Re: Just wondering...

[Wandered Inn <esoteric@denali.atlnet.com>]

Simon Cooke wrote:

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> Am I just misreading peoples intent here? Or is this just a place for
> everyone to get together and villify Microsoft? You know, your typical
> advocacy place, where even cold hard fact won't change peoples opinions?

Let's hear the cold hard facts.  I personally have a very strong
distaste for Microsoft.  It's based on facts and research.  I, at one
time thought Windows was great.  About 6 years ago, I had a conversation
about Microsoft with someone I had tremendous respect for.  He made the
statement that Microsoft was a monopoly and I should research it and
prove him wrong.  I've done much research since then.  Microsoft is a
monopoly and they build lousy products.  This is based on facts and
personal experience.  I've used Microsoft products for years now, in my
work environment as well as at home.  I will no longer buy Microsoft
products.  They build junk.  Personal experience leads me to this
statement.  I'm about to reload my daughter's Windows 95 machine,
because it's just plain gone brain dead.  This is a process I have to do
every few years.

I recently had a discussion with a MCE at work, who told me that I
should not run Oracle and a web server product on the same machine.  He
went on to say that Microsoft says you should not run two mission
critical applications on one NT box.  So, this tells me either they want
to sell more NT licenses, or there are major problems with NT.  I've
seen plenty of problems with NT, so I suspect this may be the case.

You probably are in the wrong place if you expect anyone on this list to
stand up for Microsoft.  So far as I can tell, everyone on this list is
relatively intelligent.....

> 
> Curious, no offence intended,

None take, none returned...

> Simon (not speaking in any way for my employer, which is indeed Microsoft,
> and which may or may not share my views)

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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric@denali.atlnet.com

You mean you paid MONEY for Service Pack '98????