Why I no Longer Use Windows 7.

[Snit]

Alias stated in post [email protected] on 10/28/10 4:08 PM:

I didn't say they are.


With the scant amount of protection you have, you're probably infected
and a part of a net bot. Understand now?

But you have no evidence of that view. Got it.

 

[Zoolook]

to each his own. but other than your worthless sample of one there are
hundreds of millions of people who use apple products and linux ain't up to
the job to sync their ipod or phone with their computer.

He also discounts any non-linux OS's from a linux usage statistical
analasys...

 

[Snit]

Alias stated in post [email protected] on 10/28/10 4:19 PM:

No, I would have to sit down in front of your computer to really know. I
would suggest, however, that you get two real anti malware programs,
Superantispyware and Malwarebytes and do a scan. Now.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

I'd also recommend that you don't waste your time with AdAware. Its days
of being effective are long gone.

The two scans are both still running (running them together). I have not
run my other programs in some time - not even set to automatically run at
night (for my VM usage that is fine).

So far: a few tracking cookies and nothing else. I suspect there will not
be anything else.

 

[Leythos]

A Google search shows that these kinds of problems are more common on
Windows machines than are years of solid service. There are exceptions,
but they are *not* the rule.

Thanks for the story - don't take it wrong that I snipped it out.

I've seen the same things you describe, on Nix and Win boxes, new OS's
are always problematic - I looked at Vista like Windows ME, avoided it
and suggested that people not install/purchase it. I also suggested that
people wait to install/purchase Win 7 until SP1 came out, or at least 6
months of on-store-shelves time.

A non-profit group called me for support today, they can't get Vista to
do windows updates - all of the articles and MS reps state it needs a
wipe/reinstall after the few fixes failed. I've seen this more than once
on Vista, but I consider Vista to be trash. I've not seen this on any
Win 7 machines.

As for reliability, my Nix servers have the same Up-Time as my Win
servers and are just as reliable for web-hosting that provides public
access. I've been running dozens of Win based web servers for almost a
decade and never had a problem with any of them, same for my nix boxes
on various flavors of nix (I actually like Fedora more than anything
else out there, can't stand Ubuntu at all).

With all of this, I've found that my choices for peripherals as well as
the development tools and documentation tools I use are far better and
better supported on the Win platforms - but that's just my experience.

Thanks for the good discussion without the overzealousness that we see
in so many discussions about Win / Nix.

 

[Leythos]

One problem: you expect me to believe you. I don't.

I didn't expect you to say you believe me, even when you know I'm right,
you're a well known troll and BS'er on Usenet that has been exposed as a
liar so many times that only noobs listen to anything you say - you were
even exposed by your own comments talking about Vista, claiming you were
using it, then later stating you had not even installed it.... Showing
that you're are one of the most dishonest people in any of the Usenet
groups.

 

[Big Red Truck]

RonB stated in post [email protected] on 10/28/10
10:41 AM:


I install AVG and Adaware. Pretty much that is it, though they do sometimes
have annoying popups of their own.

You don't do Glary Utilities, or the newest anti-malware for all the
million Microsoft virus/malware/bots/exploits, MBAM?

I am happy with Linux Mint 9, and I convert more than 5 folk's computers
to it, each week, on average.

What doesn't run native in Linux Mint is of no consequence to the folks
whom I convert to using Linux Mint 9.

They can run GNUbooks, and do the online taxes in their Firefox or Opera
browser, as I have done for the past 12 years.

IF they want to dual boot with some legacy Microsoft product, that's
easy to do!

So, I don't ever encounter the problems you mention, with the several
hundred installs of Linux each year, that I have done since 1997.

If something works great for you, use it. I refuse to limit the number
of tools and special solutions in my tool box.

Linux Mint 9 comes with 31,000 free programs and applications, on many
repositories worldwide.

It is a waste of my time to use Microsoft products, and it is an easy
task for me to teach people why it is also a waste of their precious
time, and money.

But, I was inside our government for 20+ years, and the NSA, FBI, CIA,
DOT / FAA / US Coast Guard, and DOD (all 4 military services), run
GNU/Linux, and wrote much of the security portions of the Linux kernel,
with YOUR tax money!

Linux is so stable, secure, and functional, that Microsoft runs more
than 32,000 computers, routers/firewalls, and servers, on GNU/Linux!

 

[RonB]

Linux is so stable, secure, and functional, that Microsoft runs more
than 32,000 computers, routers/firewalls, and servers, on GNU/Linux!

Would love to have a citation for that one.

 

[Snit]

Big Red Truck stated in post
[email protected] on 10/28/10 7:10 PM:

You don't do Glary Utilities, or the newest anti-malware for all the
million Microsoft virus/malware/bots/exploits, MBAM?

I do use Glary Utilities. Excellent product.

I am happy with Linux Mint 9, and I convert more than 5 folk's computers
to it, each week, on average.

Cool - what type work do these people tend to do?

What doesn't run native in Linux Mint is of no consequence to the folks
whom I convert to using Linux Mint 9.

They can run GNUbooks, and do the online taxes in their Firefox or Opera
browser, as I have done for the past 12 years.

How well does GNUbooks export to a format that can be used for their taxes.
One nice thing about Quicken/TurboTax is that you can enter info throughout
the year and it just flows into TurboTax. And then for the next year, all
your old TurboTax data just flows into that. If your tax situation does not
chnate much there is very little to enter each year.

IF they want to dual boot with some legacy Microsoft product, that's
easy to do!

I prefer virtualization... but either way works.

So, I don't ever encounter the problems you mention, with the several
hundred installs of Linux each year, that I have done since 1997.

If something works great for you, use it. I refuse to limit the number
of tools and special solutions in my tool box.

Hey - I use all three and have clients on all three (Windows, OS X and Linux
- generally Ubuntu).

Linux Mint 9 comes with 31,000 free programs and applications, on many
repositories worldwide.

It is a waste of my time to use Microsoft products, and it is an easy
task for me to teach people why it is also a waste of their precious
time, and money.

The only MS program I use much is MS Office. If there was an alternative
that served my needs as well I would use it.

But, I was inside our government for 20+ years, and the NSA, FBI, CIA,
DOT / FAA / US Coast Guard, and DOD (all 4 military services), run
GNU/Linux, and wrote much of the security portions of the Linux kernel,
with YOUR tax money!

Linux is so stable, secure, and functional, that Microsoft runs more
than 32,000 computers, routers/firewalls, and servers, on GNU/Linux!

Good for them.

 

[Snit]

RonB stated in post [email protected] on 10/28/10 7:25
PM:

Would love to have a citation for that one.

Ditto.

 

[Chris Ahlstrom]

RonB pulled this Usenet face plant:

So that's what slows Windows transfers down so much? I was wondering about
that.

My guess is Windows Explorer, one of the dumber apps written by Microsoft.

 

[Leythos]

Once again Leythos can't address the issues so he resorts to lying about
me and hurling more condescending personal attacks.

Little troll, I addressed the issue, you ignored what I wrote, but, as
you're always claiming that it's not true, even when shown that it is,
there is nothing left for you.

 

[Boscoe]

I didn't expect you to say you believe me, even when you know I'm right,
you're a well known troll and BS'er on Usenet that has been exposed as a
liar so many times that only noobs listen to anything you say - you were
even exposed by your own comments talking about Vista, claiming you were
using it, then later stating you had not even installed it.... Showing
that you're are one of the most dishonest people in any of the Usenet
groups.

Are you calling our businessman and entrepreneur a liar? Do you think a
genuine businessman would come on here and behave like he does? He's
just another lame saddoe with nothing better to do all day long. Pity him!!

 

[chrisv]

Showing
that you're are one of the most dishonest people in any of the Usenet
groups.

You must not know about "Snit" or "Hadron".

 

[Boscoe]

Why, then, are YOU here?

Because I use the fastest growing O/S of all time.

 

[Boscoe]

On 29/10/2010 4:20 PM, Alias wrote:>

And that entitles you to lie and call people names? I have yet to see
you help anyone.

Like you, you mean. The businessman who scans the internet for negative
posts about Windows.

 

[Boscoe]

No, like you:


A lie and an insult all in one. The fact that I read tech web sites
doesn't mean I "scan the Internet for negative posts about Windows".

I still have yet to see you help anyone. You're only here to pick fights.

Didn't I post this warning to help Firefox users?<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...ck_page_scam_lurks_in_firefox_and_chrome.html>

I just looked at all my posts on here and most of them are an answer to
posts from a trolling Linux user. Guess who?

 

[JEDIDIAH]

Because I use the fastest growing O/S of all time.

No you don't.

MS-DOS and it's decendants has had a pretty stable commanding marketshare
for long enough that the "growth" stage of Windows possibly predates your birth.

 

[Leythos]

Once again Leythos can't address the issues and when refuted, hurls
condescending personal attacks. You're a one trick pony, Leythos.

Again, sigh, show me ONE EULA THAT MENTIONS THE WORD "MOTHERBOARD". You
can't and you will avoid answering with your usual condescending
personal attacks just like you've done the last three posts.

Again, Alias lies and pretends:

Exact copy of the EULA:

"
Taken directly from the Win 7 Home OEM EULA -

1. OVERVIEW.
a. Software. The software includes desktop operating system software.
This software does not include Windows Live services. Windows Live
services are available from Microsoft under a separate agreement.
b. License Model. The software is licensed on a per copy per computer
basis. A computer is a physical hardware system with an internal storage
device capable of running the software. A hardware partition or blade is
considered to be a separate computer.
2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.
a. One Copy per Computer. The software license is permanently assigned
to the computer with which the software is distributed. That computer is
the ?licensed computer.?
b. Licensed Computer. You may use the software on up to two processors
on the licensed computer at one time. Unless otherwise provided in these
license terms, you may not use the software on any other computer.
c. Number of Users. Unless otherwise provided in these license terms,
only one user may use the software at a time on the licensed computer.
....
"

Notice how the wording "A computer is a physical hardware system with an
internal storage device capable of running the software."

That clearly, to any person that understands computers, means the
motherboard is the defining factor and license limitation.

Even more, since the Systems Builders website clearly identified to
Systems Builders that the MOTHERBOARD is the factor.

You lost again Alias.

 

[Leythos]

Answered the first of ten times that you posted this rubbish.

And each of your answers was wrong and continues to be wrong, and that
seems to be the story of your entire Usenet history - always wrong.