On Friday 13 December 2002 12:11 am, Manny Amador wrote: > Hmmm... but just look at MS's track record with Windows: NOT everything > works.
Indeed. Some MS apps are unusable and buggy GUI apps. Microsoft tends to emphasizes more on the GUI interface than the underlying functionality. Linux apps start with basic core functionalities than the GUI interface/front-end. This approach may indeed make the Linux app a bit harder to use, but still, the Linux app is usable and functional, even if accessible through the command line interface or via scripting languages only. > In fact, not even the OS itself works very well. And you still have > to figure out everything... to keep it running! Microsoft's undocumented APIs even makes it harder to figure out everything, because they invite you to subscribe to their "shared source initiative". Given the dire business climate and failing software sales for Microsoft, they may possibly use this "shared source initiative" as a revenue stream at the drop of a hat. There is no win-win situation with Microsoft technologies. We can't base our computing infrastructure on a company who was found guilty of monopolistic business practices by the US Supreme Court. mikol _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
