From: "Dennis Katsonis" <dennisk AT netspace DOT net DOT au>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Windows, Microsoft, and other evils
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 22:12:09 +1000
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The answer is quite simple.  Bill Gates has a vision of what he wants
computers to be like,
and windows is the answer.  Unfortunately his vision of what computers
should be, and what they
actually are is quite different.  Microsoft has no regard to the experienced
computer user
and their only function is to write software for dummies and manipulate the
entire PC evolution
to thier benefit.  This is an unfair practice, because windows is ONLY an
operating system and it
only propose is to load programs off the hard disk..  ie Plug and Pray and
those
annoying ATX cases that can only be switched off from the windows shut down
menu.
I am no expert, but when I buy a computer, I do not want Microsoft dictating
what software or hardware
I can or cant use.  (ie,no DOS suport in Windows ME)


Mark Mendes da Costa <mark AT itsmyparty DOT com DOT au> wrote in message
news:38F570E8 DOT 7E483766 AT itsmyparty DOT com DOT au...
> Hello.
>
> I am not a big computer nut, but I have been tuning into this newsgroup
> and others and find an alarming amount of insults to Microsoft. Why is
> this? Why is Bill Gates the 'devil' among other names?
>
> Please enlighten me,
> Alex
>