From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 15:55:01 +1100, Axel wrote:   
      
   > one thing in particular that has become obvious to me about LM v   
   > Winx, is that I can just turn it on and use it! With windose there   
   > was always something that needed doing.. a virus scan, defrag,   
   > update apps, clean registry, software updates, driver updates, run   
   > maintenance app, etc., It seemed I almost spent as much time trying   
   > to keep Winx running well, as I did using it. With LM it's just one   
   > click of the 'shield' for everything.   
      
   You remind me of the coming of Japanese cars to a market dominated by   
   e.g. British ones, back in the day.   
      
   British cars were tricky to start on cold mornings, and even after   
   they got going, were prone to breakdowns. Sometimes parts were   
   ill-fitting or fell off altogether. They leaked oil on the driveway.   
   Basic things like a car radio cost extra.   
      
   Along came the Japanese, with cars that “just worked”. They never had   
   any trouble starting. Once started, they did usually get to where you   
   wanted to go. The parts actually fitted together properly. Your   
   driveway stayed clean. The car radio came standard!   
      
   Technology that simply does what you want without any fuss or drama   
   should be something that you can take for granted. But it can be   
   difficult to advertise the absence of something, even if it’s a bad   
   thing.   
      
   Particularly if the company with the inferior product has a much   
   bigger advertising budget.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)