[geeks] The best things in the world

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Sat Sep 13 09:31:21 CDT 2008


Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
>> 
>> Linux really went from a free *ix system to a bad Windows
>> surrogate.
> 
> I don't understand the "Beat Windows" mantra, esp. the frequent
> "These are the 'n' things Linux needs to 'beat windows" - when did
> that become the goal? They are compromising their beliefs in an
> effort to out-microsoft Microsoft... Winners don't talk about the
> losers, losers talk about the winner (IMHO).

EXACTLY.  If Windows sucks so hard, *why try to copy it*?



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