Posted by jimg.allentown on September 15, 2015 at 20:35:30 from (173.49.143.208):
In Reply to: Re: STUPID $%^***( posted by MarkB_MI on September 15, 2015 at 03:42:29:
Insist on running Windows?
A bold statement if I say so myself. A few of my own observations:
Windows is a STANDARD. It is nearly universally accepted and used. By business and consumer alike.
Linux is coming along, but is really not quite ready for prime time. Setup is (in many cases) complicated. Support for many peripherals is limited. Much recent hardware is simply incompatible with it. Granted, it is getting better, but still a bit behind the curve so to speak.
Apple is an alternative system, BUT - to those that smugly sit back and claim to not have been attacked by malware or viruses, just wait. Your turn is coming. Apple has only been (mostly) left alone because of their incredibly tiny market share. With the emergence of all of the new Apple devices, they will soon be hacked and attacked.
I also do not defend Microsoft. Gates is a complete idiot if the lecture of his that I saw was any indication. He was lucky, bold, and in the right place at the right time to make a quick fortune. He then surrounded himself with genius programmers. I don't think he could write a simple BASIC loop. He filled in what was at the time a niche market. Like the internet, who knew that it would grow to this extent?
All in all, it simply is not fair to blame MS for security problems. Any lock that can be locked can also be unlocked. When you are the biggest in the industry, you wear a big bullseye on your back. Hackers and authors of malware attack MS because that is where they can do the most damage.
Also, it is simply not acceptable to criticize others for the system that they choose to operate. The key word here is BACKUPS! I keep most of my stuff in terms of data, pictures, and the like on a spare drive. The last time I had a problem (failed hard drive), I had my system restored and continued from where I left off within 24 hours. I also keep an operational second system as a standby in case of problems.
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