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Article #623196Re: Has Microsoft commited suicide ...
From: Peter Flass
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:37
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:37
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Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 21/06/2018 22:47, Peter Flass wrote: >> >> We have had realistic alternatives since the 80's. What re need is a >> realistic alternative to the sheeple who won't see it. >> > > That realistic alternative has always been there, for were you to > reject the system software on offer, then you could produce your own. In theory that's true, but in practice for companies have the resources these days to develop the software they need. Most of the significant open source stuff these days seems to be developed by consortia funded by the major interested users: Linux, Apache, Mozilla, etc. > > Neither Windows nor Linux are respectable offerings for real > computerists (as opposed to consumerist computerists) for > both are excessively bloated. > Hey! We agree, though for different reasons (see my note above) -- Pete
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