Invisible wrote:
> M$ has somehow succeeded in convincing people that it is somehow 
> "normal" for computers to not work correctly.

Not really. Personal computers never worked consistently right. Mainframes, 
yes, but not micros or PCs.  (And by PC, I mean everything from TRS-80 to 
Apple ][ to Commodore PET to ...)

> I mean, if your car occasionally stalled for no apparent reason, you'd 
> demand to have it fixed. But if your computer sometimes doesn't work, 
> everybody seems to think that that's just "how it is", and that this 
> incorrect behaviour is somehow "acceptable".

Because nobody really understands how a computer is *supposed* to work. 
Those that do hang out on geek lists and bitch about how broken they are.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Ouch ouch ouch!"
   "What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
   "No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."

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