Is Microsoft trying to kill Firefox?

__/ [ SEOwebMarket.com ] on Sunday 17 September 2006 23:33 \__

z wrote:
Microsoft have sometimes added JavaScript to their sites to break
functionality in Firefox. Don't use Microsoft tools, web sites, services,
and software, and encourage other people to avoid MS also.

If you have ever taken any MS certified classes, you are familiar with
the phrase "the microsoft way". MS was founded on the theft and
reverse engineering of a Macintosh. MS has to steal and deceive in
order to survive; that is their "way". If you work for MS, they will
teach you in the training how to lie, cheat, and steal in order to
survive as an inferior product. They were fined by the US Supreme
court for using their w95 monopoly power to rip-off their customers;
when w98 released with the same issues they were stating that they
don't care if it is illegal because they can make more money by
screwing their clients than it will cost them in fines. MS was ordered
to compensate my state's university something like $75 million dollars
for overcharging them for products.

Microsoft products are anti-productive and barely work with their
sixty-billion bug complex. I've seen some of the new improvements for
this vista crap that they say is coming soon - the new vista features
are the same tools that I have been using for years on my Mac (only
reverse engineered in a code that they don't want you to see because it
is bug-ridden).

Although I have been using ms word for grammar checking, excel for
spreadsheets, and IE to check browser compatability - these are the
only three programs that can actually crash my system (not a
coincidence that they are all inferior microcrap products).

How long will it take before windows users realize that maintenance
isn't supposed to consume 20% of your work day? How long before they
realize that there is an easier to use and more powerful parallel
universe on Macs that hasn't been infected by millions of viruses and
spyware? How long until they realize that MS is spyware that has been
spread like a virus?

The solution is simple: don't use windows, don't use microsoft
crapware.

Eventually the process of natural selection will devour their entire
company as people realize that MS is actually just a group of cheating
thieves, that MS products aren't worth the time that it takes to
maintain them, and that there are other products available that are
more stable, have more features, and are open-sourced so you can be
assured that you don't have a can of worms co-existing with your
precious files.

Microsoft knows they are looking at the "blue screen of death" and they
are scared like a rat in a cage.

All very true. To quote a message I posted yesterday (long):

Start Saving, Vista Prices Leaked

,----[ Quote ]

Full Version
?Vista Ultimate $450
?Vista Business $341
...
`----

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/...ked-197123.php


Windows Vista pricing favors PC upgrades

,----[ Quote ]

While Microsoft's entry-level and upgrade prices might appear reasonable
on paper to some, and little changed to the five-year-old Windows XP,
there are a few clouds to this sliver lining. The first is the ability
for machines running Windows XP to actually be able to run Windows Vista,
as Microsoft's hardware guidance for new versions of Windows has tended
historically towards the, ah, optimistic shall we say.

[...]

For consumers, Vista Home Basic does exactly what it says on the box -
you get the an OS, browser, search and parental controls but no sexy
Aero interface and no Windows Media Center (for watching and recording
all those episodes of CSI: Miami, hooking up the Xbox 360, and
viewing photos). Those little gems are reserved for users of Vista
Home Premium, while Ultimate gives you all this plus additional power
features from the business products like BitLocker encryption, support
for domain group policy, and advanced and simplified networking.
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09...s_vita_prices/

$2626 for a Vista machine.

Build Your Own Windows Vista System

,----[ Quote ]

Being forward looking is never cheap. We've configured a system that will
run Vista superbly, but it's really not complete. The lack of practical
high definition optical drives and DirectX 10 hardware means that the
system will likely to be upgraded at least once in its lifetime.
`----

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2015423,00.asp


Do you know what you need at all?

The Problem With Five Versions of Windows Vista

,----[ Conclusion ]

January 30th may be the day that Vista is released, but it could also be
the day that hordes of Windows users make the move over to Linux.
`----

http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?op...4&Ite mid=449

On the issue of waste and excess (e.g. throwing away
older-albeit-perfectly-fine hardware):

Microsoft and the Broken Window Theory of Economics

,----[ Quote ]

While we don't usually report on anything Microsoft related (as it's
outside PCBurn's perview) this tidbit was too good for me to pass up.
Microsoft is reporting (at El Reg) that by releasing an operating system
it will magically create $40 Billion dollars rather than simply suck
money out of Europe. They've done this by positing a story somewhat
similar to the theory of "broken window" economics.
`----

http://pcburn.com/article.php?sid=1788


What do you get? Is it what you pay for?

The Sad State of Vista Drivers

,----[ Quote ]

Drivers are Half-Done, Is There Really a Problem Here? It depends. Do
you like the idea of buying an expensive video card to take advantage of
the latest Vista technology only to discover that the drivers offered
will not allow you to game at peak performance? The same problem could
be said for web cams, soundcards, and other needed devices. And to be
frank, it is beginning to look like a repeat of the same issue that we
had to deal with Windows XP.
`----

http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?op...0&Ite mid=449

Partners Say Vista RC1 Close But Not Quite Ready

,----[ Quote ]

Microsoft is making its first Vista release candidate and pricing
information more broadly available to partners and consumers this week.
Solution providers who have seen it say it's not yet ready for prime
time.

[...]

A number of partners and analysts who have downloaded Vista RC1 say the
code is solid but they are not convinced it will be ready for release
this fall.

[...]

One Microsoft analyst suggested the code is in good shape but he is not
convinced that Vista Enterprise will be ready for volume licensed
customers in November.

"RC1 is in the best shape of anything they have shipped for Vista, but in
the old nomenclature I would call this at best a Beta Three and not a
Release Candidate One," said Mike Cherry...

[...]

"There are still major concerns about hardware and software
interoperability, including the inability to get the tablet functionality
working correctly," said the Microsoft solution provider, which is based
in the Midwest. "Pricing looks high to me, especially the Ultimate package
for $400. That is the cost of a low-end computer."
`----

http://www.crn.com/sections/breaking...Ar ticle=true

The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1

,----[ Headings only: ]

It's the UI, stupid. Actually, it's a stupid UI

A few applications that need to be brought out back and shot
`----

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase..._rc1_worst.asp

Microsoft wants more Vista testers

,----[ Feed Excerpt ]

It hopes to have about 5 million testers checking out latest version
of Windows update, as it tries to stamp out bugs.
`----

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6115744.html

A recipe for (yet another) disaster?

Rush Testing Is Under Way for Microsoft's New System

,----

Microsoft rushed what may be the final test version of its Windows
Vista operating system to more than a million testers on Friday, trying
to meet deadlines for its long-delayed commercial release.

[...]

In the interview posted by Microsoft, Mr. Hallauer said Vista would have
fewer dreaded "blue screens of death," in which the operating system
freezes and leaves the user with a blue display screen. Instead, Vista will
automatically recover from such freezes and start over, without forcing the
user to restart the system manually.
`----

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/02/te...erland&emc=rss

Vista tests leave us all in the dark

,----[ Quote ]

The VoleWare version is clunky, it requires you to download .net, but it
does tell you which types of software will not work under Vista at the
moment too. In my case Nero 7 Premium Nero will have to be uninstalled as
well as a little thing called Sun J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6.

However, Vole says I will have no problem with any of my hardware and I
will be able to install Vista's premium packs just as soon as I have
mortgaged the house and sold the wife and the cat into slavery to
afford it.

The question is, which one is right? It seems that ATi want me to dump
my Nvidia card and Microsoft wants me to abandon Java. We wonder what
they are really trying to say?
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34270

Microsoft Vista is still a mess

,----[ Conclusion ]

Vista's still a mess. It's meant to be at release candidate stage, yet
vendor's are struggling to provide sufficient driver support, features
are still missing or not yet complete, and its performance compared to XP
is still poor. Nowadays hardware is cheap, and it would be sufficiently
acceptable to upgrade in anticipation of a wonderfully revolutionary OS.
Unfortunately Vista provides little to no benefit for end users compared
to that of the previous version of Windows, released five years ago
in 2001.

There are no upgrades or features to the OS that are sufficiently
compelling to make upgrading a necessity, some which were earlier
promised, allowed for sufficient reason for an upgrade to be considered,
but these have been removed one by one over the course of Vista's
prolonged patchy road of development, and now Vista appears little more
than an ill-performing version of XP with a glorified interface.
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34268

How S-L-O-W Will Vista Go?

,----[ Quote ]

The complaints about sluggish performance in Windows Vista keep growing.
While it's unfair to point to beta software apps -- whatever Microsoft
wants to call them -- the warning flags are already evident.

[...]

Asato observed that the demo games of Mahjong and Solitaire included with
the Beta ran "awfully slow," even with the drivers written for Vista.
His system has a 2.8GHz Intel P4 processor, 768MB of memory and an ATI
All-In-Wonder 2006 AGP, which he admits is not the most recent GPU, "but
it's no slouch."
`----

http://www.thechannelinsider.com/art.../187152_1.aspx

Windows Vista's Speed Bumps

,----[ Quote ]

Unfortunately, after many months of using Windows Vista, I conclude
that Microsoft has placed a thick security facade around the operating
system that impedes usability compared to Windows XP. The comparison to
XP is important. Microsoft must emphasize user benefits to show potential
customers that the current operating system isn't good enough compared
to Windows Vista. If the experience isn't better--as in much
better--customers will be less likely to rush out and buy off-the-shelf
upgrades or new Windows Vista PCs. Neither situation would be good for
Microsoft partners.

[...]

For me, Internet Explorer 7 security warnings are so much a nuisance I
now mainly use Firefox, which is a dramatic change. For years, I continued
to use and defend IE to Firefox switchers. Firefox is safe enough without
all the security noise.
`----

http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/016885.html

How does Vista affect your hardware and its lifetime?

,----[ Quote ]

'Since installing Vista, I have found that my MacBook Pro runs hot. No
doubt Microsoft hasn't worked on power management issues that might affect
Apple hardware, which leaves me to wonder whether I'm slowly cooking the
motherboard of my laptop. It's not hot enough to fry an egg on the
aluminum case, but my laptop is noticeably warmer than when I use Mac OS X.
I've also noticed that battery life is substantially reduced. Once again,
energy management for Apple hardware is not likely at the top of
Microsoft's list. Once Apple writes updated drivers to work with Vista, I'd
expect these issues to be addressed.'
`----

http://computerworld.com/action/arti...leId=9003 111

Will Vista finally offer good security, or all least -- basic /security/?

'Vista's Account Protection: One Click and It's Gone'

,----[ Quote ]

One of Vista's big security features is 'User Account Protection'
(or 'User Account Control') which pops up and asks for user
authentication before software can make any administrative changes to
the system. But the TweakVista utility can turn off UAP in one click...
`----

http://securitydot.net/news/exploits...2661/news.html

Microsoft bets big on Vista security

,----[ Quote ]

Microsoft's Vista developers can't catch a break these days. After years
of warnings from security researchers that old code in Windows was
creating security risks, the software giant decided to rewrite key parts
of the operating system.

The result? Last month, Symantec published a report suggesting all of
this new code will introduce new security problems.

"The network stack in Windows Vista was rewritten from the ground up.
In deciding to rewrite the stack, Microsoft has removed a large body of
tried and tested code and replaced it," Symantec wrote, noting that it
found vulnerabilities in the Windows Vista networking software.

"Despite the claims of Microsoft developers, the Windows Vista network
stack as it exist today is less stable than the earlier Windows XP stack,"
it said after examining a beta release of the software.

After years of being blamed for countless security problems, Microsoft may
be in a no-win situation.
`----

http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/i...42;fp;8;fpid;0

Will Windows be there several years down the line? Am I going with a leader
or an underdog?

Why Vista will mean the end of the Microsoft monolith

"Microsoft also released details of US pricing for the new operating
system. ... Security vulnerabilities come free with all versions."

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus...0609091840.htm


Hasta la Vista, part 1: Microsofts final death march

,----[ Quote ]

Unfortunately, Bill Gates is not a wizard. Even worse, he is a bad
programmer. When Martin Eller, a Microsoft programmer, found an error in
the flood fill routine of the MS-Basic interpreter, he exclaimed "Which
moron wrote this brainless sh*t?" only to find out it was Gates himself who
wrote the "brainless sh*t". I think it is safe to say that Bill Gates is
hardly the technical wizard he would so much like to be.

[...]

Of course, this way of working simply couldn't continue. This had to go
wrong one time. I don't mean the viruses, the spyware or the overall
security (or lack of it). Microsoft tolerates the bugs riddling the
software, since problems can always be patched over. However, with each
patch and enhancement, it becomes harder to strap new features onto the
software, since new code can affect everything else in unpredictable ways.
In short, the software becomes unmaintainable. And Vista reached that
point.
`----

http://thebeez.vnunetblogs.com/the_b...la_vista_.html

Hasta la Vista, part 2: MSFT Titanic

,----[ Quote ]

In the first part of this series, I mentioned how Jim Allchin came in,
saved the day and everything was hunky dory again. Wrong. The story that
"Windows was broken" came out in September, 2005. The same month a blog
was published about the up and coming reorganization of Microsoft,
stating that is was "just shuffling the chairs on the deck of the
Titanic".

[...]

Six months later, the programmers seem to have come close to a mutiny,
saying "Fire the leadership now!", saying "People need to be fired and
moved out of Microsoft today. Where's the freakin' accountability"?

[...]

One day later, David Richards reports: "Up to 60% of the code in the new
consumer version of Microsoft new Vista operating system is set to be
rewritten as the Company 'scrambles' to fix internal problems a Microsoft
insider has confirmed to SHN. (..) Microsoft has also admitted that it has
major problems in it's Windows division and has has immediately initiated a
total restructure of the division, a move that comes after a costly delay
in rolling out its Vista program. (..) An internal memo written by Kevin
Johnson the Co-President of the Windows division has revealed the changes
that the Windows division faces: 'As part of the next step of Jim's
transition, we discussed when it was appropriate to move his direct reports
to me, and decided that this organization change was the right time.'"

[...]

Less than three months later, Bill Gates decides to resign. Even more
features are scrapped in a desperate attempt to hit the release date.
Now even the major networks are beginning to pick up the problems at
Microsoft, like ABC ("What's wrong with Microsoft") and CNN ("A reality
check for Vista").

[...]

You may or may not like Linux, but I promise you that the next guy who
has the guts to publish an article like "Is Linux ready for the desktop?",
I'll personally come over and punch his lights out! You say Aero, we got
Xgl. You say WinFS, we got Beagle. You say Monad, we got plenty of those!

[...]

So, those of you who still think Microsoft will pull it off easily, are
you still that convinced? Microsoft is seeking help with Xen, an Open
Source company.

[...]

IBM went down when they introduced their PS/2 line of products. It
should have been their finest hour. Microsoft may share the same fate.
It will certainly not be the end of the giant, but it will be the end of
a reign of terror. Still not convinced? I will give a Microsoft employee
the last word:

"It scares me that this is what Linux does today, it?s free. Open Office
is free. I can do anything on the 'free' platform that I can do on Windows.
Eventually it will be like an old sweater that I am comfy with. Wait 10
years and watch as these folks graduate and move into positions of
influence. Its no longer a hard migration issue -- that generation will
be comfy with Linux and it will be the kind of decision (if not easier)
that was made when corporations moved from OS/2 or DOS to Windows. No need
to train.. What the hell is Windows anyway? I truly believe that was a
big factor that drove our platform; we were able to get the stuff for
almost free. Give it away to students.."
`----

http://thebeez.vnunetblogs.com/the_b..._vista__1.html

What does the CNN say?

,----[ Quote ]

So here's a modest proposal: Boycott Vista. Keep your old Windows XP PC
around. Don't buy a new one. That's the only way we have to let Microsoft
know Vista is an overhyped, late, and pointless update to XP - a perfectly
fine operating system.
`----

http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes

Does Windows still impress?

,----[ Quote ]

As a geek, why would you not want to run multiple operating systems on the
same piece of hardware? People have dual booted between Linux and Windows
for years. And if you think Linux is still worse off than Windows, watch
this video. You?ll wonder when Microsoft will get over itself long enough
to create a unique user experience half as compelling. I usually support
myself in Windows, so I?m likely to support myself equally in Linux or OS
X.

[...]

Oh, and Vista's not faring well with the 64-bit stuff according to reports
- so even this Windows situation is going to get worse before it comes
close to getting better.
`----

http://channels.lockergnome.com/wind...vs_apple.phtml


XGL: Up And Beyond!

,----[ Quote ]

There's Linux, there's OsX and there's Windows at the very bottom.
On this site you'll be able to see each OS in action, showing some of
their visual capabilities, and XGL pretty much kicks ass! It's just too
laughable, Microsoft has been developing Vista since 2001, and this is
what they got in the visual compartment, a 3D way of tabbing programs.
Hurray! This is neat and all, but XGL is so much more, and the really
funny thing is, that Vista requires "state of the art" hardware, at
least fairly new hardware, for it to operate with its"?graphics". Whereas
XGL can be run on low-end machines, pretty much not eating any resources,
and yet its so much farther up and beyond anything in Vista's visual
range it's almost not to believe.

It's been a good run Microsoft, it really has, but I think it may be time
to retire. Commercial/proprietary software has minimal or no place in the
future of computing, deal with it.
`----

http://justpretending.net/wp/2006/08...up-and-beyond/


Will someone be left to work on it?

Good bye Microsoft; Pete has now left the building!

,----[ Quote ]

Vista looks like a pile of crap compared to Mac OS X and Ubuntu with
GLX. Their software is buggy, overpriced, and stress inducing. Their
development tools are staid, designed and developed by committees to
solve every problem you could ever conceive of, while being ideally
suited to solving none.
`----

http://peterwright.blogspot.com/2006...-now-left.html

Microsoft Businesss Solutions Group's Burgum to resign

,----[ Quote ]

Microsoft Corp.'s Business Solutions group senior vice president Doug
Burgum will resign, effective June 30, and leave the company to pursue
other opportunities, the company said on Tuesday.
`----

http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articl...mktNews&rpc=44

I'm Leaving Microsoft

,----[ Quote ]

A number of my projects in Vista got cut and then my post-Vista work
was continually held up but the whims of other teams.
`----

http://mediacenter.mattgoyer.com/arc...006/08/23/1170

Korologos to Retire From Microsoft Board

,----[ Quote ]

...Ann McLaughlin Korologos, chairman of the RAND Corp. board of
trustees, has decided not to seek re-election to Microsoft's board
of directors at the company's 2006 shareholder meeting.
`----

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060825/laf017.html?.v=70

,----[ Quote ]

Niall Kennedy, a high-profile hire from Technorati who joined Microsoft
in April 2006 as Program Manager for syndication with the Windows Live
team, has quit. And quit with a bang. From Kennedy's "Leaving
Microsoft" post: "Windows Live is under some heavy change,
reorganization, pullback, and general paralysis and unfortunately my
ability to perform, hire, and execute was completely frozen as well."
Ouch. Kennedy is off to do a startup, according to his blog, as of August
18.
`----

http://tinyurl.com/rg4nn ( microsoft-watch.com )

Microsoft Security Guru Leaves for Amazon.com

,----[ Quote ]

Jesper Johansson, a high-profile security guru at Microsoft, has left
the company.
`----

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1996130,00.asp

AOL hires Microsoft manager

,----[ Quote ]

Time Warner's AOL has hired a Microsoft manager as chief technical
evangelist for AOL's wireless group, AOL said on Tuesday.
`----

http://news.com.com/2110-1030_3-6098...8313&subj=news


There also Bill Gates, Martin Taylor, a Key XBox vetaran, Robert Scoble...

Where do they all go?

XenSource hires ex-Microsoft exec

,----[ Quote ]

XenSource, a start-up commercializing the open-source Xen
virtualization software, said Thursday it has hired Gordon Mangione as
senior vice president of product operations.
`----

http://news.com.com/2110-7344_3-6113...3641&subj=news

Ex-Microsoft Security Strategist Joins Mozilla

,----[ Quote ]

Snyder most recently served as principal and founder of Matasano Security,
a New York-based startup that was one of several external penetration
testers hired by Microsoft to conduct simulated hacking attacks on
Windows Vista.
`----

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2012804,00.asp

Any reason for all of this? How do the employees feel?

Niall Sez Microsoft is Too Big and Paralyzed

,----[ Quote ]

Lots of echoes in the chamber rolled up at TechMeme. Rumblings of
cut-backs and paralysis and Microsoft being the new IBM. I certainlya
gree with the desire for Microsoft to be a way smaller company (thoughI
think every time I say that, or ring a bell, 100 more people get hired).
I'm not bought into the split-up, except for the sobering benefit of
cutting off the cash-cow money flow that allows an abundance of waste
and bad decisions elsewhere in the company.
`----

http://tinyurl.com/kdzmk (Mini Microsoft)

Windows Vista the last of its kind

,----[ Quote ]

"The current, integrated architecture of Microsoft Windows is unsustainable
- for enterprises and for Microsoft," (Gartner)
`----

http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=6718

Yes, even Microsoft employees put their money on Linux:

....so that we can see all the bugs up, close, and personal.

,----[ Quote ]

As SaaS (Software as a Service) and Web 2.0 apps take center stage, there
is less and less motivation for customers to plunk down their dollars for
a completely proprietary OS, and I see Linux gaining steam in that
environment unless we are able to do something significant.
`----

http://blogs.msdn.com/ryanrogers/arc...08/660423.aspx

"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

the phrase "the microsoft way". MS was founded on the theft and
reverse engineering of a Macintosh.

Yup, and Steve Jobs is the grandchild of Satan. I am amazed at the number
of idiots this group seems to attract lately.


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Duende <myusenet (AT) sify (DOT) com> wrote:

On 17 Sep 2006 John Bokma wrote in alt.internet.search-engines

I am amazed at the number
of idiots this group seems to attract

Hi John

:-) Hi Duende, long time no talk. I hope everything is well.

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Duende <myusenet (AT) sify (DOT) com> wrote:

On 17 Sep 2006 John Bokma wrote in alt.internet.search-engines

Duende <myusenet (AT) sify (DOT) com> wrote:

On 17 Sep 2006 John Bokma wrote in alt.internet.search-engines

I am amazed at the number
of idiots this group seems to attract

Hi John

:-) Hi Duende, long time no talk. I hope everything is well.


All is well here except now I seem to be an idiot.

Can't remember you wrote nonsense about operating systems :-).

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John Bokma wrote:

"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

the phrase "the microsoft way". MS was founded on the theft and
reverse engineering of a Macintosh.

LOL, for the uneducated "idiots", the movie is called "Pirates of
Silicone Valley".

True story about how windows is just a reverse engineered, bug-ridden,
make-shift immitation of the first Apple computer. Since then, Apple
has rewritten the entire system (OSX) in open-source code and based it
on a secure UNIX kernel that doesn't crash even while running 64-bit
and 32-bit apps side by side - so now microcrap can spend more time
trying to debug their pathetic immitation and spend less time cheating
and stealing secrets. It's been open-source for a few years now and
the clowns at microcrap still can't figure it out.

Mac has been able to run windows (in a window) since before 2000.

"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

John Bokma wrote:
"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

the phrase "the microsoft way". MS was founded on the theft and
reverse engineering of a Macintosh.

LOL, for the uneducated "idiots", the movie is called "Pirates of
Silicone Valley".

True story about how windows is just a reverse engineered, bug-ridden,
make-shift immitation of the first Apple computer.

Funny, since I always heard that both Jobs and Gates visited Xerox. You
know, that place where the mouse and the GUI was *invented*.

Since then, Apple

has rewritten the entire system (OSX) in open-source code and based it
on a secure UNIX kernel

There is very little you *do* know about yes?

that doesn't crash even while running 64-bit
and 32-bit apps side by side - so now microcrap can spend more time
trying to debug their pathetic immitation and spend less time cheating
and stealing secrets. It's been open-source for a few years now and
the clowns at microcrap still can't figure it out.

In the mean time MS has still the largest market share, and will so for
several years to come :-)

Mac has been able to run windows (in a window) since before 2000.

Why is there a need for such a thing if it's perfect? :-D.

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Duende <myusenet (AT) sify (DOT) com> wrote:

But I do only write nonsense. I thought the bit about operating
systems was optional.

If you do write nonsense, you are at least aware of it :-)

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__/ [ John Bokma ] on Monday 18 September 2006 04:52 \__

"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

John Bokma wrote:
"SEOwebMarket.com" <webmail (AT) seowebmarket (DOT) com> wrote:

the phrase "the microsoft way". MS was founded on the theft and
reverse engineering of a Macintosh.

LOL, for the uneducated "idiots", the movie is called "Pirates of
Silicone Valley".

True story about how windows is just a reverse engineered, bug-ridden,
make-shift immitation of the first Apple computer.

Funny, since I always heard that both Jobs and Gates visited Xerox. You
know, that place where the mouse and the GUI was *invented*.

Since then, Apple
has rewritten the entire system (OSX) in open-source code and based it
on a secure UNIX kernel

There is very little you *do* know about yes?

that doesn't crash even while running 64-bit
and 32-bit apps side by side - so now microcrap can spend more time
trying to debug their pathetic immitation and spend less time cheating
and stealing secrets. It's been open-source for a few years now and
the clowns at microcrap still can't figure it out.


In the mean time MS has still the largest market share, and will so for
several years to come :-)

Mac has been able to run windows (in a window) since before 2000.

Why is there a need for such a thing if it's perfect? :-D.

Oh, no! It's another OT war. *smile*

....and John defends Microsoft. Behind the apologetic face, there's the John
who sought to buy an Apple and also thought about Ubuntu Linux recently.

*grin*

We need to stop drifting toward such discussions...

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:51:52 GMT, Duende <myusenet (AT) sify (DOT) com> wrote:

On 17 Sep 2006 John Bokma wrote in alt.internet.search-engines

Duende <myusenet (AT) sify (DOT) com> wrote:

On 17 Sep 2006 John Bokma wrote in alt.internet.search-engines

I am amazed at the number
of idiots this group seems to attract

Hi John

:-) Hi Duende, long time no talk. I hope everything is well.


All is well here except now I seem to be an idiot.

What do you mean, "now"? :-)

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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups (AT) schestowitz (DOT) com> wrote:

...and John defends Microsoft. Behind the apologetic face, there's the
John who sought to buy an Apple and also thought about Ubuntu Linux
recently.

Can you explain how this contradicts anything I have written so far?
Moreover, I think my blog entry, http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/07/03/
has a very good point.

Like I said many times before: I use MS because I use applications that
have no alternative on other OSes that fit my requirements. That's a thing
a lot of Linux zealots don't get, sadly.

Anyway, if I can switch to Apple, why bother? If I can step away from MS
Windows, it's because somehow my requirements have changed or finally the
software I use is available as OS. I prefer to move to GNU/Linux in that
case, or a *BSD. Or maybe even HURD, since maybe by that time, when people
don't concentrate on "we are better because" BUT on "we haven't still
fixed that issue", HURD is finished, and I can play Duke Nukem forever on
it.

Coming from any Linux zealot (or zealot in general) "apologetic face" can
be considered a huge compliment, because it means I have hit a spot. Sadly
instead of thinking the common zealot prefers to dig for more FUD.

Finally, I don't defend MS. I just provide a counter weight to all the FUD
people keep spreading. You can't convert people by making up bullshit
about operating systems, their origins, etc. Like I said earlier regarding
browsers: people use it for several reasons, and if you ridicule those
reasons, they consider it a personal attack, even in the rare case that
you are right.

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