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Windows family = never ending beta
My observation of the Windows family of operating systems over the years is simply this:

Windows is the longest running, never-ending, most wide-spread beta test of all times.

Linux is really no different, just fewer participants.
Posted by: ibabadur1   Posted on: 07/27/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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"...unless you are a real bithead"?  LateBlt | 07/27/05
The real things should be Indigo and Avalon.  FADS_z | 07/27/05
At one point, the registry was to be improved.  Anton Philidor | 07/27/05
Improving the Registry  PMDubuc | 07/27/05
The idea of the registry is good  Sxooter_z | 07/27/05
... || ('or', for you non programmers out there...)  dalecosp | 07/27/05
deeply interesting?  tygeverink@... | 07/27/05
look's a lot like Konqueror  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
Well...  dalecosp | 07/27/05
Windows family = never ending beta  ibabadur1 | 07/27/05
Hey, wait a minute...  gfeier | 07/27/05
I think Hurd atleast had the right idea  nucrash | 07/28/05
You just described all software.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
Then my second longest running beta testing is Redhat  FilledOut | 07/27/05
Why tease us now? The final release will be of alpha quality anyway;  HypnoToad | 07/27/05
you think it will be alpha quality?  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Huhh?  davidclark@... | 07/27/05
I've used carbon paper, actually....  dalecosp | 07/27/05
Now Now....  nucrash | 07/28/05
long beta time  MIS Master | 07/27/05
Microsoft is not just a company  llamadon | 07/27/05
You Don't Know Jack  jjworleyeoe | 07/27/05
Jack  macsrule_z | 07/29/05
OSS  SC-man | 07/29/05
What a joke.  kumchan | 07/29/05
Not to be mean, but you don't know Jack.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
Time for a little basic economics, I see  the_doge | 07/27/05
Oh pulease, entering new markets is not a damn monopoly.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
No, but using an existing monopoly as a lever...  rsteiner@... | 07/27/05
No... Time for a lesson in human nature...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/27/05
Back to economics again  mactolinux | 07/27/05
The real problem is  nucrash | 07/28/05
competition with all  MIS Master | 07/27/05
Ummm, that is because...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
Users "Demand" More Microsoft Involvement?  itanalyst | 07/27/05
Your contempt for the public is showing ...  PMC-CON | 07/27/05
He already has  rapson | 07/28/05
You're A Joke, Dude!  jjworleyeoe | 07/28/05
Nah, nah, nah, there is a...  Colonel_Panic | 07/28/05
Is Anyone Going To ACTUALLY Get This OS?  itanalyst | 07/27/05
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Agreed, I Will Probably Play Around With It  itanalyst | 07/27/05
if someone can send me...  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Some users though  Fleeb | 07/27/05
Come on, how many people buy an OS?  ebrke | 07/28/05
Vista is a stupid name for an OS.  corifornia | 07/27/05
Re: Vista is a stupid name for an OS.  d_jedi | 07/27/05
Why ...  dalecosp | 07/27/05
It's been available  DarbyOhara | 07/27/05
linux works around...  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
A failure like windows 95 and up...  theraven_z | 07/27/05
Spot on, users do the voting, tech guys have nothing to say.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
Yes, And That's Why Retarded Users Drive The Virus/Spyware Market  itanalyst | 07/27/05
You are catching on.  osreinstall | 07/27/05
well, i can agree...  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
How does it whip Windows?  osreinstall | 07/27/05
What you say is true,  ebrke | 07/28/05
There are bad mechanics too.  osreinstall | 07/28/05
Bingo, right on the money, nail...  Colonel_Panic | 07/28/05
While you are correct in the analogy  voska | 07/27/05
ME was a failure  voska | 07/27/05
Define "failure"  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/05
Nope!  davidclark@... | 07/27/05
You must be happy working for MS  voska | 07/28/05
waiting to 'get it'  MIS Master | 07/27/05
"little extras"  bchesmer | 07/27/05
"Rushed" out?  Wolfie2K3 | 07/27/05
Heck No I am so tired of Updating  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
"...tired of updating"  Scrat | 07/28/05
If you're "tired of updating"  3D0G | 07/28/05
Blah, blah, blah, you are only just...  Colonel_Panic | 07/28/05
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WinFS? What Benefit Will It Provide?  itanalyst | 07/27/05
yeah gotta have some way to organize all that porn  voska | 07/27/05
More importantly...  Colonel_Panic | 07/28/05
people will get it  BuckRogers_z | 07/27/05
Hmm....  bchesmer | 07/27/05
Hmm, Hmm....  dalecosp | 07/27/05
I'll take that bet  Jazhawk | 07/27/05
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I have no argument with Avast..  Jazhawk | 07/27/05
Will Be Installed on All Dells ...  PMC-CON | 07/27/05
release by release, WinOS has improved  greacher | 07/27/05
Improvements...  Graywolfman | 07/27/05
Interesting  greacher | 07/27/05
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2k still major corp OS  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
Absolute fantasy  Scrat | 07/28/05
RE: Absolute fantasy  nightshade0143 | 07/28/05
XP will never reach #1 status  voska | 07/27/05
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windows os  half@... | 07/27/05
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memory leaks  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
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puleeze!  hriik | 07/27/05
Is someone holding a knife to your throat?  mustangj36@... | 07/27/05
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"microsofts LOL NEW ReleaseLOL"  sluger1138 | 07/27/05
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ZzZzZzZz...  ZZarrow | 07/27/05
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scoot over  JCitizen | 07/28/05
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*Yawn*  jbx233 | 07/27/05
Testers lock horns with Vista beta  Loverock Davidson | 07/27/05
heres a sample:  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Reviews?  Xbeing | 07/27/05
On the lighter side....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
LOL  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
let me see if my math is right...  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Most people here excited to get it  John Zern | 07/27/05
And Microsoft Is Original?  itanalyst | 07/27/05
Original as any other major desktop  node357 | 07/27/05
Re: Tabbed browsing in IE  rsteiner@... | 07/27/05
Browsers  jmayoral@... | 07/28/05
actually...  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Computer history  Joe Blow_z | 07/28/05
Avalon  okItsfree2 | 01/19/06
just a clone of unix  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
No thanks...  Jeffhs | 07/27/05
Beta 1? Alpha zero dot pre-release More Like It  Techscan | 07/27/05
Really Now  da_king | 07/27/05
not alpha0... unless you add it to...  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
more hidden junk?  charlielacy | 07/27/05
win2k is better than 98se  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Lots of closet Windows users here I see.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
Closet Windows user here  node357 | 07/27/05
transgaming  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
I openly admin I use window's  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
vista == xpsp3  linuxoverwindows | 07/27/05
Shhh, you might upset the...  Colonel_Panic | 07/28/05
That, and  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/05
Why Vista in 2006 when there will be Lepord?!?!?!  aressler2k5@... | 07/27/05
A Good Point But Will Lepord Run on PC  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
Erm, please could you explain the point here?  Scrat | 07/28/05
Now that Apple is going Intel...  Joe Blow_z | 07/28/05
Another Windozzzz  Gonealot | 07/27/05
As everyone else does  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
2006? I'm Not Betting On It...  itanalyst | 07/27/05
assuming  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
Font kerning  standfast@... | 07/27/05
How Can You Tell?  PMC-CON | 07/27/05
how picky can you get?  Joe Blow_z | 07/28/05
Benefit of Vista  frabjous | 07/27/05
Amazing new features!!!  bony tryan | 07/27/05
The 70's Show Vista Cruzer  IceTheNet@... | 07/27/05
Can you say OS/X for x86?  kokuryu | 07/27/05
Doubt it  Joe Blow_z | 07/28/05
you know final specs?  ghost_in_shell | 07/28/05
Well here we go again  Two Sticks | 07/27/05
Hahaha  ZZarrow | 07/27/05
I'm pretty sure XP will be my last MS OS  skeptic tank | 07/27/05
Why wait for Vista - Mac OS X Tiger already does all this stuff much bette  Patrick Pilcher | 07/27/05
Why Wait?  jeffrev01 | 07/27/05
Apple also said...  Joe Blow_z | 07/28/05
Grow up guys!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/04/05
Testing Vista  deathwind1 | 07/27/05
I'd settle for and OS that  npchilds@... | 07/27/05
Windows beta  kawa305 | 07/27/05
"Longhorn" so OS Panther...YAWN  usc1801 | 07/27/05
Just wondering.  JRMac | 07/27/05
Vista OS  Aarmin | 07/27/05
anti-microsoft ??  sanket | 07/28/05
Hear hear  chandler3224 | 07/28/05
I'm Not Anti  Aaron A Baker | 07/28/05
Never tried it, have you?  Chad_z | 07/28/05
LOL,  voska | 07/28/05
Linux desktop is unstable from a user perspective...  jcg_z | 07/28/05
Many of us do...  In_the_end_I_Win | 07/29/05
users..USers..yes, us users  higuns | 08/04/05
Macs are cheap  voska | 07/28/05
Stop  trlauer | 07/28/05
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Not bad  uno@... | 07/29/05
No Reason  tekij | 08/05/05
Oh Yes Definitely  Aaron A Baker | 07/28/05
Maybe a little better, don't you think?  haxmeister | 07/28/05
Linux patch free?  theraven_z | 07/28/05
When you and Loverock finish smokin whatever it is yer smokin  Sabz5150 | 07/28/05
Sure Linux is stable, but....  DaveWick | 07/28/05
FUD  voska | 07/28/05
Useless apps?  Sabz5150 | 07/30/05
Are you on the strongest available dose now?  Scrat | 07/28/05
new to computing?  voska | 07/28/05
...well of course it will exceed expectations  Art Royce | 07/28/05
Three little letters....  s_gamgee | 07/28/05
DRM and Vista  Joe Blow_z | 07/28/05
John Dvorak Puts It Best  itanalyst | 07/28/05
Of course, Dvorak's predictions are notoriously bad  marksashton | 07/28/05
Never say always!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/04/05
does this beta come in a 64-bit version? (still shabby reporting - nt)  wessonjoe | 07/28/05
Why all this ruckus?  Otto_Delete | 07/29/05
What is the purpose of this forum?  ray709 | 07/29/05
AVERAGE PERSONS  germanwolff | 07/30/05
Test 1, test 2, testing .... testing  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/04/05
Grow up people!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/04/05
Some of us don't have a choice or do we?  gomfp | 08/08/05
Windows Dependence  okItsfree2 | 01/19/06

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