Re: Re: Why MS Won't Retire Browsers -- was: Interntet Explorer 8 beater 2

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>wrote: > On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 15:04 -0400, Eric Butera wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Ashley Sheridan > > <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 11:26 -0400, tedd wrote: > > >> At 11:57 PM +0100 9/15/08, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > >> >I agree on your point about trying before bashing. I've tried Vista. > > >> >Hell, I had to use it for 2 months solid while I was working in > India, > > >> >so I really got to test it out. I had more crashes on that in the 2 > > >> >months I was using it than I had on Fedora in 2 years. Now, > admittedly I > > >> >was working on Vista during every working hour, and I only use my > Fedora > > >> >machine at weekends and evenings, but I think if you tally up the > total > > >> >time, it was really not in Windows' favour. As an OS, XP was not all > > >> >that bad, but I've found I really do prefer the way Linux behaves, > that > > >> >and I can get pretty much whatever software I want for free, which > just > > >> >isn't always so easy with Windows. > > >> > > >> I spend at least 10 to 12 hours per day (including weekends) working > > >> on my machine and I've been running my current Mac for over 6 years > > >> with my Mac experience dating back to 1984 (the original 128k Mac, > > >> which I still have). > > >> > > >> In the last 6 years, I remember my current Mac locking up only once > > >> and that was on start-up after I had installed additional drive. I > > >> had to hold the "on" button to get it to shut down. But, the next > > >> boot was uneventful. > > >> > > >> Yet people think that the occasional crash is acceptable when working > > >> with computers. I can only say, they must not be Mac people. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> > > >> tedd > > >> > > >> -- > > >> ------- > > >> http://sperling.com > > >> http://ancientstones.com > > >> http://earthstones.com > > >> > > > I rarely get any crashes with Linux, probably about the same as my > > > flatmate gets, on his Mac. Both are very stable and secure, which is > > > what you want from an OS. The OS is there to make your life easier, not > > > to get in the way with dozens of warning message, blockades and > > > workarounds. > > > > > > > > > Ash > > > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > I regularly use Windows XP & Vista, OS X, and Ubuntu. All three do > > exactly what I ask of them without crashes or errors. I use them on a > > variety of different hardware too. Unfortunately in the year 2008 no > > operating system is the ultimate solution for my needs. I do have > > lots of opinions good and bad on each of them. I would say that > > Ubuntu is my favorite though. > > > Would it be totally off topic if everyone were to say what their > favourite OS was and why? I'm just a little curious as to what OS's > people use in this field. > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > To paraphrase " You are about to insult Microsoft. Cancel or Allow?" -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat