Posted on 01/28/2004 1:10:12 PM PST by Salo
The sheeple stick with what they know, even if it isn't what's best. The best line I've heard lately went like "A company stupid enough to go with Windows in the first place deserves the expense of getting hit with all these worms."
Survival of the fittest.
many of the computer security folks back at FBI HQ use Macs running OS X, since those machines can do just about anything: run software for Mac, Unix, or Windows, using either a GUI or the command line. And they're secure out of the box. In the field, however, they don't have as much money to spend, so they have to stretch their dollars by buying WinTel-based hardware.It's sad the FBI has to get by on old PC notebooks not even sold anymore. But when they do have the money, a mid-line iBook costs the same as the mid-line value ThinkPad (the brand the agent was using), and has a bigger hard drive.
BUMP
One thing that's of profound interest that GE continually avoids is that Microsoft once claimed that releasing its source code for review would "compromise National Security." (Their rep even said this under oath.)
Then what did Microsoft do? Microsoft gave the Red Chinese access to Windows source code!.
Isn't that innerestin'? Here we have Microsoft claiming that public release of their internals would jeopardize our nation's security, then they glibly fork it over to the Communists.
Small wonder that cretins like GE avoid the issue. Addressing it would force them to admit that Microsoft is comprised of either liars or traitors.
ROTFLMBO! Priceless. Simply priceless!
Isn't that innerestin'? Here we have Microsoft claiming that public release of their internals would jeopardize our nation's security, then they glibly fork it over to the Communists.
Small wonder that cretins like GE avoid the issue. Addressing it would force them to admit that Microsoft is comprised of either liars or traitors.
Personally, I think the truth of the matter is that they are both.
I have no idea what you are talking about. I just don't have much of significance to add to those discussions, and there aren't people on them oppenly supporting communism or it's toolset like there are on these Linux threads.
Yet you come here as some troll astroturfer for microsoft bemoaning the fact that open source is destroying Staroffice
Huh? Why would a Microsoft "troll astroturfer" (whatever that is, LOL) care if Sun got destroyed? You are so mixed up it makes absolutely no sense.
Note, that there are still folks who make candles, harnesses, and probably even buggy whips.
I don't recall those industries facing unfair foreign competition, do you?
Sure, there are plenty of people that buy American first. The fact you scoff at it is sickening.
Sure did, but Solaris typically (and formerly completely) requires a Sparc processor, which you can only get from Sun. It also is closed source code, and is completely controlled by an American company, not some likely communist from Finland. What was your point again?
"deserves"? That is clearly a post made in support of hackers over American businesses that do not conform to your way of reasoning. And don't blame me, you said it not I.
Looks like you were wrong, like usual. I exposed his points completely, if you can call them points.
One thing that's of profound interest that GE continually avoids is that Microsoft once claimed that releasing its source code for review would "compromise National Security."
Wrong again. I never avoid this topic, and freely admit it dangers national security to expose Windows code to the Chinese government, always have. But without the affect of Linux, they would have never exposed it in the first place. And a peek doesn't equal giving them the complete rights to the code inlcuding modification, distribution, and resale like Linux does. Red Hat = Red Flag. Look it up sometime.
Small wonder that cretins like GE avoid the issue.
What issue am I avoiding? Do you live in a box or something?
Since when? Your pathetic little points, which recently evolved into you chasing me around listing my posting history like a little dog chasing a Greyhound bus down the street? LOL. You got something any better, bring it too.
Just out of curiosity, how much does Redmond pay you to spin everything Microsoft does wrong into being the fault of Linux? I'm asking 'cause I find it incredibly difficult to believe that you spend this much time and effort parroting Redmond's talking points out of pure egalitarianism.
And FYI: CDE is crap, Solaris has been given away free for some time, and Red Hat is based in the U.S. Just figured you should be reminded of this since you have avoided those facts in the previous exchanges with others in this thread.
Personally, I think the truth of the matter is that they are both.
Agreed. Funny, isn't it, how Brass Buzzard tries to spin their treason into being Linux's fault? Talk about a laugh-riot...
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