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Why do you hate Microsoft (Poll, Sort Of)
M51DPS:
I don't like companies that feel they need to shove crappy software down my throat, then either deny or kill off the alternatives. Watching my every move doesn't help them either.
new2linux55:
Reasons :
1. Bill gates is already loaded with cash ... and still he is selling his products for stupidly large sums of money.
I largly beleve software cd should only be sold at $20 - 50 not anything more.
2. No alternitives due to lousy copyright laws..I ask the question.......(example question)What would happen if ford was the only carmaker in the world and they did not allow fiat to use petrol because fords use petrol ?
3. Spyware built in.......if u got xp.....i recomend geting xpantispy and adaware for the shock of ur life.(if ur forsed to in work to use microsoft hardware and software)
4. The lies and more lies all over the microsoft website and to add to there coment that oop software promotes terrorism........
Point to microsoft...... talabanonline.com used M$ software so thats a pie in the face.
5. Microsoft Internet explorer is a pain in the arse....if youre a web designer.......if u want to comply with w3c standerds.
6. Ever try to use IIS 5.1 that comes with xp ?.....why did they even bother !!!
Thank god for the beautyfull world of Apatchie.
7. Normal Microsoft b.S i hear in the news....court cases etc etc.....
There ads on tv make me puke....
8. Ever try to use MS Java ?
9. The xbox.......
10. The operating system itself.....they say XP is stable and dont crash ...... sure it dont crash it just shuts off and restarts or it slows down to a point that u gotta restart...
Fett101:
quote:Originally posted by new2linux55:
2. No alternitives due to lousy copyright laws..I ask the question.......(example question)What would happen if ford was the only carmaker in the world and they did not allow fiat to use petrol because fords use petrol ?
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What do copyright laws have to do with MS lack of competition?
As for you're analogy, there are currently several auto makers. One that can't drive an the majority of roads, and several that people don't know about due to complete lack of marketing, and fear due to complexity.
new2linux55:
No other Os can look like windows.....(look at the lindows lawsuit)
Microsofts not 2 frendaly about other people trying to use .doc and other microsoft stuff.
Can some make a os thats 100% Microsoft complint without geting sued ?
Taught not.
Calum:
those issues have NOTHING to do with copyright. NOTHING.
that issue is to do with whether or not a concept can be PATENTED. patents are the dangerous ones, NOT copyrights, which i firmly support as a legal concept. in my opinion inventions should be patentable, but software (as it is a literary work rather than a physical invention) should only be copyrightable.
also the licence agreements companies make their users sign suck a lot too, for example:
http://belg88.com/faqman/index.php?op=view&t=75
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