POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Christmas Tradition : Re: Christmas Tradition Server Time
8 Oct 2024 19:17:23 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Christmas Tradition  
From: Neeum Zawan
Date: 13 Dec 2009 00:27:46
Message: <4b247b52$1@news.povray.org>
On 12/12/09 12:42, Warp wrote:
>    Which is sad, really. If a regular user who only checks his email, surfs
> the web from time to time and maybe writes some letters, could be a lot
> better off with Linux than with Windows. He wouldn't get the myriads of
> adware/spyware, browser toolbars, email viruses, etc, the system would not
> get congested with time due to every single legitimate and illegitimate
> piece of software installing tons of useless (and sometimes harmful) stuff
> everywhere, and the computer would overall be somewhat safer from regular

	They have that already. It's called Mac OS.<G>

> attempts at hacking (eg. by email worms, rootkits, etc). It would be cheaper
> too.

	Sadly, not cheaper. But in a sense, it shouldn't be. By making an OS 
really easy and friendly to use - and somewhat robust, you're really 
adding value. People want to pay extra to get that.


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