Microsoft lies...

[Anon]

Why does Microsoft lie to us? One day, trying to console
myself with my dismay at my copy of XP I stumbled across
this website: http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html?
no_custom_colors=true

If there's any Microsoft employees on these boards: why
does your company lie to us, provide us with less secure,
more bloated programs, lead us into a constant state of
upgrading at more expensive prices while providing less
and less of a product and use big brother techniques to
crush other companies? You don't deserve our money, let
alone our respect. I may just go linux.

-A disgruntled user

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Why does Microsoft lie to us? One day, trying to console
myself with my dismay at my copy of XP I stumbled across
this website: http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html?
no_custom_colors=true

If there's any Microsoft employees on these boards: why
does your company lie to us, provide us with less secure,
more bloated programs, lead us into a constant state of
upgrading at more expensive prices while providing less
and less of a product and use big brother techniques to
crush other companies? You don't deserve our money, let
alone our respect. I may just go linux.

-A disgruntled user


.
vote with your wallet throw away your windows and buy

linux.

have fun with the much more difficult to use and no more
secure o.s.

you are not a robot if you dont like windows do not use
it.

 

[Robert Oberle]

you don't have to buy Microsoft!

 

[Guest]

So, you're one of those lemmings who believes anything that's on the internet
Okay, if I send you to a web site that says YOU are an idiot, you would have to believe that, wouldn't you
Dumb*ss

----- Anon wrote: ----

Why does Microsoft lie to us? One day, trying to console
myself with my dismay at my copy of XP I stumbled across
this website: http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html
no_custom_colors=tru

If there's any Microsoft employees on these boards: why
does your company lie to us, provide us with less secure,
more bloated programs, lead us into a constant state of
upgrading at more expensive prices while providing less
and less of a product and use big brother techniques to
crush other companies? You don't deserve our money, let
alone our respect. I may just go linux

-A disgruntled use

 

[anonymous]

been to an automobile dealer lately to see how much cars
cost these days? guess not....you are driving your yugo.
maybe 10 years from now we will all be driving a car made
in iraq! just like the german/japan/korea cars we drive
now since the past few wars/liberations.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Since you are or seem to be all knowing about what MS can
and can't do and why; perhaps you should start your own
company and write software.

Bye, Bye



message | Why does Microsoft lie to us? One day, trying to console
| myself with my dismay at my copy of XP I stumbled across
| this website: http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html?
| no_custom_colors=true
|
| If there's any Microsoft employees on these boards: why
| does your company lie to us, provide us with less secure,
| more bloated programs, lead us into a constant state of
| upgrading at more expensive prices while providing less
| and less of a product and use big brother techniques to
| crush other companies? You don't deserve our money, let
| alone our respect. I may just go linux.
|
| -A disgruntled user
|
|

 

[JAX]

The vast majority of XP problems can be directly related to a faulty
keyboard/chair interface. I have had XP since about three months after it
was released. The only problem I've had that I could blame on XP was a
floppy drive issue.

JAX

 

[t.cruise]

I haven't visited that site. When I think of MS, I try to separate my
thoughts about MS software vs. my thoughts about MS Operating Systems.
While Windows XP have some flaws, for me it's been the most stable Windows
yet, and has me easily doing things that I wouldn't have thought myself
doing with a PC. As for MS software, in general I would agree that MS keeps
upgrading and bloating Office, with features that most people might never
use. My opinion is that MS finally got Office right with the last version
of Office 2000. Office XP was an excuse to introduce Product Activation,
and by naming It Office XP, to confuse many non-tech savvy people that they
would need Office XP if they upgraded to Windows XP. Like most people would
want to rush out and upgrade to Office XP because it allows for networked
users to annotate a single document, whoopee!! One of the most often asked
questions in some of the Windows XP and Office news groups is: "I have
Windows XP, do I need to upgrade to Office XP?" or another wording "Can I
use Office *** (fill in any version) with Windows XP?" I am not an advocate
of software piracy. But, Product activation isn't the answer. Pirates have
already found ways to circumvent MS Product Activation. Why should the rest
of us have be forced to reactivate if we add hardware that exceeds the MS
Product Activation equation?

 

[David Nimon]

That's good, JAX. I'm stealing it! <g>

--
David Nimon
(e-mail address removed)

The vast majority of XP problems can be directly related to a faulty
keyboard/chair interface. .> JAX

..

 

[kurttrail]

Why does Microsoft lie to us?

Because the "Truth" wouldn't have gotten them their $52 billion.

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[kurttrail]

you don't have to buy Microsoft!

If you want to use the computer hardware, software & knowledge you've
gathered over the years, you do, because MS used it's PC OS monopoly to
force other companies to only develop for the Windows OS.

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[mrtee]

Go here http://www.distrowatch.com/#00977 pick one of the many.

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__________in response to__________
| Why does Microsoft lie to us? One day, trying to console
| myself with my dismay at my copy of XP I stumbled across
| this website: http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html?
| no_custom_colors=true
|
| If there's any Microsoft employees on these boards: why
| does your company lie to us, provide us with less secure,
| more bloated programs, lead us into a constant state of
| upgrading at more expensive prices while providing less
| and less of a product and use big brother techniques to
| crush other companies? You don't deserve our money, let
| alone our respect. I may just go linux.
|
| -A disgruntled user
|
|

 

[t.cruise]

Wal*Mart has been selling systems with the Lindows OS. But, there's a
caveat at the Wal*Mart web site that says:

"You'll probably want a new PC that has Microsoft Windows XP if you own
software designed for Windows. Otherwise, you may want to consider a PC that
has one of the Linux-based operating systems, such as LindowsOS, Red Hat or
Mandrake."

The masses are NOT opting for the "Otherwise."

About seven years ago I bought a loaded system with a previous version of
Windows for just short of $3,000. Last month I bought a Dell "As
Advertised" system (including a 17" flat panel monitor), loaded it with
upgrades, and the price was about one third of what my previous system had
cost. My new Windows XP system is a speed demon. XP offers more stability,
more ease of use for many functions, and much easier recovery from problems
than previous versions of Windows. I don't see myself having a need for
Linux or Lindows etc., or to bash MS for increasing my PC productivity. I
remember a post from about 7 years ago, where someone was bashing Windows,
and said they'd never use it, and would stay with DOS. For better or worse,
if one doesn't use Windows, or software written for Windows, one is severely
limited in today's PC world. Of course that's a generalization, that does
have exceptions, but for the most part is true.

So, one has the right to bash MS, get Linux, and spend a great deal of time
trying to find fixes/workarounds and software/drivers to get a system and
its components to not quite do what Windows XP does with a few clicks.
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T.C.
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[Guest]

U are right Ms does release alot of products that require
constant patching.
It is good that u are reading up on stuff but sometimes
what u read may not always be true... i applaude your
effort to inform us and i hope the few people that posted
suggestions help you out
linux hard to use unlike windows. even the version with a
gui. Maybe soon they will comeout with a more user
friendly version.
Most of the info is sometimes true like i read up about
an NSA key located in mictosoft OS's since windows 95 They
called it a back door for the NSA but seriously if the Nsa
wants to waste its time and resources peeping into ppls
pc's go ahead.

 

[Richard Urban]

Go to Linux now. Goodbye!

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**aka** Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[kurttrail]

Wal*Mart has been selling systems with the Lindows OS. But, there's a
caveat at the Wal*Mart web site that says:

"You'll probably want a new PC that has Microsoft Windows XP if you
own software designed for Windows. Otherwise, you may want to
consider a PC that has one of the Linux-based operating systems, such
as LindowsOS, Red Hat or Mandrake."

The masses are NOT opting for the "Otherwise."

About seven years ago I bought a loaded system with a previous
version of Windows for just short of $3,000. Last month I bought a
Dell "As Advertised" system (including a 17" flat panel monitor),
loaded it with upgrades, and the price was about one third of what my
previous system had cost. My new Windows XP system is a speed demon.
XP offers more stability, more ease of use for many functions, and
much easier recovery from problems than previous versions of Windows.
I don't see myself having a need for Linux or Lindows etc., or to
bash MS for increasing my PC productivity. I remember a post from
about 7 years ago, where someone was bashing Windows, and said they'd
never use it, and would stay with DOS. For better or worse, if one
doesn't use Windows, or software written for Windows, one is severely
limited in today's PC world. Of course that's a generalization, that
does have exceptions, but for the most part is true.

So, one has the right to bash MS, get Linux, and spend a great deal
of time trying to find fixes/workarounds and software/drivers to get
a system and its components to not quite do what Windows XP does with
a few clicks.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,8407881^15841^^nbv^,00.html

Even the creator of the Linux kernel says that the Linux Desktop is 5 to
10 years away.

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[Rob Schneider]

With all due respect, for many the "desktop" one can use in Linux is
good enough now. For many it's more than good enough. For Linus, I can
imagine he needs more (but then he probably doensn't even use a
"desktop"). All depends on needs/expectations. Don't be fooled by
opinions. Your mileage may vary.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms
(who finds need to use both Linux and Windows)

 

[kurttrail]

With all due respect, for many the "desktop" one can use in Linux is
good enough now. For many it's more than good enough. For Linus, I
can imagine he needs more (but then he probably doensn't even use a
"desktop"). All depends on needs/expectations. Don't be fooled by
opinions. Your mileage may vary.

Yes, Michael Robertson of Lindows infamy disagrees with Linus too.

I just happen to agree with Linus, not you and Michael. Linux is not
for the average consumer who has been using Windows for 3 to 5 years.
You might be able to give a computer loaded with Lindows to someone who
never seen a computer before, and they'd think it's the coolest thing,
but would they be able to do much with their Lindows computer other than
surf the net, and create business docs? Would they be able to use their
computer as their personal media center, burn home movie DVDs, or play
the latest games. Linux is good for many things, like servers, or a
platform for programming, but as a consumer multimedia OS, it is nothing
more than a glorified word processor, with a few bells & whistles thrown
in, and it is still a good 5 to 10 years away until it becomes a
consumer multimedia OS.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
Ditto.

rms
(who finds need to use both Linux and Windows)

If Linux was suitable for the desktop now, then you would find no "need"
to use Windows at all.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Actually, not even ardent Linux advocates seem to believe that.

"Even some of its biggest proponents admit that Linux has a long way
to go before it can mount a credible alternative to Microsoft Windows,
the world's dominant software operating system."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/22/linux.desktop.reut/index.html


Bruce Chambers

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[kurttrail]

Greetings --

Actually, not even ardent Linux advocates seem to believe that.

"Even some of its biggest proponents admit that Linux has a long way
to go before it can mount a credible alternative to Microsoft Windows,
the world's dominant software operating system."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/22/linux.desktop.reut/index.html

Me & Bruce agree on something. It is a cold day in Southern Florida!
;-)

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