Why I no Longer Use Windows 7.

On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:58:05 +0200, Alias wrote:

Unlike the USA, Spain caught 100% of the people who bombed Madrid. So
far, the USA has caught *one* person that was involved with 9/11. I feel
safer in Spain that has been dealing with Muslims for hundreds of years
than in some country that may elect Sarah Palin to be their next
president, thank you very much.

Leaving the illegal war in Iraq was the sensible thing to do. Making up
lies like WMD and attacking a country based on those lies is what, hot
shot, bravery?

Hear! Hear! And I'm from the USA, where we've opened our own "Stupid Wars
Iz Us" shops.

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An Old Friend stated in post lid on
10/24/10 3:13 PM:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:55:57 +0200, Alias wrote:

On 10/24/2010 06:47 PM, One Shot - One Kill wrote:

they do not have to monitor "the entire web" - ever hear of something
called statistics? probably not since it involves math that is beyond
your ability.

Of course I have and I know they can be manipulated to tell you just
about anything. Some of my favorites were put out by the tobacco
companies, 9 out of 10 doctors recommend Kools.

As a collector of old time radio shows, I love listening to the
misinformation from the cigarette ads:

Chesterfields: Clinically proven to leave no damaging throat irritation!

Camels: More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.

Lucky Strike: Her singing coach advised a light smoke.

Lucky Strike: Toasting the tobacco removes dangerous irritants that cause
throat irritation and coughing.

Tipalet: Blow in her face and she'll follow you anywhere.

Viceroy: As your dentist, I would recommend Viceroys

Mecca: Where was Moses when the lights went out? Groping for a pack of
Meccas!

And there are still people who believe that the link between smoking and
lung diseases is unproven, and just a bunch of political hogwash.

The same ones, I presume, who claim global warming is a myth and that the
Earth is the center of the universe.


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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:49:37 -0500, bd wrote:

Funny, the Wiki leaks just came out and verified that there were WMD in
Iraq and they were enearthed as late as 2008. The problem being most
people don't see WMDs as anything but bombs.

The United States knew we gave Saddam *some* WMDs when he our proxy
against Iran. I mean... uh... they obtained them somehow.

Even Bush admitted there weren't any WMDs in Iraq -- and he's the retarded
numbnuts that us into the freaking war.

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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:47:35 -0600, Tom Shelton wrote:

Hmmm.... I a quick google search shows lots of companies selling
laptops with linux pre-installed... What's so difficult?

Finding a place you can drive to that afternoon and pick one up. Let's
really be purposely obtuse here. Oh, you're already are doing that.

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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:39:30 -0500, Bob I wrote:

Any thing involving computers is difficult for him.

Why don't you two get a room?

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Alias wrote:
On 10/24/2010 06:06 PM, Quantum Leaper wrote:
Alias wrote:
On 10/24/2010 04:17 PM, Quantum Leaper wrote:
I am glad you like Linux but most people don't upgrade the OS other
than getting a new Computer.

I assume you mean most people in the USA. Here in Spain, most people
buy computers to order unless it's a laptop and I know many people
who own laptops and the first thing they did was nuke Windows and
install Linux.
If that was the truth, then way does Linux have less then 5% of the
desktops?



Let's see, how did you come up with that figure? Supposedly, there are
about 1 billion computers on line in the world which would mean,
according to your figures, that there a 50 million Linux users. Fact
is, however, that no one knows how many Linux installs there are
because Linux doesn't need to be activated or become "genuine" and
there are no store receipts to count like there is with Windows. I
suspect if you take the stats of the backwards USA out of the
picture, the user share for Linux would be much higher. After all,
only the USA could have such ignorant, biased bigots running for
congress like there are today. Those same supporters of Beck,
Limbaugh, Palin, O'Donnell and Rand Paul don't know any better than
to order a computer from Best Buy with Windows preloaded.


I was being nice when I said 5%, most websites say less then 1%.
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/1...-Linux-Is-Dead

Slashdot wasn't the only one reporting... You can spin the data anyway you
want but Linux on the desktop isn't going far, unlike in the server room.

On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:33:33 -0700, Frank wrote:

Alright sheep-****er...tell us all what you use that toy POS linux for
and what you use Windows 7 for.

He probably uses Windows 7 to attract viruses. He uses Linux to destroy
them.

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"Robin T Cockslee" wrote in message
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I have to admit that Windows 7 is most likely the bestest version of
Windows since Windows 2000 but even still I have removed it from my Dell
system in favor of Linux Ubuntu which I just upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 from
10.04 with not a single trouble. Linux just does everything I need and
does
it for free. I can compile a slim kernel to use on my P4 system or I can
have a fat kernel for my i7 system. It's my choice. Windows 7 puts an
extra
100 mb partition on my drive that I don't want. Why is that? Linux does
what I tell it to do instead of doing what some corrupt company thinks I
want to do. I use my Garmin GPS, Android phone, Sansa mp3 player and my
Sony USB turntable with Linux and have no problems. So why spend $165 on
Windows 7? I've been asking myself the same question. Time to ebay the
dung
pile and get back at least some of my money. Linux may not be the most
popular system but in my opinion it's the best, at least for me.

Why do you like Ubuntu more? What problems were you having with W-7?

"Glenn Hall" wrote in message
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Linux is just more well planned and thought out in my opinion.

After this total nightmare with W-7, all it's problems and the MS security
crap that I can't get rid of for good... our next PC will be a MAC. We've
had it. :-(

"RonB" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:35:12 +0000, Student wrote:

Having paid 100 dollars for windows 7 home premium oem one year ago i
consider it the best bargain in the world for me as I value my time

I value my time also -- that's why I like Linux. Faster booting, less disk
thrashing when the OS is booted, no anti-malware or anti-virus worries (no
lost time to the constant updates required for those applications) and an
easy path to updating the OS *and* the applications all at the same time
with one command.

Nothing like that in the Windows world.

But for those of us with a lot of software that will only run on Windows,
we're screwed.


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"Glenn Hall" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:50:52 +0200, Clogwog wrote:


In short: A happy windows user, like 90% of desktop computer users
worldwide!

Happy because they are ignorant and don't know any better.
They think constantly rebooting, virus problems and so forth are
normal.

BINGO!!!!!!!!!! In asking some of my friends questions about computers this
past month, I find they know almost nothing. One friend doesn't even have
anti-virus software on her old XP PC. How does she do it? When they have a
problem they run them into the shop in town = $$$$. They don't add software
because they don't buy or download any. They do email and surf the web...
that's about it. So they're happy...........

It's like a guy who has been wearing $99.00 suits all his life
and is happy.
Put him in a $1000.00 suit and he will be happier.

"Frank" wrote in message ...
On 10/24/2010 1:29 PM, Glenn Hall wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:50:52 +0200, Clogwog wrote:


In short: A happy windows user, like 90% of desktop computer users
worldwide!

Happy because they are ignorant and don't know any better.

Is that the best you can come up with? So you think over 90% of computer
users, worldwide are ignorant? And most of the very successful
mega-corporations use Windows...are they too ignorant?

Frank.... there are many times the Window's systems are down in the stores
and medical centers here although I admit it's been improving here in the
past few years. And who uses 90% of computers? Certainly not businesses.
Look at all the personal PCs out there. Millions of them in the USA alone.
Almost every single person I know has a PC, even people in their 70s and one
is in his 80s.

On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:10:41 -0700, Snit wrote:

An Old Friend stated in post lid
on 10/24/10 3:01 PM:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:21:37 -0400, One Shot - One Kill wrote:

I never knew that only republicans buy computers with Windows
preloaded.

I've personally seen a trend (highly unscientific, as it's just my
friends on Facebook and MySpace) towards Republicans buying more Apple
computers. They don't want to be seen as supporting the liberal-slanted
MSNBC cable channel with their purchase of Windows.

Do they know how closely tied Gore is to Apple?

Probably not. He doesn't call himself "Apple Gore" (although it would be
punny).

On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:50:06 -0500, Valorie *~ wrote:

But for those of us with a lot of software that will only run on
Windows, we're screwed.

Sure. I personally think a lot of software can be replaced with Open
Source versions but, if not, no sense in fighting it. If someone came to
me and told me he was heavily into PC Games (for example) I would suggest
Windows. Really not much of an option there. You might consider running
the Windows software in a virtual machine under Linux so you would be
secure on the Internet (not so much for games, though). But that's just a
suggestion.

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On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:56:25 -0500, Valorie *~ wrote:

BINGO!!!!!!!!!! In asking some of my friends questions about computers
this past month, I find they know almost nothing. One friend doesn't
even have anti-virus software on her old XP PC. How does she do it?
When they have a problem they run them into the shop in town = $$$$.
They don't add software because they don't buy or download any. They do
email and surf the web... that's about it. So they're happy...........

And, if that's all you're doing with your computer (and that's all a lot
of people are doing with their computers), then you can install Linux and
not have to worry a about viruses or malware, or the registry getting
corrupted. You're friends would be the perfect candidates for Linux.

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