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1. Comment - Windows 7: Don't upgrade, says FSF, your civil rights are in jeopardy

   (Aug 26, 2009 - 5:14 PM)

   Never mind FSF's rhetoric. The fact remains that Microsoft's indoctrination (or brainwashing) of adult and not-so-adult computer users is a sad reality. Just visit any Linux forum where new Linux users who have recently switched to Linux ask for help. For most of them a floppy disk _is_ "A:" ; shells, terminals, consoles are simply unknown; Windows is _the_ computer. Or, if you run Linux, ask the help desk of most major software and hardware vendors for help: "what is Linux?" is not an infrequent reply. If this is not a proof of of Microsoft's indoctrination...

2. Comment - Apple Bringing Safari to Windows

   (Jun 11, 2007 - 10:47 PM)

   I installed it on XP Pro SP2 and also, despite the official list of requirements, on W2K SP4. Installation was uneventful (I made sure to uncheck iTunes etc.). The browser loads quickly, and renders pages considerably faster than Seamonkey--my default browser. It detected all the plugins installed for Seamonkey and Firefox, and imported my bookmarks from those browsers.
   
   I find it very stable, and I like its simple but elegant skin.
   
   I will continue to use Seamonkey as my default broswer, specifically because of its extensibility and large number of tunable preferences (about:config), but I want to congratulate Apple for making this very good browser available in the Windows world.