Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
They don't want to maintain the car,
Oh, but they -ARE- willing to invest large gobs of their time
into learning the fine points of anti-whatever apps
(which aren't necessary on a properly-crafted OS).
they just want to drive it.
...after they've ironed out all the conflicts
with their multiple layers of (again, unnecessary) band-aids.
Beyond filling the tank and cleaning the windshield,
...and wrapping the car in bubble-wrap and duct tape
and tin foil and insulation and polarizing lenses and ...
they can't be bothered."
This thread is proof that they are ALREADY being bothered.
DoctorBill wrote:
EXACTLY ! I have other things to do !
...like starting this thread about a non-Mozilla topic
--something which Gecko users **who don't use M$'s junk**
will never encounter.
A computer is a TOOL
A computer is a reliable device
--at least it was before M$ got into the biz.
The point is that the hardware can run a *multitude* of software.
**Most** of those choices (i.e. those outside the M$ realm)
DON'T involve pasted-on anti-whatever apps.
Now, a *tool* is someone who whistles in the dark
while dealing with a mountain of problems
that are caused by a poorly-designed/poorly-supported OS
--then defends that junk OS as a "superior" choice.
I have my own hobbies
...and, apparently, one of those
is learning how to deal with The M$ Infection of the Week.
...then looking for a new way of insisting
that you are using a superior OS.
