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C&Ped from post (Re: New Updates? WTF) > MS release software, and some people out there spend time trying to > discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. some people > out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the > software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time > trying to discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. > some > people out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the > software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time > trying to discredit the company and the software.. > > Are you getting the picture yet?.. > > -- > Mike Hall > MS-MVP windows Shell/User > I just spent 1 hr. or updating my system "again"! I have some sugestions for you Microsoft. Could you make it so that your software calls home every day because you don't trust me? Oh wait...you already do. Hell, make it call home every 10 minutes. You never know what underhanded thing I might have done in that short time! My bandwidth is not your problem after all. My time isn't your problem either (so you seem to think). Could you make it so that I'm constantly nagged to update, then than nag me every 15 minutes to restart my system, or restart it on it's own even if I don't want to but happen to turn my back for a second (right at 14min 59sec), even though I'm in the middle of something really important? Oh wait, you already did. How about bloating your Operating system and making it so that it doesn't play that well with other (competitors) software because you want to be the "Be-all-to-end-all" in computing? Oh wait, you already did. How about letting installed programs put "so many" (read Symantec) entries into the registry that it would take a week to find them and remove all the useless entries left over from an uninstalled program? Oh wait, you already did. How about making Oultook Express Rule system work sometimes? Works half the time? That'd be cool! Oh wait, you already did. Should I go on...? How about making your tech support so unfriendly and expensive, no body in their right mind would bother try call you? Oh wait, you already did. I guess you really don't need a suggestion box! Meanwhile, Ubuntu seems to be more responsive running on my boat-anchor HP 750 mhz p3 I salvaged, with 256 megs of ram than windows xp does on my 2.8 P4 with 1 gig or ram. I've been at building and optimizing systems for 15+ years now. Windows seems nothing more than habit anymore. Ubuntu install went pretty easy. Runs smooth, no registry, programs stay in their own folder and not all over your hard drive, free, Lots of free apps. No support! But hey!...Where's Microsoft's support? "MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the software.. " Microsoft doesn't need lots of help in that department. How many patches should we need in any given week? Choose one and stick with it. X-boxes or operating systems, what's it going to be? Hold the customer at the top of the pyramid, the rest will follow. |
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"I have some sugestions for you Microsoft." In that case, you should contact Microsoft. This is a public newsgroup. -- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." "ChadMan" <chadhammer@nospammerscharter.net> wrote in message news:%23hNmJNLkGHA.4276@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > C&Ped from post (Re: New Updates? WTF) > > > MS release software, and some people out there spend time trying to > > discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. some people > > out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the > > software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time > > trying to discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. > > some > > people out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the > > software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time > > trying to discredit the company and the software.. > > > > Are you getting the picture yet?.. > > > > -- > > Mike Hall > > MS-MVP windows Shell/User > > > > I just spent 1 hr. or updating my system "again"! > > I have some sugestions for you Microsoft. > > Could you make it so that your software calls home every day because you > don't trust me? Oh wait...you already do. > > Hell, make it call home every 10 minutes. You never know what underhanded > thing I might have done in that short time! My bandwidth is not your problem > after all. > > My time isn't your problem either (so you seem to think). > > Could you make it so that I'm constantly nagged to update, then than nag me > every 15 minutes to restart my system, or restart it on it's own even if I > don't want to but happen to turn my back for a second (right at 14min > 59sec), even though I'm in the middle of something really important? Oh > wait, you already did. > > How about bloating your Operating system and making it so that it doesn't > play that well with other (competitors) software because you want to be the > "Be-all-to-end-all" in computing? Oh wait, you already did. > > How about letting installed programs put "so many" (read Symantec) entries > into the registry that it would take a week to find them and remove all the > useless entries left over from an uninstalled program? Oh wait, you already > did. > > How about making Oultook Express Rule system work sometimes? Works half the > time? That'd be cool! Oh wait, you already did. > > Should I go on...? > > How about making your tech support so unfriendly and expensive, no body in > their right mind would bother try call you? Oh wait, you already did. > > I guess you really don't need a suggestion box! > > Meanwhile, Ubuntu seems to be more responsive running on my boat-anchor HP > 750 mhz p3 I salvaged, with 256 megs of ram than windows xp does on my 2.8 > P4 with 1 gig or ram. I've been at building and optimizing systems for 15+ > years now. > > windows seems nothing more than habit anymore. Ubuntu install went pretty > easy. Runs smooth, no registry, programs stay in their own folder and not > all over your hard drive, free, Lots of free apps. No support! But > hey!...Where's Microsoft's support? > > "MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time trying to > discredit the company and the software.. " > > microsoft doesn't need lots of help in that department. How many patches > should we need in any given week? > > Choose one and stick with it. X-boxes or operating systems, what's it going > to be? Hold the customer at the top of the pyramid, the rest will follow. > > > |
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"Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@notmail.com> wrote in message news:unUTcVLkGHA.4660@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > "I have some sugestions for you Microsoft." > > In that case, you should contact Microsoft. This is a public newsgroup. I can tell you've never tried that! (Rhetorical) The message was meant for the public. microsoft isn't listenning thru any normal channels. ;) |
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Chad Use whatever OS works for you and the equipment upon which you wish to install an OS.. -- Mike Hall MS-MVP windows Shell/User "ChadMan" <chadhammer@nospammerscharter.net> wrote in message news:%23hNmJNLkGHA.4276@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > C&Ped from post (Re: New Updates? WTF) > >> MS release software, and some people out there spend time trying to >> discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. some people >> out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the >> software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time >> trying to discredit the company and the software.. MS release patches.. >> some >> people out there again spend time trying to discredit the company and the >> software.. MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time >> trying to discredit the company and the software.. >> >> Are you getting the picture yet?.. >> >> -- >> Mike Hall >> MS-MVP windows Shell/User >> > > I just spent 1 hr. or updating my system "again"! > > I have some sugestions for you Microsoft. > > Could you make it so that your software calls home every day because you > don't trust me? Oh wait...you already do. > > Hell, make it call home every 10 minutes. You never know what underhanded > thing I might have done in that short time! My bandwidth is not your > problem after all. > > My time isn't your problem either (so you seem to think). > > Could you make it so that I'm constantly nagged to update, then than nag > me every 15 minutes to restart my system, or restart it on it's own even > if I don't want to but happen to turn my back for a second (right at 14min > 59sec), even though I'm in the middle of something really important? Oh > wait, you already did. > > How about bloating your Operating system and making it so that it doesn't > play that well with other (competitors) software because you want to be > the "Be-all-to-end-all" in computing? Oh wait, you already did. > > How about letting installed programs put "so many" (read Symantec) entries > into the registry that it would take a week to find them and remove all > the useless entries left over from an uninstalled program? Oh wait, you > already did. > > How about making Oultook Express Rule system work sometimes? Works half > the time? That'd be cool! Oh wait, you already did. > > Should I go on...? > > How about making your tech support so unfriendly and expensive, no body in > their right mind would bother try call you? Oh wait, you already did. > > I guess you really don't need a suggestion box! > > Meanwhile, Ubuntu seems to be more responsive running on my boat-anchor HP > 750 mhz p3 I salvaged, with 256 megs of ram than windows xp does on my 2.8 > P4 with 1 gig or ram. I've been at building and optimizing systems for 15+ > years now. > > windows seems nothing more than habit anymore. Ubuntu install went pretty > easy. Runs smooth, no registry, programs stay in their own folder and not > all over your hard drive, free, Lots of free apps. No support! But > hey!...Where's Microsoft's support? > > "MS release patches.. some people out there again spend time trying to > discredit the company and the software.. " > > microsoft doesn't need lots of help in that department. How many patches > should we need in any given week? > > Choose one and stick with it. X-boxes or operating systems, what's it > going to be? Hold the customer at the top of the pyramid, the rest will > follow. > > > |
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"Mike hall - MS MVP windows Shell/User" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23C7GH3LkGHA.4652@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Chad > > Use whatever OS works for you and the equipment upon which you wish to > install an OS.. > Question is: When will microsoft concentrate on doing just that? Make it work? Just make it work without all the bullcrap! ;) |
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If it doesn't work for you, don't use it! It does work for many millions of users. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "ChadMan" <chadhammer@nospammerscharter.net> wrote in message news:%23tIy9vMkGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Mike hall - MS MVP windows Shell/User" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in > message news:%23C7GH3LkGHA.4652@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Chad >> >> Use whatever OS works for you and the equipment upon which you wish to >> install an OS.. >> > > Question is: When will microsoft concentrate on doing just that? Make it > work? Just make it work without all the bullcrap! ;) > |
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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e$y8BPNkGHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > If it doesn't work for you, don't use it! > > It does work for many millions of users. That will be feasable only when they make all the different softwares I need for the other platform. 8( |
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ChadMan wrote: > > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:e$y8BPNkGHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> If it doesn't work for you, don't use it! >> >> It does work for many millions of users. > > That will be feasable only when they make all the different softwares I > need for the other platform. 8( So what DO you need? I expect you will find that there are applications that will do almost all of what you want. If not, then there's always wine... -- Gordon Burgess-Parker Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk |
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Now that's NOT Microsoft's problem - is it, that the other manufacturers don't spend the money to develop software for platforms where they will not get any return on their investment. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "ChadMan" <chadhammer@nospammerscharter.net> wrote in message news:Of4foZNkGHA.4444@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:e$y8BPNkGHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> If it doesn't work for you, don't use it! >> >> It does work for many millions of users. > > That will be feasable only when they make all the different softwares I > need for the other platform. 8( > |
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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:edJVGITkGHA.4660@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Now that's NOT Microsoft's problem - is it, that the other manufacturers > don't spend the money to develop software for platforms where they will > not get any return on their investment. Given it's past marketing techniques, force fed to PC manufacturers that make sheep PC's, they have some responsibility here. That responibility is to make a functioning product instead of crap. E.G. windows ME. Bottom line! LOL |
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