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In addition to other comments about Microsoft's current market cap and new CEO, this article was posted also posted before Windows 7 was released; arguably the
by wvenable 8y ago
In addition to other comments about Microsoft's current market cap and new CEO, this article was posted also posted before Windows 7 was released; arguably the best version of Windows ever made. In fact, that era of software including Office and their server products was very solid.
- craftyguy 8y ago> very solid. You and I have a very different definition[0] of 'solid'. Unless you mean 'relatively', in which case I agree. 0. https://www.cvedetails.com/product/17153/Microsoft-Windows-7.html?vendor_id=26 https://www.cvedetails.com/product/17153/Microsoft-Windows-7...
- wvenable 8y agoDoesn't seem particularly different from the competition: https://www.cvedetails.com/product/156/Apple-Mac-Os-X.html?vendor_id=49 https://www.cvedetails.com/product/156/Apple-Mac-Os-X.html?v...
- craftyguy 8y agoYou're comparing an OS that has one major release (windows 7) to one that has been essentially a rolling-ish release for ~10 years. (Mac)OSX (which you linked to) has been going/supported far longer than windows 7. Meanwhile, microsoft's track record over the same period, with quite a few (major) OS releases, is.. https://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/26/Microsoft.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/26/Microsoft.html
- wvenable 8y agoYes but I'm also looking at the individual years. OS X has many releases and Windows has many releases; they're both effectively one product. Windows bugs are counted twice if they exist in different versions but are still effectively the same bug.