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29 Sep 2024 15:30:44 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Processing power is not always what sells, it seems  
From: Invisible
Date: 13 Jul 2009 05:32:52
Message: <4a5aff44$1@news.povray.org>
>> And I think that if I have to pay hundreds and hundreds of pounds for 
>> a mere operating system, it should at least work properly. But 
>> apparently that's just me...
> 
> It's just you who thinks that a desktop OS needs to have zero bugs to 
> "work properly".  FOr controlling a plane of nuclear reactor, sure, but 
> for a desktop OS? No way - nobody would be willing to pay for it.

Why does everybody think it's expensive to design and test software 
properly? There's plenty of non-M$ software which works reliably enough 
to not cause a problem. (And let's face it, M$ isn't exactly short of 
cash...)


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