Re: eMachines OEM XP woes - time to buy $tandard?

kurttrail wrote: 
JS wrote:

Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:

NoStop

You are in the wrong newsgroups.. and you are not being truthful to
the OP.. Linux is subject to breaches, so the OP will not see an end
to trojans et al.. the hundreds of free programs are not all of good
quality.. I just took a look at the defects list in the
OpenOffice.org page.. not a pretty sight at all.. no problems?.. I
don't think so.. all fun?.. maybe if you like that kind of fun..


A distored and biased assessment of Linux from a Microsoft MVP. What
a surprise.
Firstly, /of course/ Linux is subject to breaches. However, that in
no way detracts from the fact that Linux is demonstrably more secure
than any version of Windows.

As for your claim that "the hundreds of free programs are not all of
good quality," that's also a given. However, you forget to mention
the high-rolling Free Open Source programs that simply kill the
opposition -- think Apache, think gcc, think Mozilla Firefox
(currently digging in to IE's market share because the latter is so
horrendously insecure. Even the US government recommends you use
something else, folks).
In any case, raising the spectre of quality is a bit rich coming from
a Microsoft proponent. After all, this company is notorious for
releasing buggy, insecure software. I only have to start a newsgroup
post with "begin  " and most of the people in this group won't be
able to read the message for Christ's sake!
And let's not talk about third-party rubbish like Symantec.

Fun? You know, Linux is fun. But until you've tried it with an open
mind, you have no right to denigrate it.

In other words, get over it. There's more to life than Microsoft.


Linux advocates are stupid, especially when their advocacy of Linux is off-topic to the discussion at hand. Where did the OP ask anything about Linux?

Linux is not the cureall to all computer-related problems. It is just a different way of spinning a wheel, and has its own problems, especially when it comes to setup and ease of use. Yeah, that may make Linux a little more secure than Windows, but that also makes it harder for novices to actually use Linux. If the OP cannot successfully install and configure Windows, which is much easier to do than Linux, how in the world is the OP gonna be able install and configure Linux? 

Dude, that argument is so 90's.

Nowadays, installing Linux is *easier* than installing Windows, simply because you don't have to worry about installing all your devices after the installation of the OS.

You can even run Linux from CD and have a fully functional Linux system in 2 minutes.

Anyone with a truely open mind will see that the advise to move to Linux is not on-topic, and is not a better solution to the OP's problem. And you Linux advocates just look like stupid Zealots in the process!

I agree that the original Linux advocacy post was off-topic and unhelpful. I'm just responding to the MVP's one-sided comments about Linux.

God, please save Linux from its over-zealous advocates!  Amen!

And you cannot accuse me of having any towards Microsoft! Just checkout my sig.

Look at your sig indeed - your 'rebellion' is completely toothless because you lack either the daring or wherewithal to find an alternative to MS's products.

No wonder you're a little bitter.
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