Is it wrong to love Microsoft?

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
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[GML3G0]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Methinks someone is too in love with Microsoft to write an impartial article. This one is no better than a pro-Linux article written by someone who loves Linux.

Thank you!

As much as I loathe MS, I still need it because it's the industry standard for gaming... with a few exceptions... Quake, Doom, Enemy Territory, Neverwinter Nights, and a few other ports.

 

[dugweb]

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i can't help but suspect that all the animosity towards microsoft is just a little tongue-in-cheek. Microsoft is like the government... a necessary evil 😛

 

[DaShen]

Any Software Engineer will tell you open source projects are at the cutting edge... They are the projects that use the latest technology and most efficient code to bring about new processes. I think that is part of the reason why Linux is so popular. C++, Java, JSP, and PHP are all pretty cutting edge programming languages, but .NET is so much easier.

Apple and Microsoft, since they are all about profit, direct their resources to building very user friendly application that compartmentalize processes that before would have taken a long time to code. Basically making the end-user happy. Open Source on the other hand makes the user, developer, happy, but because it isn't focused on the end-user, it may be harder to use. Of course coders all b!7ch and complain about Microsoft until they want to hire us. 😉

 

[vshah]

imagine what it would be like if there were 15 operating systems available for users to choose from.

application developers would have a hell of a hard time

 

[Hottie]

If I saw this 2 weeks ago I will call it BS. But after spending 2 weeks trying to install Linux into my system i can't agree more. I am a linux newbie but it should be that hard, I still can't figure out how to install a Lan driver to make it work...

 

[SilverTorch]

Quick question, what is so overpriced about MS?

 

[AznAnarchy99]

i have no problem with MS. when my friends are like "OMG I HATE MS" im like why and they can never give me a good answer besides bill gates is a i love you

 

[Sunbird]

"Cute.......... but WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[Sunbird]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
My main problem with microsoft is that they are too proprietary. If they built there software around industry standards more often and not create proprietary formats, i would respect them a good deal more. But hey, its America, they got every right to make the most money possible:beer:

They are too proprietary? Hello?! Look at Sony and Apple.

People hate Sony and Apple too.