC why putting an elephant through a mousehole is a bad idea. He would like one 3D graphics system that handled the needs of everyone from the commanding general to his secretary, from optics, to radar, from field units, to unmanned units, from test planners, to test validators. I sigh, and start my speech about how putting all your eggs in one basket along with your bowling ball and gym clothes only gets you scrambled eggs and an extra laundry day... Think about what actually can go together reasonably, not everything should be integrated -- all you get is a mess. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Pretty much anyone here that knows me is perfectly aware of how I feel about Windows - good idea, bad implementation (and getting worse), and I have the same opinion of Linux (but for moderately different reasons). I guess you can say that I don't consider that Windows *or* Linux passes the smell test. Keeping that in mind... In http://this article[^], the author says (and I'm bringing this up because I don't want t register on yet another web site that'll probably send me spam): Windows is complex, trying to be everything to everyone. This complexity comes at a terrible price: downtime, help desks, upgrades, patches and the inevitable failures. This is pretty much the only thing he said that has any basis in fact. When a new operating system or service pack is released, there are tons of changes to the functionality. Well, DUH! This guy should only be allowed to write about news that happened a year or two ago. WinTel machines use different versions of BIOS. They are not all equal, nor do they all have the same level of compatibility. I beg to differ. Take ANY PC motherboard , and then install Windows without installed the motherbioards own version of the BIOS drivers. They just seem to work, and many times, work BETTER without the motherboards gee-whiz drivers. In this respect, all PC motherboards are equal. And you know what? Nine times out of ten, Linux is the same way. I have seven different motherboards that all seem to run Windows 2000 (and/or Linux) just fine. Some Windows software applications are well written; others take shortcuts. Shortcuts may work in some environments, but not all, and ultimately the consumer pays in lost time, availability and productivity. And what in the hell does this have to do with Windows itself? EVERY Windows application contains shortcuts, I don't care who wrote it. People that equate crappy applications to a flaw in the OS are just plain stupid. Hardware. There are hundreds of "WinTel-compatible" motherboards, each claiming to be better than the next. Whatever. Memory. Not all RAM is equal. Some works well. Cheap stuff doesn't. Can't slip anything past this guy. He's too sharp. Hard disks. Same problem: cheap or reliable. Your cal
Ironic that Apple might switch to using Intel chips. There goes his 'Tel' part of the WinTel article. I wonder if you can get mad at the electric company because a company made a faulty nail gun and you shot your self in the head... Something to ponder. - Drew