Microsoft deal fans flames of revolt

c/net News.com ^ | 11.8/01 | Dave Winer

[KentuckyWoman]

I hope this hasn't already been posted (I couldn't find it if it was) and I apologize if it has but, I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on this.

[TBarnett34]

I'd just like to congratulate Microsoft for yet another great Windows. I've already lost 35 gigs on my hard drive by converting to their suggested file storage format (NTFS), which was followed up by a corrupted installation file. WTG Microsoft.

I wish more programs were Linux compatible.

[ikka]

This guy occasionally gets it right, but his own products run only on Windows and MacOS 9.

[CheneyChick]

Who's MicroSoft?

[Incorrigible]

I thought I find you here!

This guy is smoking some really good stuff.

Haikus on the way...

[Incorrigible]

Free speech on the net?
Dave Winer is a whinner
He should pay us all

[SlickWillard]

Can't stand Windows?

Apple Mac OSX 10.1

Red Hat Linux 7.2
Debian Linux 2.2 r4
Suse Linux 7.3
Slackware Linux 8.0
& cetera

FreeBSD 4.4
NetBSD 1.5.2
OpenBSD 3.0
& cetera

AtheOS
& cetera

Personally, I think W2K is fantastic.

[js1138]

I've used NTFS almost exclusively since 1994 and haven't lost any data except on a drive that was burned up by a nearby lightening hit.

It's possible that a drive might report a few percent less space when formatted with NTFS, but you get it back and more because the minimum file size (cluster) is 512 bytes instead of 32K.

Lots of things can go wrong when upgrading an older machine. I've converted some drives to NTFS without problems, but now I always backup all my documents and do a complete reformat. It clears up all the clutter and the machine runs faster and more reliably.

[Terriergal]

Another tidbit my hubby mentioned (he's a software developer) is that Microsoft will now not let you use their software to create anything which disparages Microsoft. For example you can't use Front Page (ugh anyway) to make a webpage that is critical of Microsoft. Can't wait to hear Rush become enlightened about Microsoft...

[Grig]

They can't force me to stop using Netscape, or force me to upgrade to WinXP. They can't stop me from putting Linux on my system if I so choose or from using Star Office. They are only sowing the seeds of their ulitimate destruction.

Is there anyone out there who feels that they really need to upgrade? Nope. That's why the heavy handed attempts to push it on you. I think they will sell a lot less than they expect too.

[TBarnett34]

I'm on a brand new Sony VAIO. It's the software, I've pinpointed the problem as of 12:45 a.m. last night. I'm just very annoyed and bitter :)

[Terriergal]

I agree, SlickWillard. It's just that Microsoft takes advantage of people's lack of computer skills/knowledge to attempt to trap them into using their products. They bait and switch, IMO. The people get so much of their stuff tied up in Microsoft they don't know how to get out again.

It's part laziness or ignorance on the part of the consumer, and part sleazy car salesman on the part of Microsoft. I agree, people just need to take the initiative and get away from MS themselves. We are working on it, here at our house.

[Incorrigible]

Microsoft Sucks!

Hey look, I used Microsoft FrontPage to say something critical of Microsoft. 

How did it let me do that?

Hang on, the phone's ringing....

Uh, oh, oh, no, sorry Mr. Innocentbystander. Yes, I know you were in the Marines.  OK, I'll never use a Microsoft product to criticize Microsoft again.  Sorry.

[jude24]

Great... now all the linux flying monkeys will come out in droves.

[CheneyChick]

Incorrigible
You do honor to your name
You are so funny!

[CheneyChick]

You must not forget
to include Bush 2000
in your latest ping

[bwteim]

Haiku 1984
=========

Heavy handed, Gates
Now leaves users wondering
Stay or buy XP?

[Sloth]

Microsoft's operating system is a monopoly, and so, by default, is its bundled Web browser.

What crap. Yes, the OS is essentially a monopoly, but there is no grounds to complain about them providing IE along with it. When I got my current system with Windows ME pre-installed I didn't cry about the presence of IE, I just downloaded Netscape 6.1.

[gjenkins]

flying monkey> cd /home/FRepublic/MS
flying monkey> mv ./jude24 /dev/null

[CheneyChick]

Ha ha LOL
Haiku 1984
was very funny