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gerbick 2009-09-08 01:12
Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
I seriously thought I had seen it all.

Over the weekend, ran into a computer that a friend had been using for over 3 years without any virus protection and had some rather bad habits (read: trying to get free stuff; free music, free movies, free ringtones... which lead to free viruses) and they had 897 viruses - not different kinds, about 50 different kinds, an IRC daemon and apparently a share on their hard drive that was being used to stage files and they were also sending out virus laden e-mails (machine was a zombie).

And my comment was "You should run something more secure, like OS X or Linux." They said "I can't run Linux without Windows..." and had a link ready.

This link: http://rixstep.com/1/1/20070724,00.shtml

Wow.

nwerneck 2009-09-08 01:34
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
Scary!!! :eek:

geneven 2009-09-08 01:48
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
This guy apparently started out as a "complete Mac head".

So he has an excuse for not knowing what he's talking about :)

jperez2009 2009-09-08 01:59
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
I dunno. That whole article sounds VERY sarcastic, but I've never read any of his previous stuff, so if he's actually being serious, he might want to stop talking now before he gets decapitated by Windows/Mac/Linux users.

Vista twice as fast a XP? Maybe if you removed the GUI and all the services...

If, again, he's being serious, I wonder if he knows how Microsoft and Apple got their GUI's. Xerox anyone?

Jesse~

Thesandlord 2009-09-08 02:04
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
Its a joke right?


RIGHT???

Ok, it looks like it is, this is freaking hilarious!

Quote:
It is saddening to see articles like this that talk about building computing systems, and leave out the necessary costs involved with properly licensing the operating software. There is an unwritten suggestion within the article that the user could somehow bypass these costs ? or worse - choose a system (Ubuntu), which will lead the user into the dark and uncharted world of freeware - a world where the true costs are frighteningly hidden in the details.

I would suggest that in building any computing aparatus, one first selects the software required, and then builds the rest of system around that.

At the center of this choice would be the Windows Vista of course - preferably in the Business edition, at a low price of $299.

That leaves $200 left, and for that money one could purchase a quality case for about $50, a Microsoft keyboard and Mouse combo .. another $50, and a Motherboard for $100.

Now - anyone with experience in the computing IT industry would know that prices for CPU's, RAM memory, and Hard Disk memory always drop significantly over time.

A top of the line processor, RAM memory and Hard Disk memory may cost $1000 at today's prices - however, in a short time frame, these will cost only $200. And so, the wise buyer, by strategically delaying their purchase order, will save $800.

A good quality 19" monitor - another $200.

Microsoft Office - add $400

Now lets do the figures :
$499 for the purchase of the initial equipment.
+ $200 for the upgrades later on.
- $800 savings by delaying the CPU / RAM / Disk purchase
+ $200 for a monitor
+ $400 for Microsoft Officce
=
$499 total

There you have it - a perfectly 'decent' computing machine with a legal and licenced copy of operating software (and $1 in change) vs $500 for a somewhat hobbled Ubuntu machine that leaves its user with undeclared balance sheet liablity for patent infringements.

Like so many other independent studies have found before .. A properly licensed Microsoft solution is not only the safer option, but also the lower cost option as well.

daperl 2009-09-08 02:12
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
Go to the forum section. He's yankin' people's chains. That guy's an anti-Microsoft fanatic. No need to pay him a visit. :)

Here's an example.

Lord Raiden 2009-09-08 02:16
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
lol. I heard something similar to this a few years back from another guy. Apparently he thought that nothing could run on a computer without Microsoft Windows.

dormant 2009-09-08 02:18
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
It can't be a joke because it's not funny.

jperez2009 2009-09-08 02:20
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
I figured as much. The whole article seemed very sarcastic, almost making fun of the whole comparison. I actually have to say, thumbs up for a "sike" attempt. :p

Jesse~

jaem 2009-09-08 06:46
Re: Wow. Linux can't "run without Windows"...
 
The JerryLeeCooper blog is old news, but if the OP's friend actually believed it, that's pretty bad.


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