Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> Sadly, M$ has managed to convince the general population that it is 
> "normal" for computers to not work propperly.

I agree. If you bought a new car and it randomly stalled once a month, 
you'd be taking it in for warranty service.

On the other hand, computer programs are pretty much the most 
complicated things ever created, almost be definition. If two chunks are 
the same, you take one out. It's 100% complex.

> There's a difference between "taking advantage of" and "wasting".

Not for MS.

> most businesses actually want is a tiny OS to run their *real* 
> applications on top of...)

Not especially. They want the applications to run. If the OS can support 
getting those applications written faster or cheaper, then OS "bloat" is 
a good thing.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     Remember the good old days, when we
     used to complain about cryptography
     being export-restricted?

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