Well there are many people here at dp who dont like microsoft , like me . I dont like microsoft coz of ie , their search engine and their policy. So would you like to share the reason why you dont like microsoft. There is also room for people who like microsoft , just tell us why you like microsoft and convince us why should we like it?? Also is this thread harsh?? Ace.
What's wrong with Microsoft? If you don't like their products find something else. There's Apple Mac OS, and Linux which are both very good platforms. "Anti-Microsoft movement", yet you back-up your comment with nothing. Most people don't like the products that Microsoft has to offer (or at least where they are going with them) not Microsoft.
I don't like any corporation which has monopoly in its market. I hate Microsoft when it comes to their OS. I hate Google for their search engine and Apple for its monopoly in Music Players. I love Microsoft when it comes to their search, Apple when it is trying to compete in OS market and Google, for all of its products except their search and ad program. I love underdogs.When there is no competition in a market, innovation stops.
Honest question: How knowledgeable are you about Microsoft products, as opposed to other, similar products? For example, let's look at two server operating systems: FreeBSD and Windows Server 2003. To setup FreeBSD as a webserver (from scratch), you need to spend hours and hours compiling, configuring, and praying that the whole thing works. That's just one distro. Solaris is a nightmare. Gentoo is powerful, yet ridiculously complex. Debian and Redhat are mediocre. Windows server 2003, you pop it in, let the automated installer do everything for you, patch the OS, enable IIS, and you're good to go. Likewise, I've found that it's much easier install other server necessities, such as MySQL and PHP on Server 2003. As for Desktop OS, Linux distros are fine for office work and Internet applications, but Windows has it beat in terms of available options. You can't find Quicken, or Photoshop, or any decent games on Linux. Yes, I know you can technically run them on wine and other such emulators, but again, that's a pain. Trust me, I've used both sides extensively, and I prefer Windows by far.
It’s not that I hate Microsoft, its just irritating how bad their software is until its been out for a year or so. XP was extremely buggy at first but now there isn’t much to complain about. Vistas going through the same phase now. And then there’s the Zune… my Zune is the buggiest MP3 player I’ve ever come across, the software is terrible and the firmware isn’t much better. I could fill 3 pages witl all the things that go wrong with it or the things it doesn’t do but should. But that is a rant for another time. Hopefully Microsoft will fix the issues that pelage me... I’m forced to use a Microsoft based OS until linux or Mac OS can run the Apps I use the most.
If you don't like Microsoft OS, then you could use Mac OS or linux. I know tools which can convert Windows-based softwares for Mac OS.
Exactly. If you don't like Microsoft products don't start Anti-Microsoft movement but use alternatives instead. You can always switch to Linux or Mac, nobody forces you to use Windows.
open source projects wins, like firefox, thunder bird etc if we had more like this the internet would be sweet, only problem is the most compatibilty for most programs is windows so we tend to use windows if for say the creators of linux distros where to work together with application companys and get theres in compatibilty then who wouldneed microsoft?
That's funny, cause I couldn't find a bug in the firmware if I wanted to. The software sucks though, I must admit.
Well , its up to you , if you like microsoft or not, they just dont get what the users want, they just want to make money soo bad , ( you might say everyone does that ) i beg to differ , there is open source , its not that popular but ITS BETTER THAN USING WAREZ!!! Ace.
Well I don't like MS's policy. Yes I am using few their products but the truth is if there were a functional and reliable alternative I would switch immidiately. But for most of my work linux is enough.
Why would you not like Microsoft, they brought computing into todays era and made desktops easy for people to use. Okay some of their policies may be slightly restrictive, but if you werethe number 1 business in the world I am sure you also would want to stay there. So the point to this thread is? Oh, and like they even care that you don't like them.
I don't like microsoft, or any of their programs. Nor do I like IE (especially for a css coder). The only positive side to microsoft, is the fact that pc's are better then a mac anyday.