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I used to suffer from this. I still do, only to a lesser extent. My parents suffer from this horribly. University taught me that, when 95% of the people you kn
by younata 16y ago
I used to suffer from this. I still do, only to a lesser extent. My parents suffer from this horribly.
University taught me that, when 95% of the people you know use windows (and constantly try to get you to use windows, might I add), having this windows-hating syndrome just means you're not going to have any friends.
So, while I'm not a fan of windows, and I won't use windows, I don't make snide comments about windows being completely inferior to my choice.
- prawn 16y agoIt's also the sort of comment best left for Slashdot.
- jedsmith 16y agoAlong with "$" replacing the "S" in MS.
- raganwald 16y agoWhile I don't condone the comment, let's be fair: This person didn't say that Windows was inferior to his choice, he merely implied that Windows was so badly broken that to run it at all is to be vulnerable. While such a comment isn't particularly constructive in this context, it is different in tone from saying that it's inferior to some choice he has made. For all we know, the person making the comment is required by his job to use Windows and is expressing frustration as a user.
- statictype 16y agoI think he said it as a joke. Possibly sarcastically alluding to the standard quips made at Microsoft's expense. So, in other words, I don't really think the poster implied anything at all in his comment. He was downvoted for cracking bad jokes on HN, not for making a poor argument.