From: NoOne@invalid.com   
      
   Bruce Coryell wrote:   
      
   > Jake wrote:   
   >> I'm finding a new line of work!  Former Foxpro, Clipper, Cobol,   
   >> Fortran, VS2005/VB developer who is really tired of:   
   >>   
   >> 1.  Windows Updates just about every day; then reboot.   
   >> 2. Weird behavior, like changing a form to isMDIContainer = True and   
   >> and the area around all controls is dark grey.  Sure, there's a   
   >> workaround, but why?   
   >> 3. No frigging line control's anymore?   
   >> 4. Work on a project for weeks, then suddendly the project no longer   
   >> opens.  This is supposed to be a team environment...  No frigging   
   >> errors of any kind... Just can no longer open the project.  20+ forms,   
   >> and they are just toast.  We all ought to adopt this development   
   >> environment!  This is the only development environment that just   
   >> completely blows everything away if somehow, somewhere I did something   
   >> wrong.   
   >> 5. Had Vista running for 3 weeks, then found no solutions for a  VPN   
   >> that no longer works, no antiVirus protection that works, no printer   
   >> support for something I purchased less than a year ago, gadgets that   
   >> may or may not work, extremely slow performance, and none of the   
   >> features that Vista was supposed to provide, even though I have dual   
   >> graphics cards that were hot stuff 1 year ago.  Glad I did not spend   
   >> any money on this piece of crap upgrade!   
   >> 6. Whats the point of 'Restore Points' if they don't work?   
   >> 7. Operating systems from Microsoft require too much time and   
   >> expertise to support them, and I am throwing my PC out the window and   
   >> am purchasing a Macintosh.  I bought a Mac when it first came out in   
   >> 1984, and now I'm going back.   
   >> 8. It's insane the amount of time I need to spend on the 4 computers   
   >> in my home, upgrading, rebooting, upgrading, rebooting, can no longer   
   >> print kind of issues. I could spend all my time making sure I have all   
   >> the necessary drivers installed and never get any actual work done.   
   >>   
   >> But hey, good luck to the rest of you Windows diehards.   
   > Have you tried Linux?   
   yes, by all means, give linux a whirl. I too got fed up with windows and   
   made the switch a few years ago. I'll never go back!   
   Mandriva is a good distro for everyday use, its free to download.   
   Developers like you are a welcome addition to the Linux community,   
   join us and build some nifty stuff for Linux   
   Eric   
      
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