Re: controversial paper

From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/28/03 

Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:37:21 +0200

Jim Gillogly writes:

> If you're running Windows because you like Windows, more power to you.
> If not, you might try The Gimp and Scribus instead of those apps.

I'm not sure I see the logic in that. I like Photoshop and Quark
XPress, so why would I run The Gimp or Scribus? I don't care about the
operating system, as long as it runs everything I want to run (currently
more than 100 applications).

> There's no question that there are more applications available for
> Windows than for other operating systems. I know some accountants
> who say the accounting packages they use can't be found cost-effectively
> on any other operating sytem. However, that's not a sufficient
> reason for *everyone* to abandon all other operating systems and get
> borged into Microsoft.

Everyone has not abandoned all other operating systems. But most people
use Windows, including myself, for precisely the reasons you state. And
it doesn't make sense to abandon Windows, and attempt to replace
top-of-the-line applciations like Photoshop with inferior substitutes,
just for the sake of not running Windows. That's an emotional decision,
not a rational one. 

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