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Linked by Adam S on Wed 9th Jul 2008 12:59 UTC, submitted by Caffeine Deprived

Even if you love it, there are some things for which Windows is clearly a silly solution. Richard Stiennon lists 10 of the worst uses of Windows he's seen, including using it to display a static green arrow over the open TSA security lanes at Detroit Metro.

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RE: Mission Critical ?

by TaterSalad on Wed 9th Jul 2008 13:56 UTC in reply to "Mission Critical ?"

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2005-07-06

That has been every piece of software. Read the EULA for any software and you will see that the company does not take fault with their software. Even with open source they have a "use at your own risk" clause.

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RE[2]: Mission Critical ?

by raver31 on Wed 9th Jul 2008 14:26 in reply to "RE: Mission Critical ?"

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2005-07-06

The point I was making, was that some people think that because Microsoft is a massive corporation, there will be some comeback when things screw up.

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RE[3]: Mission Critical ?

by tomcat on Wed 9th Jul 2008 19:48 in reply to "RE[2]: Mission Critical ?"

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2006-01-06

The point I was making, was that some people think that because Microsoft is a massive corporation, there will be some comeback when things screw up.

So what. Who am I going to sue when Linux fails me?

*chirp*... *chirp*...

Exactly...

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