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15 Jul 2025 01:51:28 EDT (-0400)
  Re: The Daily WTF [again]  
From: Orchid XP v7
Date: 13 Feb 2008 16:56:46
Message: <47b3679e$1@news.povray.org>
> Yes, but at first you do need to make an effort.  Also note that there is 
> a difference between "easy to use" and "works exactly the same way 
> Windows does".  Most people confuse the two, and say it's not easy to use 
> because it isn't Windows.

I'd rather say "most current Windows users". People who aren't used to 
computers at all aren't going to care either way.

> I use Linux every day for work.  I'm using it right now.  I've used it 
> for 10 years (from when it was actively user-hostile).  I also have used 
> Windows extensively, and while I dislike Windows, if it were the optimum 
> choice for me, I'd use it.  Given the choice, I'd use Linux any day of 
> the week and twice on Sunday.

I tried to go down that road. I found too many things I couldn't do 
without Windoze. Sadly...

> My HP Pavilion workstation came with Vista.  What a load of horse crap 
> that is.

It's becoming seriously difficult to find a machine that comes with 
something that isn't Vista... This does not amuse me.

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