jæd said:
Ho-hum... Someone still hasn't read any of my posts.
I've read them all, liar. And your constant shifting of the goalposts does you little credit.
jæd said:
The reason why I don't encourage use of Xp is becuase I've noticed that its security model seems a bit ineffective. This is born out by observation from all the viruses and malware etc, that seem to go on...
You're weaseling, weasel.
No-one has asked you to "encourage use of Xp." Nor has anyone argued that your particular concerns about Xp security are invalid or unreasonable.
All people are complaining about is the tendency of you and people like you to ridicule those who make different choices than you—choices that are often the result of informed decision-making processes. You drop into threads with general computer discussion to piss all over PCs and the people who use them, and you imply that anyone who chooses Windows is a moron.
jæd said:
I tend to think that if I use something then it shouldn't be insecure. If i buy a car then I expect it not to get stolen or broken into through having dodgy locks. Houses/flats should have similar... I'm a bit suprised why people still use Xp when it has these problems, but as I've pointed out before their choice is their choice.
And yet you continue to ridicule them for it. Despite all the evidence that the choice they make is an informed one, and the product they choose is one that suits their needs. I must have missed the memo that made you responsible for determining what everyone else's needs should be.
jæd said:
Not sure how this me being irrational, but I'm not the one spewing insults...
Lying again.
Your very first contribution to this thread basically stated that anyone who uses Windows is uninformed or stupid. You also said:
jæd said:
Just if you use Windows and you get a virus/malware/it doesn't work right/it explodes its your choice...
Here's a question for you.
You apparently believe that the problems with Windows are problems that can lead to the sort of things you describe here—viruses, malware, instability, and general not working right.
I have a Windows computer. I've had this one for almost two years. It has no viruses, it has no malware, it has never given me any problems, it has been running stably and consistently for the whole time i've owned it, and i've never lost any data.
Given that this computer does everything that i need it to do, and that it does so without breaking down or becoming infected with malware, how is it different—in real-life, practical terms that would actually affect my day-to-day operation—from running a Mac or Linux?
I'm not talking about how the interface or the programs are different. I'm talking about general usability in the categories that you listed. If your argument is that Windows is insecure and unstable and that's why people shouldn't use it, then your argument becomes completely moot once it is demonstrated that Windows can be (and in most cases is) secure and stable enough for people's needs.
I'm not going to deny that it is, in certain fundamental ways, less secure than Mac and Linux systems. Despite not being an expert myself, i've read enough material by security experts to know this. But the experts i've read also say that these issues can be quite easily avoided with some simple precautions. And that is exactly the case for me and millions of other Windows users.
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