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Originally posted by BenH
I can also accept as a direct result of microsofts anti competitive and anti capitalist corporate policy that they've held the computer industry back by about 10 years.
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Don't really agree with that. We'd all be bearded sandle wearing freaks still typing obscure command lines if it wasn't for Microsoft.
It's quite funny the split between the unix lovers and microsoft lovers in our company. One bunch are obssessed with cryptic commands that no one else understands, and the others wouldn't touch a command prompt with a barge poll
. Still, we're learning off each other and I have to say the unix bunch are adopting a few MS things... because in some cases it makes life a little easier, which is what MS are about. Since adopting unix, many of the MS fans are far more aware of unix and it's roll in the industry.
There's a place for both, and the sooner we get off the smug "linux doesn't have this problem... so, ner!" attitudes the faster the industry can get on and evolve (I'm still waiting for the day a linux magazine manages to go one single issue without taking a swipe at Microsoft and actually getting down to something constructive).