RE: Why Windows Lost The Battle for the Desktop

From: Fact corrector (corrector_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:39:01 -0800

Fact from fiction

Unix and Linux is rubbish operating system that falls over on any server and
any person who say that you can not get a virus or worm on unix or linux are
full of themselfs,

Unix is was never a desktop operating system and neither was linux until
around 1998,

This crap that unix or linux is this wonderful operating system that is
stable has never put it through its paces and the truth of the matter is this
any software can be comprised by a simple binary test and all operating
system can crash by a simple power failure or hardware fault.

there is nothing great about Linux or Unix to me it is just another piece of
software for some person to sell and make money off wether it is by actually
selling the operating system or by running it in a company,

And all these virus, trojans, and worm writers are really programmers who
have nothing better to do than cause head aches for every person who is
trying to get there job's dun and stay in a job.

Microsoft may not have a good track record but at least there operating
system is straight forward no bull crap and gets your job dun in the least
amount of time with having to go through countless of webpages just to find
and update something linux and unix are hopeless at.

and the claims that billions of companies are using linuxs are exaggerated
because the truth is they are use upto three different operatings systems
just to prevent attacks to there servers which are ussually run by a linux
server that can not stop a hacker in the first place.

most companies will not install linuxs becuase of the long hours of
installing and the complex training involved which cost money and profits and
time learning the language while the alterative is windows which is easy to
install managable easy to fix and widely available information on how to use
it and updates,

Windows can be backup and running without lost of data if managed correctly
after virus and worm attacks also most windows only involves one cd disk
instead of the linux two to three disk installation.

Microsoft may not be the favour of people because of the cost but when you
put linux on the same platform cost wise or free windows is far greater
accepted in the community because of its ease of use and relability to get
the job dun,

Unix and linux are over rated software and only mandrake came close to
windows for desktop environment competiveness

"John Bailo" wrote:

>
> The war of the OSes was won a long time ago.
>
> Unix has always been, and will continue to be, the Server OS in the form
> of Linux.
>
> Microsoft struggled mightily to win that battle -- creating a poor man's
> DBMS, a broken email server and various other /application/ servers to
> try and crack the Internet and IS markets.
>
> In the case where they didn't spend their own money to get companies to
> install servers, they failed miserably, and the 1 Billion per quarter
> Linux market is testament to that.
>
> But, what M$ didn't want you to know, is that the only reason they
> wanted to dominate the server, is to protect their desktop and office
> applications market.
>
> Seal up the server, and the desktop is safe; cede the server, and the
> desktop will fall.
>
> And so it is...falling into the hands of Linux

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