[X4U] XP <> Vista benchmarks

[nk]

you're right. they ARE angry. I have no fondness for predatory 
companies. I have no respect for them, and, no matter how many people 
like and use their products for whatever reason, I have nothing but 
contempt for them.

your response seems to suggest an understanding why I might feel this 
way, and yeah, it is their business practices. to me, it's kinda like 
saying "Yeah, they squash innovation and step on everybody's neck, but 
gol durn it, cut 'em a break!"

Also, when I consider the sheer financial might they have to bear on a 
project, the control they have, the way the table is tilted almost 
entirely in their favor, no, I don't respect the products they finally 
do release.

contrast, for example, with open source offerings. there's almost no 
money involved, yet open source authors consistsently knock it out of 
the park.

I feel that you are spot-on with your assessment of my tone, and I 
stand by it.

nk


On Feb 2, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Stroller wrote:

> I don't like Microsoft's business practices, either, and I do object 
> to the way that our schools tie themselves into expensive licensing 
> fees for a platform that offers them no real benefits, but I read "NO 
> tolerance" and those words just seem angry to me, too much so to take 
> the comments at face value or find them helpful to a constructive 
> conversation.
>
> Stroller.