It's been a while since the latest Microsoft-should-open-source-Windows article, so SJVN felt compelled to write one. "Although Microsoft may claim otherwise, Vista, from both from a technical and business point of view, is proving to be a failure. Why not turn it over to people who have shown time after time that they can deliver the goods?"
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Member since:2005-07-06
He might have meant their products can be compared to crap,(noun), because installing their products "might", have the same effect as someone dropping their bags and having a massive dump on the motherboard.
See, that is the problem with spellcheckers in general. They can check the words for misplaced letters, however, they cannot check the context the words are in.
Edited 2007-04-14 06:58
Member since:2006-04-21
Member since:2006-11-14
"crap" used as an adjective is perfectly acceptable in British English (though not in American English), as is "shit" - so it would be also be acceptable to say:
Microsoft make a lot of money out of closed-source. They do not care how shit their software is, as long as it makes them money.
For those still in school, you could try taking these two variants into your English class, as a way of sparking a fascinating debate on the many subtle differences between British and American forms of English.
Member since:2006-04-21
Microsoft make a lot of money out of closed-source. They do not care how shit their software is, as long as it makes them money.
Although personally, I would find "shitty" more acceptable than "shit" here, but "crappy" equally as acceptable as "crap".
Interesting language!
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2007-01-20
"Crap" is a noun, not an adjective (or adverb, while we're on the subject). You're looking for something like "crappy."