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Story: Microsoft: 'We should learn from open source'
Posted by: Shane Doucette (Wednesday 12 November 2003, 9:40 PM)
I use Open Source software because it is better than competing Microsoft products.
I use Linux on my desktop computer and NetBSD for my servers because they are better and more stable operating systems.
I use Gnome as my desktop because it is quick and snappy, and doesn't try to impose a lot of restrictions on me like Windows XP.
I use OpenOffice because it is well designed, not cluttered, and generally 'feels' better than Office XP.
I use Mozilla because it has better support for standards, and renders pages closer to the way that they should be, unlike Internet Explorer.
I use Irfanview for photo acquisition and editting, because it's superiour in almost every way to anything that microsoft has put out for that purpose.
Even a lot of the PC based games that I choose to play run on an Open Source / Free operating system, and several are also Open Source / Free themselves!
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Story: Microsoft: 'We should learn from open source'
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But when it comes down to how seriously th... Anonymous -
What is this talk about "public domain" and "open... Anonymous
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Somebody tell Bradley Tipp that I convert all wind... Michael Geier
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Microsoft certainly can learn from Open Source, bu... Wynand Winterbach
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"We haven't talked to a single user who has said t... Shane
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Gee, Mr. Tipp. I use open source software most oft... Anonymous
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[Quote] "We haven't talked to a single user who ha... Philip Brink
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I use Open Source software because it is better th... Shane Doucette -
I use open Source Software because it's better and... James Dehnert
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I tend to seperate the ideas of "Free Software" an... Won Kim
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In response to the claim that nobody says they're... David EIsner
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Of course there are good reasons why "Microsoft re... Rodd Clarkson
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"What is this talk about 'public domain' and 'open... Anonymous
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> One Microsoft employee even went so far as to sa... Walter Dnes
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"We haven't talked to a single user who has said t... Michael Paddon
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Any chance I could get Tipp's number?
We ditched M... Anonymous
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I use open source software because it's much bette... Rodd Clarkson
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Microsoft's Tipp said: "We haven't talked to a sin... Dennis McClain-Furmanski
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No users mentioned that Open Source was better at... Anonymous
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"We haven't talked to a single user who has said t... Charles Oertel
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learn, but give to it something instead. dmitry
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Well, I use Open Source 'cos it's better.
Free BSD... Anonymous
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Why does Microsoft always claim that "everyone" sh... Anonymous
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The reason Microsoft i... Anonymous
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