Re: OS Reliability

["Wes Kussmaul" <wes@village.com>]

> > Linux is bad, stick with Windows.
> >
> > To most of the world, open source = Linux.
>
> but then again most of the world uses windows. Enough said? :)

Almost enough, just add one item:

Microsoft revenue continues to climb in Q4
...On the client side, revenue was $2.53 billion in the fourth quarter,
increasing 4% compared to $2.43 billion in the fourth quarter of the prior
year. Windows Professional racked up $201 million in revenue, a 14% jump
over the prior year's fourth quarter.

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Most people are too busy with other things or, yes, don't have the skills,
to seek out that which will make their desktop secure and reliable.

Is anyone else interested in:

1. Helping these people (e.g. our Windows-using family members)

2. Relieving MS of some of its burden of excess cash (most of that $2.5B
goes right to the bottom line) (after offsetting Xbox/MSN/etc.)

3. While preserving the letter and spirit of open source, redirecting part
of the burden to, say... I dunno... somewhere else?

Wes Kussmaul