XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 07:19:02 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> Setting up a Windows machine is becoming more and more of an obstacle   
   >> course filled with irritations and pain   
   >> .   
   >>   
   >> But as long as the loyal Microsoft users keep giving their favourite   
   >> company so much money, why should the leopard ever want to change its   
   >> spots?   
   >   
   > When our group started using Windows NT (version 4 IIRC) years ago, half   
   > the time you'd have to do the install again to get it to work.   
      
   Despite the hate lavished on the consumer editions like 98, it was NT that   
   introduced me to the Monday morning BSOD. It couldn't be left alone over   
   the weekend without getting into trouble.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)