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Member since February 17, 2005

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    Ian Barrett

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  1. Comment - Microsoft: No Vista Code Changes

    (Mar 28, 2006 - 12:59 PM)

    You have obviously never used OSX. The first versions sucked, but Apple has made dramtic improvements and it is a good OS. It has the robust backend that Linux has and Windows lacks along with a good interface. OSX is the first Apple OS that doesn't suck. Pity it doesn't run 90% of my software, just like Linux (which is still lacking in the general useability stakes).

  2. Comment - Microsoft: No Vista Code Changes

    (Mar 28, 2006 - 12:52 PM)

    Windows XP was already supposed to be modular.

  3. Comment - Microsoft: No Vista Code Changes

    (Mar 28, 2006 - 12:51 PM)

    Yes people did complain about being locked into IBM. Buying something else was an expensive proposition just as switching to any new OS.

    Automobiles are a silly analogy. Automobiles are fundamentally interchangeable. Operating systems are not. Windows has some horrible defects, but I have to use it since critical software I require is only available for Windows.

    There are no competing Win32 operating systems.

    If automobiles and roads were like operating systems your choice of vehicle would determine which roads you could use.

  4. Comment - Microsoft: No Vista Code Changes

    (Mar 28, 2006 - 12:42 PM)

    The Windows API is inconsistent, not that well documented and Microsoft likes to change the behaviour without telling anyone.

    Windows is not easy to develop for and the ubiquity of the OS is not related any alleged ease of development.

    And yes I have been developing on Windows for several years. I still find Unix a more consistent system, but I mainly develop for Windows because it is the more common OS.

  5. Comment - Microsoft: No Vista Code Changes

    (Mar 28, 2006 - 12:37 PM)

    Every application I need is available on every platform right? Glad to hear it.

    An OS is like the roads, not an automobile. Now imagine if when MS sold you the road they included an automobile. Other manufacturers would be put out of business, even if the MS automobile was a piece of trash. Because most people will just use the included automobile. Some might not even realise there were other automobiles (like someone to whom I recently introduced Firefox - she thought there was only Internet Explorer; she loves Firefox though). On top of that some automobiles would only run on MS roads, others only on Apple roads.