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Are getting tired of Microsoft's attitude. My first major problem
with Microsoft was their lying about windows 95. My system at
the time, was above the minimum specs for win95. Yet it would
not boot properly. After 4 hours on hold, the MS technical
support person took almost half a hour, to "help" me. The final
answer from the MS tech, buy a new machine. When I asked for
a refund of my money (for the purchase of win95), I was told
that I had installed it, so I was out of luck. Even though it didn't
work, I was stuck with a license that was not being used. IN an
effort to give them one more chance, when win 98 came out, I
did upgrade. I found that it broke some software that had
worked under win95. One particular game F-117 Stealth Fighter,
kept crashing and taking the system down. Microsoft said it was
the vendors problem, not their changes to the system. Funny, it
worked just fine in win95, No one at Microsoft was willing to
help, after all it was something they did. QuickTime started
giving error messages, that it had not previously had. there were
other errors that "suddenly" started to happen. Mind you this
was with software that had previously worked. That was when I
decided to give up hope on Microsoft. I still use windows at
work, but have decided to not use it at home. Mac OS 8.6 wasn't
the greatest, but it was certainly better than windows 98. I find
that OS X is far better than any version of windows. As a side
bonus, you're not stuck with and forced to patch software you
don't use.

As for you lame comment, which I quote.

Linux and Apple fans are ever so sensitive to their sorry lot in
life, i.e. ignored by the mainstream, and ever quick to fantasize
that most people hate Microsoft as they apparently do
themselves. But I'm just a regular person, and I love them!

It's just an attack on anyone that doesn't agree with you. How is
using a better OS, being "sensitive to their sorry lot in life". Is
missing out on the virus of the week, or patch of the day, a bad
thing? Is actually having a choice as to what software is installed
a bad thing? Is being able to remove unwanted software a bad
thing? If you think it is, then you're just the type of ignorant
person Microsoft wants as a user.
Posted by: Rick_K   Posted on: 05/06/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Sloppy journalism  Rick_K | 05/04/04
your right....  JoeMama_z | 05/04/04
Not downplaying...  Rick_K | 05/05/04
im sorry  JoeMama_z | 05/05/04
Correction  tic swayback | 05/05/04
but apache is included on the install CD?  JoeMama_z | 05/05/04
Answer  mabricen | 05/05/04
Install CD  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
PA-ITGuy--But that's what Apple is doing  tic swayback | 05/05/04
To: swayback - oops  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
Because..  mabricen | 05/05/04
With you knowledge of OS X, you should be sorry  Rick_K | 05/06/04
Who cares???  theace18 | 05/04/04
Biased?  adamparker | 05/05/04
Biased???  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
eEye, eEye, oh!  buddhistMonkey | 05/05/04
But...  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
culture clash  buddhistMonkey | 05/05/04
buddhistcockroach  nikoli | 05/06/04
Not Quite True  shade51 | 05/05/04
Wrong  issthatso | 05/05/04
Apache vs. IIS  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
Finaly a revelation  mabricen | 05/05/04
yep  eLurker | 05/05/04
Keep getting "tired" then  nikoli | 05/06/04
Excelent point  mabricen | 05/05/04
look at the history...  ryusen | 05/05/04
Apple criticized for existing  mlindl | 05/05/04
Really?  shade51 | 05/05/04
I think it's that animosity, you were talking about.  Rick_K | 05/05/04
why am I surprised?  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
I was responding to his question.  Rick_K | 05/05/04
Nothing personal  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
No problem  Rick_K | 05/05/04
Beauty is in the eye...  amicus_curious | 05/05/04
Whining  shade51 | 05/05/04
More and more people...  Rick_K | 05/06/04
Microsoft criticisms veiled in positive actions  mlindl | 05/05/04
Quicktime flaw  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
Re: Quicktime flaw  ndelc | 05/05/04
re:  eLurker | 05/05/04
major leagues  ryusen | 05/05/04
You are absolutley right..  mlindl | 05/05/04
All I can say is  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
are you serious?  ryusen | 05/05/04
actually...  ryusen | 05/05/04
Zdnet, no Apple stories, unless iPod  FilledOut | 05/05/04
meanwhile, virus infested Windows boxes are costing industry millions  jellyclock | 05/05/04
As they save the users billions  amicus_curious | 05/05/04
Are you kidding?  mlindl | 05/05/04
Incredible!!!  amicus_curious | 05/05/04
Excuse me  TWRX | 05/05/04
Cox? is that you?  el1jones | 05/05/04
No, I'm not, but...  amicus_curious | 05/05/04
PR copy or personal opinion ?  jellyclock | 05/05/04
*nix users being ignorant  eLurker | 05/05/04
Architecture offers some protection  tic swayback | 05/05/04
tic - of course  eLurker | 05/05/04
You have part....  mabricen | 05/05/04
which part was that? (nt)  eLurker | 05/05/04
They cost users, not save  cuervo-gold | 05/05/04
Macs  Protector | 05/05/04
Re: Macs  ndelc | 05/05/04
Macs work here  gfeier | 05/05/04
Good Laugh of the Day.  middle of nowhere | 05/05/04
*sigh*  ryusen | 05/05/04
windows  sherpard@... | 05/09/04
Doesn't matter because Mac OS Sucks  Protector | 05/05/04
Re: "Doesn't Matter..."  fuchikoma | 05/05/04
re  Protector | 05/05/04
Comparison  voska | 05/05/04
so...  eLurker | 05/05/04
Big differences  tic swayback | 05/05/04
not my point  eLurker | 05/05/04
Trolls  tic swayback | 05/05/04
shills  eLurker | 05/05/04
He's not a linux troll  Rick_K | 05/05/04
rick_k: see my response below (nt)  eLurker | 05/06/04
Actually  Linux User 147560 | 05/05/04
How creative!  cuervo-gold | 05/05/04
vinnym; the windows troll  Rick_K | 05/05/04
ummm ... no; wrong conclusion on your part  eLurker | 05/06/04
Isn't that the definition of a troll?  Rick_K | 05/07/04
hmmm  eLurker | 05/10/04
He does display trollish attributes  Rick_K | 05/11/04
interesting  eLurker | 05/11/04
eLurker, choose your diagnosis.  Vily Clay | 05/12/04
Well, at least the beige boxes were less expensive  FilledOut | 05/05/04
Macs don't suck at all,  FilledOut | 05/05/04
Notice  Spin_Masterz | 05/05/04
.. wow..uh huh etc.,  404 | 05/06/04

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