Linked by Robert Gering on Tue 17th Sep 2002 18:11 UTC
First, a little background. I am a Windows user who has been using Windows since 3.1. I am not a programmer or a developer, I am a user. I process photos, use the internet, e-mail, write letters, play the ever important games and even use it to develop my comic strips. I am not computer illiterate and I use my computer with confidence and skill. Now with that said. I hate Windows.
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I could have understood him if the author really explained why he hated Windows, but instead he gave some examples of his problems with the windows.
There are thousands of applications for windows. Almost anybody can write an application for windows. It is pretty strange that, when someone has a problem with windows, they blame windows for it, though it could be a virus, it could be a program which doesn't call the API functions with the right parameters, or it could be even the user himself/herself.
The fact is that people hate Windows, because it became a very popular trend. Linux guys hate it, because they hate Microsoft. Mac guys hate it, because they hate Microsoft. Many other people hate it, because they think that this is right thing to do. Afterall, Microsoft is a giant and if you blame them or bash them you will not feel guilty, because they are making lots of money.
The fact is that, Windows is a nice OS. It is not perfect, but still it is better in productivity increase for many of the people.
The only reason I like Linux is because I can change it, I can play with it, I can write my programs easily, test them, do whatever I want. I can't do that in Windows.
But when it comes to enjoying the computer and the internet, doing things like taking pictures, videos, video conference, games, preparing presentations, writing reports, windows is the number one for me. Sure I can do some of these things in linux too, but it is a pain in the ass, and can't compare the experience with windows experience. Take Internet Explorer as an example. I didn't see any browser which gave me a better experience yet. Opera came close to it, but it doesn't support some of the things yet fully. Mozilla started to look good, but there are such things like full Javascript, DHTML support which is still not there yet.
Overall I believe. Windows is the best so far, even when I compare it with Mac Os X.
I like Linux a lot, and I wish one day it will catch up with Windows on many issues, but until then I had to tell the truth, Windows is better than anything else out there.