On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 06:46:43PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: > > Don't you _hate_ Windows? > > Not exactly. I have been a long time, even qualified as *experienced* > windows user. For basic usage and entertainment, windows is fine. The > reason why I am now basically a linux user is that for the area I am > working in, linux is far better. Another reason is that I can not > afford all those windows applications. (Scientific Workplace asks $700 > for student license.) and cannot understand why windows frequently > crashes, when it is raised by so much money.
You're too charitable... what you're seeing is the effect of lack of competition on product quality. Imagine how bad it would be without Linux at least existing. The Windows using world has a lot to thank us for ;-) - Martin
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