RE: Why Windows Lost The Battle for the Desktop

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From: bLaDe (bLaDe_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:57:03 -0800

"Fact corrector" wrote:

>
> 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,

You OBVIOUSLY know nothing about Unix when you rubbish Unix's stability.

>
> 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.

Straight forward? Check (if you know how to) the # of known bugs in Server
2000 & how many of them will never be resolved.

>
> 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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