Re: XP is garbage

"Chris Carlen" <crcarleRemoveThis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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> of highly technically skilled developers/users. I am becoming convinced
> that Linux will never become the solution to the Microsoft problem, for
> reasons the Linux community will never ever be able to admit.

That's not the Chris that I know ;) But I agree totally. Linux (+ apps)
grows bigger and bigger, becomes the same 'bloatware' as windows is.
What we see on the outside of our computer, the screen and printer, suggests
that it is all pretty simple and should be able to work perfect. But it
is so incredibly complicated to make it all happen. Third parties adding
hardware and drivers that have small flaws, end-users that install all
kinds of crap software. Maintaining backward-compatiblity even back to
the old dos stuff. What can you expect. The fact that it even sort of
works, is a miracle and nothing less.

It would be nice if Microsoft stopped adding features and focussed on
improving reliability. In a way they are already doing this. But it's
not only Microsoft. Try installing one of those HP multipurpose printers
with build-in scanner and cardreader. What a load of junk is that. Or
look at Acrobat reader, what happened to that lean and mean reader? Yes
there are alternative readers, but they don't work 100% either.

> If we had the kind of competition in the software industry as we have
> say, between AMD and Intel, then we might really have something
> worthwhile. Two or more 99.9% compatible PC OSes trying to one-up each
> other all the time on straightforwardness and stability.

99.9% compatible. That is exactly the problem. Software running on
our machines is 99.9% compatible with the OS. Tasks within the
the OS are 99.9% compatible with each other. Drivers are 99.9%
compatible with the hardware. The alternative browser that is 99.9%
compatible, the PDF reader that is 99.9% compatible. In short, you
have a 99.9% reliable machine. The missing 0.1% gives you those 5
minutes to reboot your machine twice a day ;)

> Oh what a dream.

A perfect OS only opens your eyes wider to other misery in life.

> At this point I would pay serious personal money, say $500-$600 for a PC
> OS that was very solid, with the flexibility and features that I like
> about Linux, and with the vast pool of applications and hardware
> available for Windows. But it doesn't exist. And the Mac hardware is
> way too expensive, though it's a possible contender for the first
> criterion, except for the applications.

I'm not complaining. Many days I don't need to reboot my windows PC.
If I am going to do a lot of work in Protel, I know I will have
to reboot once or twice, often *after* closing Protel. It's not
that bad.

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Thanks, Frank.
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