tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post3537292419628248392..comments2023-06-21T15:09:21.151+03:30Comments on climbing the hill: Why Windows is not yet ready for the DesktopRyan McDougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605778690333215958noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-4730399985509555572012-03-19T04:52:22.296+03:302012-03-19T04:52:22.296+03:30microsoft= 100 monkeys banging on typewritersmicrosoft= 100 monkeys banging on typewritersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-32504990146647884132011-03-19T23:06:40.639+03:302011-03-19T23:06:40.639+03:30To basically sum up this whole situation...
Windo...To basically sum up this whole situation...<br /><br />Windows: User friendly, vulnerable to malware, horrible support and proprietary software, closed source.<br /><br />Mac: User friendly, horrible support, propriety software is easy to use but lacks many features, is very resistant to viruses, closed source.<br /><br />Linux: Not very user friendly, Great support, proprietary software is more dev based and harder to use, no such things as viruses on a linux (lol), and its OPEN SOURCE!Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-42274785197910910352010-07-27T16:11:43.378+04:302010-07-27T16:11:43.378+04:30Interesting point of view, and good Post! I starte...Interesting point of view, and good Post! I started to reply but it got too big so I have posted my comment on my <a href="http://sharpnetuk.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-reply-to-why-windows-is-not-yet.html" rel="nofollow">Blog</a><br /><br />CheersSharpnet UK Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596809490520148109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-44604449973344246012009-08-05T00:02:09.442+04:302009-08-05T00:02:09.442+04:30Writing from suse 11.1: Linux has a loooong way to...Writing from suse 11.1: Linux has a loooong way to go before is ready for a desktop, come on, these self serving rhetoric is useless for linux, I like windows...mostly, yet I'd like an alternative, which linux is still not... the amount of little and no so little showstoppers are many. While windows has several shortcomings and vista is plain utter crap IMHO, windows xp is still lightyears ahead of linux regarding desktop usage, linux might be good, even great for certain uses but lacks a ton of software, WTF!! but linux has 20,000 30,000 packages in x repository? yup most ofthem duplicated efforts of the same things, a ton of libraries, thousands of buggy/unfinished/unintuitive software. Dude I've spent time figuring out how to make the nvidia driver work, is working now don't ask me how or why, sound is not very good btw, a winrar/winzip/7zip gui? theres encrypt&archive context commands but a simple archive rar/bzip/zip/whatever oh noes. looking throught the linux alternatives I find tons of not really alternative because the funtionality is incomplete or different(as in not doing what the original software does).<br /><br />I really would like to have a free(don't care much if OSS) of windows but linux is not there, and seems like it never will be more than a server os and a frustrating experience for the desktop user, shame, guess I'll try FreeBSD now, at least with it there's not GPL nutcases akin to those evangelist loons. Well time for FixMBR.<br /><br />btw, there's tons of OSS/and freeware apps for windows, we get the absolutely best of OSS and the complete features of the freeware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-551070971900623322009-06-25T23:34:23.443+04:302009-06-25T23:34:23.443+04:30A pile of bitter crap. Sorry couldn't say it i...A pile of bitter crap. Sorry couldn't say it in any other way.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706754734287448308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-28096478415815891402009-06-18T18:01:25.875+04:302009-06-18T18:01:25.875+04:30very nice aricle!very nice aricle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-60552222608697507052009-06-18T10:23:41.181+04:302009-06-18T10:23:41.181+04:30*ahem*
No argument over OS of choice.
Linux is a...*ahem*<br /><br />No argument over OS of choice.<br /><br />Linux is a exclusive OS, and the riff raff who, by choice use windows or other, have not (can not) be enlightened & thus arent (wont) be part of that exclusive club.<br /><br />Much like a Golf club, no riff raff please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-38833956239059896742009-06-16T04:13:01.189+04:302009-06-16T04:13:01.189+04:30Sorry,the 'ml' didn't make it on the e...Sorry,the 'ml' didn't make it on the end of the link I gave. Here's the corrected one.<br /><br />http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/<br />windowsoem.shtmlCoyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466245393125748885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-81313997314342430762009-06-16T03:39:42.048+04:302009-06-16T03:39:42.048+04:30Right back at ya Anonymous. I hope the article at ...Right back at ya Anonymous. I hope the article at the following URL helps. <br /><br />If you've you ever had technical experience in supporting and installing both Windows and Linux then you'll know what the author of this article is talking about. Here's the link,<br /><br />http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/windowsoem.shtml<br /><br />Hey, years ago I used to be a Windows fanboy just like yourself. Even ran a home based PC repair business. After a few years though it became too much. As my pool of computers became larger the call backs became too much. Wasn't profitable enough. Windows just keeps breaking with many of the same issues that stay unresolved.<br /><br />At about 4 years ago I gave in and started playing around with Linux. I was so impressed at how far Linux had come along that after a while I started switching my clients over to desktop Linux. After a brief transition period where they had to learn to click in 'slightly' different places almost all of them ended up loving it.<br /><br /> Aside from 'some' Windows games Linux was able to do everything else, and I mean 'everything'. Jeepers, let's face it, to them not only did it 'just work' but it was also free! 4 years later it's still working for them. Not only that but business is even better! People see and hear this and want it for themelves too! (By the bye, A simple dual boot with Windows solved the game thing for those few who needed it.)<br /><br />Hope this helps. Oh, and don't forget to give yourself a hug!Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466245393125748885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-34370020830557829692009-06-15T23:50:28.447+04:302009-06-15T23:50:28.447+04:30Keep hugging yourselves linux fanboys.Keep hugging yourselves linux fanboys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-81656915578224578772009-06-15T20:19:27.198+04:302009-06-15T20:19:27.198+04:30Good article. If the Windows folk think this artic...Good article. If the Windows folk think this article is ridiculous then they should look at some of the crap they claim about Linux. Most of the time the Linux complaints can also be found in Windows but they are simply overlooked.<br /><br />And I can't help but laugh at the "Wintards" that talk about Linux dying or small market share. Linux doesn't need market share the way Windows does to stay alive so it a really just a sad desperation argument tossed out when theres nothing left to say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849400429503038501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-39958879624038518432009-06-15T09:54:53.981+04:302009-06-15T09:54:53.981+04:30All I have to say is that this is a rather well th...All I have to say is that this is a rather well thought out parody article. As you've stated in the comments already, it's not necessarily JUST problems with Windows, but how Windows would be inferior in the eyes of a Linux (or possibly even Unix) user. Though I'm appalled by the number of people in the comments that can't seem to realize your intention with this article.<br /><br />All in all, I felt it was informative despite being a parody, and just goes to show you that these OS war arguments are little better than personal opinion most of the time (as can be seen by numerous Anonymous responses (Linux is dying~ lol. How droll.)). Kudos to you. :) Go Linux users, and best of wishes to those that use all other OSs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-2553288062654613292009-06-15T07:41:38.081+04:302009-06-15T07:41:38.081+04:30Considering the alien says "Shows Promise&quo...Considering the alien says "Shows Promise" he is certain to be speaking about Linux, otherwise he would have post in the Computer Universe Weekly "it's completely hopeless, I had to hack it just to install it (activation) and then it fail to recognize most of the hardware, ate plenty of disk space and system resources, and the programs it had included were very primitive".jvalenciaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224539466164550202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-13515264585027510962009-06-15T03:07:13.490+04:302009-06-15T03:07:13.490+04:30I really like this post because it challenges the ...I really like this post because it challenges the implied assumption of the old "Linux Not Ready" article that Windows *is* ready. That's an assumption that almost everybody makes simply because it's the incumbent dominant O/S, but it absolutely needs to be challenged. Remember, Windows got to be dominant not because it was more "ready" technically than other O/Ses but through a combination of luck and bullying.<br /><br />Suppose an alien were to visit Earth and abduct a standard PC and two operating system DVDs: Windows Vista and Ubuntu/Linux. The alien has no data on the comparative popularity of these operating systems, so he must evaluate them both objectively and only on their technical merits. He then sits down to write his weekly column for Computer Universe Weekly with the headline "X Shows Promise, But Still Not Ready for the Desktop".<br /><br />What is "X"?Neil Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588098030811273044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-88795130230641043942009-06-15T01:22:19.412+04:302009-06-15T01:22:19.412+04:30I like Unix and all its flavors too but its less o...I like Unix and all its flavors too but its less of extreme love for it but more how I dislike Windows. I have tried pretty much all the flavors of Linux and even though I do see a consistent improvement in it's usability on Desktops and user interfaces but I don't think it has primed to a level of OSX to seriously challenge Windows. Simple little things like using Yahoo Messenger with WebCam and Audio facilities is almost impossible for a common person to configure. Day to day applications are so easy to find for Windows than Linux. Apple OS is what it is today because it has addressed simple little things that a common computer user faces. You use Windows because you are not as smart of a user as a Linux Guy is no reason for adoption and only shows misplaced frustration. Windows still monopolizing the market (corporate + personal) with other competitors been in market for years tells something about something seriously not right about Linux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-40543265901681460522009-06-14T19:41:22.313+04:302009-06-14T19:41:22.313+04:30Again, but now as a link:
Shoulders of Giants -- ...Again, but now as a link: <br /><a href="http://www.cybersource.com.au/users/conz/shoulders.html" rel="nofollow">Shoulders of Giants -- A Paper on the Inevitability of Open Source Dominance</a>Hansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-77287162377804166472009-06-14T19:38:29.082+04:302009-06-14T19:38:29.082+04:30Artem S. Tashkinov said: "Linux will always b...Artem S. Tashkinov said: "Linux will always be a server only OS or a niche product if there's no proprietary software for it."<br /><br />I doubt that.<br /><br />Read why open source will dominate over proprietary software in the long term: http://www.cybersource.com.au/users/conz/shoulders.html<br /><br />Besides: Linux does not exclude proprietary software.Hansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-33996722984059563252009-06-14T12:22:49.608+04:302009-06-14T12:22:49.608+04:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Richard Gates ballmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-71554967853443990432009-06-14T07:55:46.961+04:302009-06-14T07:55:46.961+04:30Awesome and fun to read article. Ignore those that...Awesome and fun to read article. Ignore those that post anonymous crap, its typical of Wind-hoze err... WindoZe losers.<br />You have very succinctly summed up everything that doesn't make WindoZe a good OS. Spot on man.Shane kernshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711899451621843552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-81214857787735889122009-06-14T02:12:10.937+04:302009-06-14T02:12:10.937+04:30Hi,
as every article about windows defects, parod...Hi, <br />as every article about windows defects, parody or not, it again leaves out the memory management issue, that was the last turd in my windows shit-bucket years ago: <br /><br />Absolutely no equivalent for "swappiness" setting. There are some settings for "not swapping out every last bit of kernel" and some weird priority stuff that's always in one position anyway on desktop, but..<br /><br />Practically two options for swap are: <br /><br />* default stupidity where machine with 4GB of RAM is swapping itself silly every chance it gets OR <br /><br />* hope you have enough memory and switch off paging completely, risking running out of memory and experiencing crashes no program can handle, let alone expects on todays computers.<br /><br />And to top it off, 64bit vista is still under some "curious circumstances" trying to fit 8GB file into 4GB file cache swapping everything relentlessly out, ON A FREAKING COPY OPERATION!!<br /><br />RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-82956012749602945162009-06-14T00:45:28.202+04:302009-06-14T00:45:28.202+04:30This one makes this "Anonymous Coward" s...This one makes this "Anonymous Coward" so laughable:<br /><br />"Linux is free yet its penetration<br />on the desktop is and has been negligible (below 1%) with no signs<br />of taking off."<br /><br />Is 1% of the World market something you can really call negligible?? Can't you just imagine how much computers it actually means!?<br /><br />BTW, thanks R. McDougall for this article. You say it's a parody but I also consider it as an interesting reference when reminding people why Windows is not as good as they believe... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-34371213502751633762009-06-14T00:15:05.054+04:302009-06-14T00:15:05.054+04:30Yeah, well, at least Windows 7 still works with my...Yeah, well, at least Windows 7 still works with my Intel graphics chip (I'm on a laptop, I don't have a choice...) <br /><br />Plus, while I mean no offence, a lot of your points seem outdated, as they've been fixed since Windows XP. <br /><br />I don't really consider the lack of a regular release cycle for Windows to be a bad thing, since getting a few new features every 6 months always seems to break something else. Usually audio, which worked right away on a fresh install of Win 7. <br /><br />As for Windows having bugs that have been there for 10 years, the same can easily be said about Linux. <br /><br />Now all this said, Windows is pretty far from perfect itself. I mean, I think a better file system was promised for Vista and now we're heading into the next version with no sign of it. I do miss the speedy file operations in Ubuntu. That and the registry *shudder* <br /><br />Simply put, both operating systems have their pros and cons and after using Ubuntu exclusively for around 8 months before trying Windows 7, I find the latter to be the best operating system for myself. <br /><br />For what it's worth, I do still run as much open source software as possible but sometimes the proprietary versions are just too much better to ignore.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001087265688346680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-28901337619467158892009-06-13T22:56:37.819+04:302009-06-13T22:56:37.819+04:30Anon wrote:
"Because Windows doesn't fuc...Anon wrote:<br /><br />"Because Windows doesn't fucking have driver issues !!!"<br /><br />Actually it does.<br />I have hardware (Maudio24/96) which is about six years old and *still* has no official windows driver. You have to do that WHQL bypass hack every time you install it. And it is most certainly not updated as part of the OS.<br /><br />With Linux it just works, and I got sound after the first install. Linux did not ask me any questions, or accuse me of using 'unsigned drivers', it just got the damm thing working.<br /><br />Other hardware I have is now useless as the last drivers were Win98 only, and that was the last time the devices worked. :( Once a driver is in the Linux kernel it tends to stay there, not just be around for one version like windows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-68197891566617062232009-06-13T20:41:08.466+04:302009-06-13T20:41:08.466+04:30Anonymous:
Oh really?
Let me check my update hist...Anonymous:<br /><br />Oh really?<br />Let me check my update history:<br /><br />Oh ... here (straight from my update history):<br /><br />---<br /><br />Web Cam from Butt-fuck China:<br /><br />Nope, didn't even bother. Sorry.<br /><br />http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reliable<br /><br />As in "I cannot trust that MS will update Butt-fuckCo SupperHappyWebCam, because it's Butt-fuckCo's job to apply and pass WHQL -- and even then only *select* drivers are updated through Windows Update."<br /><br />If you had ever used linux you'd know *all* drivers are packaged an updated. If it runs, you get updates for it.<br /><br />kthxbyeRyan McDougallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605778690333215958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106114259507101884.post-5066838172436857702009-06-13T19:55:30.928+04:302009-06-13T19:55:30.928+04:30@ anonymous,
Linux is dying?! You obviously haven...@ anonymous,<br /><br />Linux is dying?! You obviously haven't done your research. Here, let me help you, <br /><br />http://news.netcraft.com/<br /><br />At this site, check out major websites such as, 'paypal.com, amazon.com, or even cnn.com ' and find out what they are using for their webserver. Yes, they are using Linux and probably will be for some time. <br /><br />Or how about the top 500 fastest computers in the world. Why are only 5 of them using Windows? Over 80% of them use Linux in one form or another. As a matter of fact, the top 10 are all using Linux.<br /><br />Oh, my apologies, I forgot one more major Linux using site, <br /><br />google.com<br /><br />(No Mr. Balmer, sorry, but you can't have my chair right now. Go find another to throw around...)Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466245393125748885noreply@blogger.com