[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[Michael Kraemer]

Arne Vajhøj schrieb:
> On 01-01-2010 20:22, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> 
>> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>
>>> On 01-01-2010 19:26, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>>
>>>> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 31-12-2009 14:44, JF Mezei wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Windows religion is about comforming with the rest of the
>>>>>> world, it
>>>>>> is about not being different and doing the same stuff as everyone
>>>>>> else.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> MS is leading not following when it comes to desktop UI, office
>>>>> package etc..
>>>>>
>>>>>> You don't see Windows missionaries pushing that Windows is better.
>>>>>> Their
>>>>>> only argument is that it is "compatible" because everyone uses it.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Windows religion is also not as strong. There is much less
>>>>> > convinction in it than in the Apple religion. Windows followers just
>>>>> > blindly buy Windows because tey feel it is the only option.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure you do. You just need to be in the pro-Windows circles.
>>>>> comp.os.vms
>>>>> is not where you find them though.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4) the changes forced upon Intel by the ex-DEC employees at 
>>>>>>> Microsoft
>>>>>>> probably helped to make Intel the juggernaut it is today.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No. It prevented Microsoft from going down fast because its softare
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> so instable that people started to migrate to the Mac fast. Remember
>>>>>> that between Windows 95 and Windows XP was a slew of other releases
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> were lackluster.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> People were quite happy with 98 SE.
>>>>>
>>>> W/98SE wasn't too bad. W/2K was better. It still provided numerous
>>>> opportunities for the authors of "malware".
>>>>
>>>> W/XP was better still. There were, and still are, security fixes to be
>>>> applied but XP has proven to be a very solid and stable release.
>>>>
>>>> I haven't tried Vista yet. I may never try it. W/XP meets my needs.
>>>
>>>
>>> Next time you buy a computer it will most likely come with 7.
>>
>>
>> And I may very well install W/XP anyway!
> 
> 
> But why bother. If it is a new PC it has the power to run 7.
> And you will have better chances of getting drivers for new
> hardware and running new versions of applications that requires
> new OS plus much better 64 bit version plus certain extra
> security features.
> 
> Arne

I wonder if this is a VMS or a Windoze advocacy group.