Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 21st Apr 2008 17:53 UTC, submitted by mikemuch
Despite Microsoft's obvious focus on selling Windows Vista to its customers, it hasn't yet forgotten about all those people out there that still use Windows XP (personally, I use Windows XP MCE 2005). The company has confirmed it has finally 'released to manufacturing' the third service pack to Windows XP - 7 years after the operating system's original release.
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It never fails that here at OSNews someone says they're happy with Windows, someone else has to chime in with their sob story of how they had to deal with viruses/spyware.
In the hands of a competent computer user, Windows XP is a safe operating system, and is quite powerful.
In the hands of an ignorant user, yes, it can be a problem.
Please, there's no need to "feel sorry" for someone happy with their OS, and certainly no need to use a condescending tone to another OSNews member.
It never fails that here at OSNews someone says they're happy with Windows, someone else has to chime in with their sob story of how they had to deal with viruses/spyware.
In the hands of a competent computer user, Windows XP is a safe operating system, and is quite powerful.
In the hands of an ignorant user, yes, it can be a problem.
Please, there's no need to "feel sorry" for someone happy with their OS, and certainly no need to use a condescending tone to another OSNews member.
And then there is, here at Osnews, always someone (probably Windows admin that just discovered the registry editor) that has the need to chime in and claim complete nonsense that Windows can be secure and powerful in the hands of a skilled user.
No, it can't because it's faulty by design, so even Billy-upload-your-dollars-Gates can't make it secure and powerful without first redesigning it from ground up.
It's funny because people making that claim (you) think they can get away with it. But the problem is that there are already countless websites, articles, stories that directly disprove your claim.
So, again, no, Windows cannot be made secure and powerful because it's technically impossible.
And sorry, it's hard to talk to Windows users without being condescending. "
I see you're taking advantage of the new mod system, troll! Well done!
Wow, you found me out. I just discovered the registry editor yesterday. And what's this neato thing called the command line? Wow, a batch script!? What's that? Group Policy? Neato!!
Try better, troll.
And for the record, I've got a pretty even split of SuSe, Ubuntu, and XP machines. So I see it from a far more objective view than a zealot such as yourself sees it.
I also actually work in the field, unlike someone such as yourself.
Yes, Windows is horribly insecure and unstable. Yet it seems to work well enough that everyone here gets there job done (and done well) and it leaves me enough time to post an argument with a faceless linux zealot on OSNews. Oh wait, gotta run; someone's driver update on SuSe just blew up X......
Edited 2008-04-22 21:21 UTC
Member since:2006-09-15
Oh wait, gotta run; someone's driver update on SuSe just blew up X......
Love that one. Thing is, we are still in the dark ages of Software development in Operating Systems. Non of the mainstream OS's have got it right and all have thier problems.
Maybe in 50 years time...
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It never fails that here at OSNews someone says they're happy with Windows, someone else has to chime in with their sob story of how they had to deal with viruses/spyware.
In the hands of a competent computer user, Windows XP is a safe operating system, and is quite powerful.
In the hands of an ignorant user, yes, it can be a problem.
Please, there's no need to "feel sorry" for someone happy with their OS, and certainly no need to use a condescending tone to another OSNews member.
And then there is, here at Osnews, always someone (probably Windows admin that just discovered the registry editor) that has the need to chime in and claim complete nonsense that Windows can be secure and powerful in the hands of a skilled user.
No, it can't because it's faulty by design, so even Billy-upload-your-dollars-Gates can't make it secure and powerful without first redesigning it from ground up.
It's funny because people making that claim (you) think they can get away with it. But the problem is that there are already countless websites, articles, stories that directly disprove your claim.
So, again, no, Windows cannot be made secure and powerful because it's technically impossible.
And sorry, it's hard to talk to Windows users without being condescending.