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Jay wrote:
> "Alastair McAllister" <> wrote in message
>> The suggestion that Windows is a good platform for beginners and
>> technophobes is another idea that I believe is a misconception. As a
>> long-time Macintosh user, I find Windows to be a frustrating, complex
>> and high-maintenance operating system.
>
> complex?

complicated, maybe

I don't know about Macs, but I agree with Alistair on Windows.


Peter

Alastair McAllister wrote:
> In <FJtYd.8892$> Bobs wrote:
>
>
>>Peter wrote:
>
>
>
>>>It is not so easy - MS is a monopoly.
>>>(and that's not just my opinion, it is court finding)
>
>
>>And no, I'm not some William Gates fanboy. I am using Thunderbird to
>>post this message for example. But for the average cretin that knows
>>as much about computers as Cuntabs know about hygiene, MS products
>>tend to be a good choice.
>
>
> The suggestion that Windows is a good platform for beginners and
> technophobes is another idea that I believe is a misconception. As a
> long-time Macintosh user, I find Windows to be a frustrating, complex
> and high-maintenance operating system.

Yes, as I keep saying, I found that for a near-beginner who had been
frustrated and confused by Windows, Linux was and is bliss.
>
> I don't have enough experience with Microsoft products to have an
> opinion on their quality in general, and I admit that they may be
> effective products for more advanced users, but I would never recommend
> the Windows platform to anyone without at least an intermediate
> technical ability.
>

....and the willingness to be helped across roads they didn't want to
cross anyway.

A L P

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:06:30 +1300, Ryan Jacobs wrote:

>>Off back to nz.general then.
>
> Actually, you are posting to nz.general........

Prove it.

> Why dont YOU **** off back to nz.comp!

Because you keep bawling.

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:51:33 +1300, Ryan Jacobs wrote:

> LOL, what a stupid try-hard you are Brendon!

Yeah what ever oryan.

> Your pathetic attempt to hijack the follow-up was just toooooo easy to
> spot.

Took you long enough to catch on. Old trick, minimal effort, you stumped
for days.

> Is that the best you've got?

No, but I'll leave the mind control and time warping for another day.

> For an 11 year veteran.... yu sure are stupid!

Kept you busy for days.

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:31:25 +1300, Anybody wrote:

> That's Paul's younger, even more idiotic brother.

lol

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Brendan <> provided this moment of wisdom....

>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:51:33 +1300, Ryan Jacobs wrote:
>
>> LOL, what a stupid try-hard you are Brendon!
>
>Yeah what ever oryan.
>
>> Your pathetic attempt to hijack the follow-up was just toooooo easy to
>> spot.
>
>Took you long enough to catch on. Old trick, minimal effort, you stumped
>for days.
>
>> Is that the best you've got?
>
>No, but I'll leave the mind control and time warping for another day.
>
>> For an 11 year veteran.... yu sure are stupid!
>
>Kept you busy for days.

It did huh?

Your post: 15/03/05 00.31
My reply: 15/03/05 21.51

Explain to us all Brendon - how does 21 hours equate to "days"

It actually took 3 seconds to spot you stupid fool!

Did you forget to take your meds again?

So, since we've determined (and proven) that your sense of time is
totally ****ed up - we must also assume your claim to being an 11 year
veteran is highly suspect!


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Brendan <> provided this moment of wisdom....

>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:06:30 +1300, Ryan Jacobs wrote:
>
>>>Off back to nz.general then.
>>
>> Actually, you are posting to nz.general........
>
>Prove it.
>


LOL.

Learn to read headers my pathetic little boy.

An 11 year veteran - yeah right!

<PLONK>

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In <1110633039.283543@ftpsrv1> E. Scrooge wrote:

> "Bubba Ray" <> wrote in message
> news:d0ui71$m2n$...

>> And don't forget all the money Bill has helped make for anti-virus
>> companies. Without him people would find it much harder to write
>> viruses that did significant damage meaning people wouldn't have as
>> much of a need for anti-virus software.

> If each large PC maker had a different OS. Then all software would be
> a lot more expensive, and some PCs might miss out on a compatible
> version for their OS altogether.

If all operating systems were Unix based then software could easily be
ported to any damn operating system at minimal cost. Noone is advocating
a return to the 80s when we all had Ataris, Commodores, BBCs, Spectrums,
etc. which all had completely different architecture.


> You can only send emails to someone overseas all thanks to fully
> compatible PCs and software.

Believe it or not, it's possible for people using different operating
systems to exchange emails with each other. Kind of blows your theory,
doesn't it?

I am not a fanboy of any particular operating system. I use the
Macintosh platform because it suits my requirements the best, but the
Windows and Linux platforms serve their own markets equally well. A
world with only one operating system would be a very sad world indeed.

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Regards, Alastair.
Wellington, New Zealand
My real email address is (change the obvious).

Any views expressed in this posting are personal and its content remains
the property of Alastair. Alastair accepts no responsibility for any
misinformation resulting from this posting.

11 year old.


"Ryan Jacobs" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Brendan <> provided this moment of wisdom....
>
>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:51:33 +1300, Ryan Jacobs wrote:
>>
>>> LOL, what a stupid try-hard you are Brendon!
>>
>>Yeah what ever oryan.
>>
>>> Your pathetic attempt to hijack the follow-up was just toooooo easy to
>>> spot.
>>
>>Took you long enough to catch on. Old trick, minimal effort, you stumped
>>for days.
>>
>>> Is that the best you've got?
>>
>>No, but I'll leave the mind control and time warping for another day.
>>
>>> For an 11 year veteran.... yu sure are stupid!
>>
>>Kept you busy for days.
>
> It did huh?
>
> Your post: 15/03/05 00.31
> My reply: 15/03/05 21.51
>
> Explain to us all Brendon - how does 21 hours equate to "days"
>
> It actually took 3 seconds to spot you stupid fool!
>
> Did you forget to take your meds again?
>
> So, since we've determined (and proven) that your sense of time is
> totally ****ed up - we must also assume your claim to being an 11 year
> veteran is highly suspect!
>
>
> --

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:50:48 +1300, Alastair McAllister wrote:

> I am not a fanboy of any particular operating system. I use the Macintosh
> platform because it suits my requirements the best, but the Windows and
> Linux platforms serve their own markets equally well. A world with only
> one operating system would be a very sad world indeed.

Or more to the point, if the world was 33% Windows, 33% Mac, and 33% other
Unix variants you could bet interoperability and standards support would
be a lot better than it is now.

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Cheers
Anton