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"Leave Windows 9X behind"
cahult:
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jtpenrod:
This comes as no big surprise. :rolleyes: The article appeared in ZD Net, which has long been M$'s bitch, and is nothing more than an ad masquerading as a tech article. After all, consider this from the article:
quote:
The root cause for all this instability is the fact that the Windows 9x operating system kernel is basically a cobbled together version of the prehistoric DOS operating system kernel. While DOS was a whiz kid in its heyday, it really wasn't designed to support a graphical-based user interface or the type of multitasking that Windows 9x aspires to achieve.
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In fact, DOS has been a POS since day one. His Gatesness didn't develop it, instead, he bought the thing from Seattle Computing, which originally called it Q-DOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System (the name says it all :D ). Q-DOS, in turn, was a half-assed rip-off of CP/M. There was nothing "whiz kid" about it!
And, of course, there is not word one in that entire "article" about WPA, the onerous License 6, the spyware, the nagware, the Trojan Horse EULA that you must agree to accept and abide by if you install Win XP SP 1 (or Win 2K SP 3). Whatever it is that ZDNet does, "objective journalism" damn sure ain't it.
I wonder just how much Greg Shultz got from His Gatesness for the puff-piece. ;)
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Refalm:
1. No more hardware support
The videocard I just bought has Windows 9X, NT, ME, 2000, XP and Linux hardware drivers. You have any idea how many people still use Windows (9X)?
2. No more technical support
From Microsoft. Commercial helpdesk offers support for Windows 9X.
3. Better stability
Half true. Windows 9X crashes at will, but don't think that Windows 2000/XP is any different after you've used it a while. Sorry, but if you want stability, your only options are to get rid of Windows.
4. Better hardware support
As I said, many people still use Windows (9X) and hardware vendors will continue to make drivers for it.
5. Better software support
Digital photo and movie editing software run like shit on Windows (9X). That why you can migrate to Mac OS X or Linux. And most gamers run Windows 98 SE, because Windows 2000/XP actually gives less support for games. Not to mention no support for OpenGL or 3dfx Glide.
Games run better on Windows 98 SE (compared to Windows 2000/XP), when they are not crashing. Games run shitty in Windows 2000/XP without extensive tweaking, and if it crashes, your computer will reboot. I think Linux is the best OS to play games on. It offers support for OpenGL and 3dfx Glide. Direct3D can be done also, after downloading or buying WineX.
[ April 07, 2003: Message edited by: Refalm ]
avello500:
i wonder if there is a way to circumvent the eula, i imean a trigger to switch before it ever apears. :confused:
Fett101:
quote:Originally posted by Refalm:
3. Better stability
Half true. Windows 9X crashes at will, but don't think that Windows 2000/XP is any different after you've used it a while. Sorry, but if you want stability, your only options are to get rid of Windows.
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Oh come off it.
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