Vista and the Creeping Feature Creature

[ted leslie]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:28:15 +0000
Paul Sutton <zen14920-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> As a user from an operating system and software the most important 
> features I want are.
> 
> 1 Switch on computer
> 2. Log in
> 3. Check / send mail
> 4 Write any letters, or other documents in software that just lets me do 
> that, no paperclip help nonsense, load it up and do what I need.
> 5. Save and store documents and get them back when needed
> 6. perhaps listen to music or watch movies.
> 7 Communicate with friends
> 8. Log out
> 

(somewhat already) and in a few years, what you have detailed here is called a typical ..............

cell phone   ! :)

and yeah, it better be linux and FLOSS, at least thats the way its looking.

-tl


> I do not want to worrry about, virus, spyware, or security holes,  nor 
> do I want any features that simply get in the way and take up system 
> resources that are better used on the jobs I want to do.
> 
> I am sure many users feel the same way. And more importantly emplyers 
> who want people productive not wasting their time swapping notes on 
> their favorite web sites.
> 
> A combo of
> 
> Linux / X.org / KDE / Mozilla suite / Open office / Xchat let me do 
> this,  at zero cost,  well ok a few pence to get a cd,   Why should I 
> fork out £100+ on vista, then £400 on office pro (database in office 
> pro), when the above does it at low cost, plus I can get support from 
> the developers who will fix problems quickly, and say "thank you, 
> properly" if I come up with an idea for a feature.
> 
> If anyone reading this has any doubts about if open source / free 
> software can hack it, then look at the above.   I do not have any big 
> computer qualifications either and I managed to installl all the above 
> on my own with little help, 
> 
> The open source / free software community has the chance to capitalise 
> on this screw up by Microsoft.  Lets go for it,  Best of Luck with your 
> Linux conference booth,  I would be inclined to get a decent spec 
> Computer,  and demonstrate what it can do. 
> 
> Oh yeah and switching  is instant on my box because the button for that 
> just does it, rather than using what seems to be a nice animation MS use 
> in Vista,  more code, more bloat more things to break, oh and it needs 
> more processing power to do animation,  duh,  
> 
> There are open source versions of Exchange too, 
> 
> I don't need you Microsoft,  your 20th century, face it.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> 
> 
> >It appears that Microsoft Vista has been consumed by the creeping feature
> >creature.
> >
> >http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/03/22/vista-microsoft-ballmer_cz_dl_0322microsoft.html
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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