With such an un-populer OS as MS Vista is now, could this be a forshadowing of what to come for the giant? Please respond on what you think!
They simply rule by force at this point.
MS rules by force? Force? So either Darth Gates used a Jedi Mind Trick to make all of us support MS, or one of his appretentices put a gun to our heads. Wake up people. This is a free world we live. We all chose to use Microsoft, so who are we to complain when they got so big?
they try to keep ppl in some sort of a software cage
but I am forced to run Windows if I want to interact
I don't personally hate MS (OK, maybe activation)
Sandy -
Personally, I am just anal about how my rig runs. So if I upgrade hardware/software, remove hardware/software, or mess around enough to cause problems in general, I will reload. Not every time something changes, but until I'm satisfied with its behavior. And growing up on Windows taught me the benefit of a fresh, clean install (mostly because of the dread registry). I don't like it when I "completely" uninstall something and when I reinstall it, it has all my settings and problems of the last install (this is one of the main reasons I prefer Mac, no registry). So, after a couple auto activations, I am forced to call someone in Bangladesh to get my system up. And to me, that's annoying.
Sandy -
Personally, I am just anal about how my rig runs. So if I upgrade hardware/software, remove hardware/software, or mess around enough to cause problems in general, I will reload. Not every time something changes, but until I'm satisfied with its behavior. And growing up on Windows taught me the benefit of a fresh, clean install (mostly because of the dread registry). I don't like it when I "completely" uninstall something and when I reinstall it, it has all my settings and problems of the last install (this is one of the main reasons I prefer Mac, no registry). So, after a couple auto activations, I am forced to call someone in Bangladesh to get my system up. And to me, that's annoying.
I have been spoken to in a rather rood manner more than once. But that is a different story.
The last time I had to reactivate was probably the best, I was able to hold a casual conversation, didn't feel like a robot, and the Ladie on the other end of the line actually had some form of conversational skills. I was even asked about the weather and she was much more alert as she also commented on how late it was for me to be calling (around midnight).
I'll keep at it until i find otu the problem and the relevant fix then ill reformat and do it properly.
My apologies, but you do have to admit though that there are more people out there in general who get a kick out of bashing Microsoft simply because they are Microsoft.
I used a Star Wars and the gun-to-head analogy, because it's genrally what most MS Bashers seem to believe. Even you can't deny the fact that there are people out there who consider Bill Gates to be the devil. Many of them simply attack Microsoft because other are also doing it, and they don't want to be left out.
But isn't that the reality of this world? We encourage people to build their lives and make a success of life, and when they reach the top, we try and throw them off.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and my assesments of Windows 98 and Windows ME are based on real-world experiences, which was proven over time. But this is not the time or place to be discussing those two antiquated systems, now is it?
And just to clear things up also, I've been using Microsoft products for close on 20 years now. Not because anybody forced me to, or because I've had no other choice. I use MS because I want to.
I have been using MS because I wanted to, but now i use it mainly because i'm forced to do so