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   From: Hadron    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: OT : More on Vista and that guy from NZ   
   Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:05:55 +1300   
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   MCR  writes:   
      
   > SINNER wrote:   
   >> * Hadron wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >>   
   >>> With reference to CBFalconer's blind acceptance of that NZ "professors"   
   >>> waffle:   
   >>>   
   >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6286245.stm   
   >>>   
   >>> As I said : scare mongering.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Not sure its scare mongering. The bottom line is that if they can   
   >> control content on MY pc because someone else says its OK, there are   
   >> BOUND to be issues with this just as there are activation nightmares   
   >> for legit users.   
   >>   
   >> They can keep Vista.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Yes.  Vista is the new WinME.  Unfortunately I think that it will get   
   > widely adopted.  There is just enough for the average user to want   
   > it. DX10 for the gamer, eye candy for the noob.  Improved security for   
   > the business.  I think widespread adoption will make XP obsolete   
   > quickly, I just hope a few people will jump ship to Ubuntu or any   
   > other distro for that matter.   
      
   The security enhancements are sufficient. Most office type apps for   
   Windows are far more polished and stable than their OSS equivalents with   
   Gimp being a notable exception. I am a long believer that if the Linux   
   crowd banded together better and stopped this pissing competition over   
   Gnome/KDE etc and the distro hell then the Linux apps would approve and   
   garner much more attention from the office crowd. I solely use Linux   
   now, but I wouldnt say its office appps are as stable or as   
   comprehensive as their Windows commercial counterparts. Which is to be   
   expected since 90x more people use Windows in the office than do   
   Linux. Most businesses dont care about the OS. They care about the   
   apps. Apps with which they do their daily work.   
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