[SGVLUG] Is poking fun at Microsoft ever "off topic"?

[Munjal Thakkar]

I went to a workshop today demoing Office 2007, while it's not vista,
performed and actually works very well. Very powerful and organized
collaboration between programs and a lot of powerful tools for businesses, I
highly reccommend everyone to at least take a gander at the new office
suite, its actually something to finally credit M$ for.

On 2/20/07, Emerson, Tom (*IC) <Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:
>
> Found this on the same site I posted earlier -- too good not to pass
> along [given the usual stance taken by many around here...]
>
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>
> Is Windows a Virus or a Bug?
> (From: John Borchard (jb at dendritics.com).)
>
> Is Windows a Virus? No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
>
>         They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
>
>         Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the
> system as they do so - okay, Windows does that.
>
>         Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay,
> Windows does that too.
>
>         Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with
> valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
>
>         Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is
> too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with
> Windows, too.
>
> Until now it seems Windows is a virus... But there are fundamental
> differences:
>
> Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most
> systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend
> to become more sophisticated as they mature.
>
> So Windows is not a virus.
>
>
> It's a bug.
>
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