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Typical Windows Users - 300 pound sloths who sit in their cubes all day and follow the "lemming" approach to society and technology...if everyone else is using it, no matter how crappy and unstable it is, I'm going to use it too, especially if it has a flashy interface, bright colors, and funny cartoons that talk to me if I need help. Most times seen loitering around the snack bar at work talking about the latest funny e-mail chain that they are a part of that includes Flash bunnies, Jesus references, or inspriational stories about some kid with no arms or legs who won the Boston Marathon. Takes everything that management or tech experts say at face value, especially if it is about Microsoft. They are afraid to mess with anything on the system because if it was meant to mess with "Bill would have packaged it with instructions to do it". Thrives on daily chaos and mayhem, has no regular sleep schedule due to support calls at all hours of the night. Constantly in school due to certifications becoming outdated and invalid.


Favorite TV Show: Teletubbies
Internet Provicer: America Online
Favorite Movie: Wargames (yes, computers can talk through phone lines at 300 baud in 1983)
Favorite Food: Anything that is microwaveable in 1 minute or less because my free time is spent patching my operating system because Bill says I have to.
Favorite TV Channel: FOX News..because all of it is fair and balanced and we don't want to listen to what anyone else says!

Typical Linux Users- Analytical, rational people who like stability and calmness in their lifestyle. Typically the first to go out and disprove something from a technological standpoint and back it up with hard evidence, never uses the words "just because it is that way". Somewhat in good shape, has plenty of time to work out and have a life. Sleep schedule is regular, goes to bed at night with a secure, relaxed attitude. Isn't afraid to take things apart and see how they work, spends time at work making system more secure and stable.

Favorite TV Show: Anything tech-related on Tech TV
Internet Provider: Cox or some other broadband provider
Favorite Movie: South Park: The Movie (Bill Gates gets whacked for Windows 98 not working)
Favorite Food: Restaurant food or self-prepared...plenty of time for real dining
Favorite TV Channel: Tech TV

The differences are staggering!!
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Nothing new then.  crocd | 08/05/04
something very new...  ryusen | 08/05/04
Putting Lipstick on a 800 lb Pig is tough  Aphelion | 08/05/04
I agree to a point...  bchesmer | 08/05/04
ROTFLMAO! For some reason I pictured Ballme(r)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/05/04
That's a good one...  Tux Groomer | 08/05/04
Pig Union Objects To Your Reference  Chad_z | 08/05/04
Miss Piggy is asking exactly what are you insinuating?  P. Douglas | 08/05/04
Hiiiiiii- Yah!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/05/04
ROTFLOL!!! And Who Wants to be the First  tbbrickster_z | 08/06/04
Darn, now the hackers who post on Zdnet  FilledOut | 08/05/04
My "Windows Buddies" all told me they uninstalled it..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/05/04
You never...  johnnyu | 08/05/04
It does, but..  Suicida| | 08/05/04
Well at least they're trying to get it right  Michael Kelly | 08/05/04
yep... and now...  ryusen | 08/05/04
Microsucks would NOT KNOW how to get it RIGHT if their life depended on it  realitycheck101 | 08/05/04
Bitter...Party of one? (NT)  DigitalKid | 08/05/04
Now I get it! Yeahright is a parody of silly Linix people, not real.  marksashton | 08/05/04
Yeah! Microsucks....sucks!!!!  TheAuthority | 08/05/04
Don't rag on linux just because you have no skills  Jeff Spicoli | 08/05/04
Windows XP update delayed again  Loverock Davidson | 08/05/04
Newsflash! 2.6 was not delayed to fix flaws in 2.4!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/05/04
2.6 was delayed for years... (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 08/05/04
Umm that's a kernal  voska | 08/05/04
Once more lovertwit shows he is mired in the Windows-only world  Jeff Spicoli | 08/05/04
No Jeff, it's Loserock.  Spoon Jabber | 08/05/04
couldn't it be changed to "smokesrock"?  Monkey_MCSE | 08/05/04
thats the best one I've seen yet! (nt)  zijiang | 08/06/04
Hello!!  Suicida| | 08/05/04
Optimism!!!  Martin Marvinski | 08/05/04
Ahem... I meant "*not* to give them the benefit..." (nt)  Martin Marvinski | 08/05/04
Microsoft has to get this right  voska | 08/05/04
MS copying again, as usual  AmusedAtItAll | 08/05/04
Where's Mike  johnnyu | 08/05/04
Isn't Mike running the beta.  UncleBubba | 08/05/04
Where's Mike Cox and his Rep?...ROFL  drichards1953 | 08/05/04
Don't you understand that Mike is really ONE OF US?  TheAuthority | 08/05/04
Are you sure??  drichards1953 | 08/05/04
No, it's subtle humor...  Zogg | 08/05/04
lol that was a clasic(nt)  zijiang | 08/06/04
haha yeah  johnnyu | 08/05/04
LOL  Suicida| | 08/05/04
ZDNet - No more articles.  doe_z | 08/05/04
ZDNet Posters Seriously Need A Sense Of Humor  itanalyst | 08/05/04
This PROVES the SUPERIORITY of LINUX!!!!  TheAuthority | 08/05/04
Linux/Windows User Comparison  itanalyst | 08/05/04
Windblows? Microsucks?  Martin Marvinski | 08/05/04
So if Linux is so great...  Brag | 08/05/04
refer to your comment later on about "Common Sense"  Monkey_MCSE | 08/05/04
The GUI was not invented on the MAC  BXLE | 08/05/04
Ummm...August?  KTLA | 08/05/04
Love it like tedious command line updates and config file  FilledOut | 08/05/04
Hmmm, seems the ABM crowd is running scared again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/05/04
You're exactly right  Michael Kelly | 08/05/04
fear?  ryusen | 08/05/04
You mean they will HAVE too!  sa_z | 08/05/04
You forgot to mention why, bitty  AmusedAtItAll | 08/05/04
funny..  Brag | 08/05/04
SPOT ON POST!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/05/04
you had the right idea but...  ryusen | 08/05/04
Speaking of update delays, where's my fix for Mozzila?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/05/04
I think You spect too much...  Brag | 08/05/04
heh... so much for your pretention to be unbiased...  ryusen | 08/05/04
Released yesterday 8/4  bit_rot | 08/05/04
While you're on the subject...  AmusedAtItAll | 08/05/04
Oh, yeah, almost forgot....  AmusedAtItAll | 08/05/04
Spelling  Bill4 | 08/05/04
Facts...  Brag | 08/05/04
Facts?  AbsolutelyNot | 08/05/04
i think he was commenting on my accounting of his "common sense"  Monkey_MCSE | 08/05/04
Commodores  AbsolutelyNot | 08/05/04
ohh...  ryusen | 08/05/04
Wrong!  sa_z | 08/05/04
You must be mistaken  johnnyu | 08/05/04
windows 2000  V Sanders | 08/05/04
It was  johnnyu | 08/06/04
Blessed are the meek ...  RCS_z | 08/06/04
crashed  isowipe | 08/06/04

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