I am continually amazed at the bile that people spew at those who use a dissimilar OS. It's almost as if they are afraid. If you are not part of the Borg, you must be assimilated.
- Unix User
And I'm always amazed at how Mac and Unix users classify all Windows users as brain-dead idiots blindly worshipping at the altar of Bill Gates and who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near any computer. I've been using computers since I bought my first box in '91 or '92, a Packard Bell 20MHz 386SX loaded out with a fully state of the art installation of DOS 5.0. I learned everything I know today on that machine and on a steady procession of PCs running all versions of Windows. If the PC hadn't been available, I would certainly be far behind where I am today in regard to computer knowledge. I simply couldn't afford the 2X to 3X price premium to go Mac.
I am certainly no master code jock or IS guru, but as an engineer I can definitely put a box through a workout if the job demands it. I know Windows has its problems, and if I had a nickel for every time I cursed Bill Gates I could buy him. But the fact is, I know Windows well enough to make it do what I want it to, and if I have a problem with a piece of hardware or software I can almost always figure out what's wrong and how to fix it. And frankly that's all I ask from my PC anymore. If Windows were a total POS I would have switched long ago, but the few gripes I have with it are not enough to make me want to run out and spend thousands on a brand new system, or want to take on learning a whole new OS. I'm content to live with a few warts.