In a nutshell, why I don’t miss Windows:
“Show this every time” is the default option??!!! Who the [BLEEP!] in their right [BLEEP!]ing mind would ever want to see that useless [BLEEP!]ing [BLEEP!] box ever [BLEEP!]ing again?
And that’s just to play Internet Backgammon.
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Okay, now tell us what you REALLY think…
Precisely why I use Linux. I get the benefits of most of what Macs have plus I can use it on a lot of different computers instead of being forced to use only Macs. Win-win!!
“I get the benefits of most of what Macs have…”
AaaaaaHAHAHAHAHAHA… sorry.
It’s the default option because people would bitch about MS invading their privacy or endangering children if they didn’t.
Having used Windows 7 since the public beta in January, I can safely say it is a pure delight. I’ve had no compatibility problems, crashes, blue-screens or any of the usual cultofmac gripes. It is far and away the finest OS I’ve used (which includes MacOS 7-10, Windows 3.1-Vista, and several versions of Ubuntu and Fedora.)
Unfortunately discussing your OS on the internet is right up there with discussing religion or politics: not worth the electrons. Most people are irretrievably entrenched in their positions, and more interested in flaming than honest discussions.
4. Will:
bgates, is that you?
I don’t see the fuss about the “show this every time” option. Yes, I know the article was intended as humor, but there’s such a thing as being too heavy-handed.
Look, if you don’t like that option, click on the freaking check-box, and you’ll never see that message again. Is that one little mouse click too much work for you?
I agree with Will that MS has to walk very carefully to avoid stepping on toes, especially with respect to user info.
This review -even given its humorous nature- is not very useful. A “Cult of Mac” writer can’t stand Windows. Dog bites man. No news at eleven…
Since we’re talking Mac vs. Wintel here, my biggest gripe about Apple is how they stratify their product line. I can’t afford even a “cheap” iMac when they start at $1200. True, there’s the Mini at $599, but I have a galloping allergy to video systems which use system RAM (much slower) instead of dedicated video RAM. That’s not to mention the 5400rpm hard drive, and the DVD drive which burns standard discs at a slothful 8x.
That’s what I meant by stratifying their product line; they offer a somewhat-decent unit for $600 (but with significant limitations), and the first jump up doubles the price, and even then you still get stuck with a DVD burner that clocks in at a heart-stopping 8x… Jeez, couldn’t Apple at least bring that up to 16x, much less 20x?
Not to mention Best Buy has 20″ LCD monitors in the $200 range now, and Apple charges $900 for their 24″ “cinema” model!?
5> I assume Bill’s been using Windows 7 longer than I have. Internal betas and technical previews started much earlier.
7. Will:
We have a regular called bgates. I thought, like, your name was “Will,” the things you were saying about Windows 7, it would have been funny if, y’know. Never mind.
Look, if you don’t like that option, click on the freaking check-box, and you’ll never see that message again. Is that one little mouse click too much work for you?
Yes it is too much work, because it is unnecessary and therefore bullshit. Not only is it useless, it’s just plain dumb. Apparently they thought when I open a backgammon game, I wouldn’t want to start playing backgammon, I’d actually prefer a link to their online privacy policy. And I’d like to know that if I’m not connected to the Internet, the program will prompt me to connect. Oh, it won’t prompt me to connect on that screen, but it will at some point, presumably a further 5 dialog boxes ahead.
You say it’s one little thing, but it’s a thousand separate little things that are part of the Windows “death by a thousand cuts” experience.