XP (and M$ warez) vs alternatives
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(3588 messages posted)
was: Working around Microsoft's insecurities
|Don't want to help with MS Windows OS's, don't reply.
| bob wells
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You are free to ignore my posts. I am free to ignore your posts.
The OP is free to ignore either--or both.
As I suggested, you should give up on the assumption
that a Microsoft-only solution is always the correct answer.
It makes you look uninformed and foolish
--especially when talking about an OS that has reached its EoL
and which, in 2008, has considerable competition quality-wise and price-wise.
As an interesting aside,
a bootable Linux CD has pulled many a Windoze user's fat out of the fire.
That may be a small indication of relative quality for some;
many will say it is especially noteworthy
(since you can't easily put a GUI-capable M$ product on a bootable CD).
|Your answers are not helpful to the person who sets the Agenda. The OP.
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Unlike you, apparently, I'm willing to let the OP decide what is helpful.
Unlike you, I am able to operate on a plane other than M$ fanboi.
Many people like Free Software. (It's even better than freeware.)
Most find that having choices is also a Good Thing(tm).
Replacing a 10 year old DOS-based payware OS with a modern Free Software OS
*may* also be a Good Thing(tm).
When I see folks saying they are thinking about another payware OS
or it's clear that a poster is dabbling in warez,
I'll lay out the facts about Free Software and let them decide for themselves.
When you can boot to a CD and get a full OS desktop--GUI and all
and do documents, browsing, and email from it WITHOUT INSTALLING ANYTHING,
it's easy to decide if you like it or not.
You're right: I'm not stuck on "Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft"
--especially when many app companies consider this OS obsolete
...and when there are alternatives that don't need pasted-on "security".
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