Microsoft Won't Have Money Any More

kasperooney

Jun 12 2009, 10:18 AM

I'm waiting for the day when someone will start the thread titled "Microsoft won't have windows any more"

Looks like the company is having a tough time and they seem to be running out of excuses for covering up their bad luck. It's about time they try to save their remaining products by reducing the prices and developing the quality. We don't want another expensive Vista-like product, do we?

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Fractured.Logic

Jun 12 2009, 08:44 PM

I found the title of this topic misleading.

I have often wished to help be a part of a movement which brings Microsoft down from the pedestal which Gates bought and coerced and monopolized his way to achieving. I hate people like that, with a passion, and it would delight me to no end to help pull the rug out from under him and remind him what it's like to be on most of our level.

I have never believed in stepping on others, or forsaking honesty and integrity, in order to get ahead.

So I, of course, hoped that this topic meant that Microsoft had finally made the ultimate blunder and was being forced out of business. Woe that such a hope is dashed before it had a chance to exult and dance for joy.

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Still, I am happy that another program bites the dust. It's only a matter of time, as far as I'm concerned.

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Baniboy

Jun 12 2009, 09:01 PM

QUOTE (-Sky- @ Jun 12 2009, 08:32 PM)

but what does Linux have that Windows does not have?

You should actually ask what linux doesn't have that windows has, like the BSOD, the explorer crashes, memory wastes... the list could go on forever.

Linux and mac are actually stable systems. Linux has repositories, it doesn't crash very often, managing it and it's settings is simpler when all the stuff is in one place.

There are many things that linux has over windows, think about it. It might not be useful for you, but to others it might be a gift from heaven

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