[NTLUG:Discuss] What makes Linux great?

[Jerry Haltom]

I think it's forgone conclusion that it is not possible for MS to
implement the things in Linux that make Linux better than Windows,
without ceasing to be Microsoft and becoming a good member of society.
Frankly I don't see this happening, ever. So by all means tell him
everything. They'll never implement it the way we want. :)

And would a good Microsoft be that bad? Is a good IBM that bad? Hmmm.

On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 23:38, Kipton Moravec wrote:
> At 10:06 PM 12/20/03, you wrote:
> Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> 
> But I don't think it's a technical matter.  I really don't
> care how much better or worse Windows is.   Given that's
> the case, why on earth should I help him understand what
> MS needs to do to take OUR market share.
> 
> Think about this.  If we give him detailed technical
> reasons why Linux users don't use Windows - and if MS
> then goes and implements those things - then less people
> will use Linux and more will use Microsoft.
> 
> Does ANYONE here truly want that to happen?
> 
> If not - then why help him?
> -------------------------------------------
> 
> There are a bunch of reasons Technical and otherwise.
> 
> For me the reasons are:
> 
> MS Products are prone to virus attacks.
> MS Products crash the computer too much.
> You have to reboot the computer too often, especially when loading SW or 
> changing a system parameter.
> MS Products are bloated and slow.
> MS Operating system is a difficult platform to write software on.  The 
> tools to help code, make the code more bloated and slower.
> MS Products are too expensive. ($50 for the OS and $100 for the Office 
> Suite is reasonable.)
> MS OS Upgrades are confusing and sometimes short lived.  Windows 98, 
> Windows ME. Windows 2000, NT 4, NT 2000, XP, XP Professional.
> MS Upgrades require faster computers with more memory than the previous 
> versions to operate at the same speed.
> MS Applications like Word document files are not compatible with previous 
> versions.
> MS does not follow standards. They add to standards so they are not 
> compatible. (i.e. Java, Front Page Extensions, etc.)
> 
> That is a start.
> 
> I truly believe MS can not fix these problems.  They have an environment 
> that prevents it from happening.  They know these are problems. They have 
> either chosen not to fix them or can not fix them.
> 
> There is nothing we can tell them that they do not already know.
> 
> Kip
> 
> 
> 
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