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Reasons why not to use M$...
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by muchis:
Face it, your Linux distributors are in it for the money too, and if given a chance, they would bleed you too.
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That is very true...take for example...Lindows OS. They expect you to pay $99 to use a Pre-release of Lindows and they even say in the agreement that they can not garantee that Lindows will ever be completed. WTF is up with that? You can have a full version copy of Win9x(Windows 95/98/98SE/ME) for less than that(or you can have an upgrade copy of XP Home for the same price), plus you know that the real thing will run all Win32 apps(With Lindows you can't be so sure of that). Also..Win9x has an ugly GUI, but it definatley looks better than Lindows.
Another example, go into Office Max or Staples and look at thier software shelf. They actually try to sell Redhat Linux for $79. The day Linux can run *EVERY* single app/game that I want it to run I may consider using it again. For the time being I'll stick with Windows because I can play virtually any game on it(because games are always ported to Windows if it wasn't originally a Win32 game) plus I can emulate any system I want to emulate in Windows(with the exception of PS2, X-Box and Gamecue right now). You can't even get a decent N64 emulator for Linux.
[ March 04, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
voidmain:
Damn Zombie, play your silly games on Windows, who gives a shit. Lindows ain't going to suck any money out of me because I can download many *much* better distributions for free (and totally legally). And yes RedHat sells a copy for $79, they also sell a version for $1999. I can't call RedHat and get support for on their product without paying for a support contract. But that's alright, I don't need it. I also don't get the pretty printed manuals. Some businesses prefer to have someone's but on the line if something doesn't work. You're not going to get that for free. Companies are in business to make money. They can't put a product on the shelf and put a $0 price tag on it. But they can offer it for download and put a $0 price tag on it.
RedHat does what I need 1000 times better than any MS operating system. But I know your just trollin' like usual...
Zombie9920:
Ehhh, how is pointing out facts trolling? :rolleyes:
voidmain:
Some here have pointed out the fact that you are a zipperhead. And the day Win* can run every single app I need I will buy it. That'll never happen.
[ March 05, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]
Zombie9920:
Whoah son, I'm no zipperhead(You may be a zipperhead seeing how your mind is zipped shut). Unlike you, I'm not closed minded. You see, I may prefer using Windows right now because of it's obvious advantages but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't use something else if I felt it was better. I don't go around bashing the creator of Linux and I don't go around bashing every piece of software he has ever written. If I feel something is better then I say so. I give credit where it is due.
You on the other hand....you go around with the attitude that if it is made by MS then it is worthy of bashing even if the product is better. You would never make the switch to a MS OS even if it is better just because you hate MS(truthfully you are probably jealous of Billy and his $$$). You my friend are closed minded and you also find it hard to accept the fact that your OS is not perfect(it has bugs, downfalls, etc). I know Windows isn't perfect and I don't claim it is, but at least it can do everything. *nix on the other hand isn't intended to be a desktop OS hence why it has advantages geared towards server use and not average consumer use.
Seeing most of the replies made by the open source community leads me to believe that most of you live by the motto "Open source - Closed mind*. Most of the open source community are closed minded just like you and they will not admit when something else can do something better than your beloved OS. The mentality of the open source community is *if he likes what I hate then he should be flamed* or *if he points out bugs and downfalls of my beloved OS he needs to be flamed...heaven forbid that I admit that what he says is true and I actually debate with him...I know! I'll call him a name that a 3rd grader would use*.
It is silly that you people actually hate another human being for liking certain software. Give me a god damn break, software is just data that is stored magnetically to a little disk platter. Grow the fuck up man and quit calling people names and shit like a little child.
[ March 05, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
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