The Microsoft Poll

**Dax** · May 18th, 2001, 02:10 PM

Welcome to the Microsoft Poll. Tell us what you think!
If you choose 'Other', please specify in a post!

billfaceuk · May 18th, 2001, 02:14 PM

I don't care what anyone says...Microsoft rule

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:19 PM

I read something really interesting in the paper a couple of days ago. MS are planning to give Win XP to home users for free, nada, nothing!! Business users have to cough up **** loads though. I couldn't believe it!!

billfaceuk · May 18th, 2001, 02:23 PM

Microsoft and free never go in the same sentence unless you are on a Warez site...(not that i ever am...ahem...)

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:25 PM

Straight up, I had to read it three times to get over the shock. I'll try and find the article...

billfaceuk · May 18th, 2001, 02:27 PM

sure the paper wasn't dated 'April 1st' or titled 'if you read this you are stoopid'

Anyway those Microsoft guyz always like to shock us...

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:28 PM

Well the article headline was "Believe this and your a dickhead" but it was in Wed's edition of the respectible Times.

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:33 PM

Found it! The bit of interest is in bold at the bottom

Microsoft said: “We must continue to add features and functionality, or else no one is going to want our product.”

It is thought that Microsoft spent $1 billion (£700 million) developing Windows XP. The computer industry is banking on it to boost sales in the run up to Christmas.

The program is the first to be developed by Microsoft for both home and office users. Microsoft is already claiming that the program offers more extra features than before, and is less likely to crash than previous versions of Windows.

The vast majority of home and office computers around the world already use Microsoft operating systems.

The new version of the software will be out on October 25, and is expected to be free to consumers. Microsoft plans to spend twice the amount to launch Windows XP as it cost to launch Windows 95 in 1995. Critics of Microsoft argue that by bundling its own free software with Windows it gets an automatic monopoly and pushes rivals out of the market.

billfaceuk · May 18th, 2001, 02:36 PM

surely it meant to say:

The beta version is out October 25th...
but that can't be right.

can we really believe our sources?

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:38 PM

Oh wait, hang on, false alarm. Read the last sentence!! I was blinded by the free to consumers bit. DAMN!!!!!!!

**Dax** · May 18th, 2001, 02:43 PM

My regards to the person who voted 'Microsoft? Never heard of it!'

My friend, you have proven the impossible...the only downlfall is Billy boy won't include you in his will for the many-a-billion-bucks!!

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:44 PM

he he, that was me!

billfaceuk · May 18th, 2001, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by chrisjk
Oh wait, hang on, false alarm. Read the last sentence!! I was blinded by the free to consumers bit. DAMN!!!!!!!

and the last bit was...

**chrisjk** · May 18th, 2001, 02:58 PM

...6 posts up from this one

**Wynd** · May 18th, 2001, 04:25 PM

Well, I don't really have anything against Microsoft. Some people hate them because they are all about money, but hey, if they make good products why not use them?

**Jeff_1** · May 18th, 2001, 06:32 PM

and "if pigs flew"

**Dax** · May 18th, 2001, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by Jeff_1
and "if pigs flew"

People with a total record of 2 posts shouldn't say things like this, unless you are someone who just made a new ID to say something anonymously :P

Anyways, y'know, if Microsoft gets the order to split up, I'm gonna head a 'Microsoft Movement' in Washington. That stupid court is stooooooopid if it rules that MS is to be broken up! Whaddaya say, gang?!

**Wynd** · May 18th, 2001, 07:38 PM

:P

But seriously, think... Netscape, or IE?

Tygur · May 18th, 2001, 08:11 PM

Opera!!

**kedaman** · May 18th, 2001, 08:59 PM

IE sucks, but there's no reasonable alternative

**HarryW** · May 18th, 2001, 09:45 PM

Totally agree with Ked on this one - IE5.5 is absolutely the most buggy app I have ever used, it's abysmal, but Netscape sucks so much ass that I can't bring myself to use it, and Opera... well yeah. I want features! I just have to remember what makes IE crash and not do it.

**parksie** · May 19th, 2001, 04:21 AM

Originally posted by honeybee
For one, I tried hunting for a free HTML editor last week, and can't find any that can equal Frontpage.

Ever tried Notepad?

billfaceuk · May 19th, 2001, 04:32 AM

Originally posted by parksie
Ever tried Notepad?

Notepad is one of the greatest programming tools ever

**parksie** · May 19th, 2001, 04:35 AM

Yep

**chrisjk** · May 19th, 2001, 04:56 AM

Originally posted by honeybee
Notepad? Now what the hell is that?

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr................

. The most famous of Windows apps...Start->Programs->Accessories->Notepad

**HarryW** · May 19th, 2001, 05:03 AM

I think he was joking...

**chrisjk** · May 19th, 2001, 05:09 AM

I didn't see any smilies. And maybe the Indian version hasn't got it...who knows

**Jeff_1** · May 19th, 2001, 05:25 AM

I had MANY more posts than just two...but i decided too change my username so now i just have two...

**chrisjk** · May 19th, 2001, 05:36 AM

If you ask nicely he'll transfer the old posts over to the new username

**CyberSurfer** · May 19th, 2001, 06:26 AM

I would have to agree with Dax, honeybee et. al. I actually rather like Microsoft! And I really like IE too, and it rarely, if ever, crashes in my experience!

**Fox** · May 19th, 2001, 06:29 AM

Notepad is definitely the most usefull, fastest and smallest program you get when buying windows

btw: IE crashes very often when I'm sufing on the forums here... * proofed fact!

**HarryW** · May 19th, 2001, 07:08 AM

I can't right click and select properties on anything in IE. I'll try it now.

**HarryW** · May 19th, 2001, 07:10 AM

Uhhh..... okay it worked

That doesn't usually happen. Really

**parksie** · May 19th, 2001, 08:13 AM

Hehehe...Notepad

Nice program, but needs 200mb runtimes

I'm not actually bothered about MS. Yeah, their stuff gets fatter every time round, but it works for me. I used to be a Netscape user until IE4, at which point I started using that because "it came with it" and was just as good, if not better. I do have the latest Mozilla milestone, just for keeping up with developments, which are looking very promising.

And I just loooove Windows Installer. Very nice piece of work

**Dax** · May 19th, 2001, 09:23 AM

I use Win2k (SP-2) and it *ahem* has crashed on me about 3 to 4 times in the past 1 year. IE totally rocks and netscape totally sucks!!

And to any of you guys who are gonna say 'anyone can do it'...well, if anyone can do it, why is Microsoft at the top and not 'anyone'!!

Your computer and the OS (Especially) is like your child. You have to take care of it, maintain it, keep extra diapers (Back-ups) and just be NICE to it and it will never crash.

Without microsoft, we'd be nowhere, hell even my Driver's License (India - Gujarat State) is made by Microsoft's core. Its a digital Smart Card (refer to MSDN Library @ http://msdn.microsoft.com/library)

MICROSOFT ROCKS - PERIOD!! or FULLSTOP if you prefer that.

**HarryW** · May 19th, 2001, 09:33 AM

Riiiiighht..... okaaaaaaay.

**chrisjk** · May 19th, 2001, 09:47 AM

MICROSOFT BLOW - FULLSTOP (i do prefer that)

chenko · May 19th, 2001, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by chrisjk
BLOW MICROSOFT - FULLSTOP (i do prefer that)

Weird man

**chrisjk** · May 19th, 2001, 12:27 PM

falsifying quotes is the kind of thing that lands you in front of a judge boyo...

**Dax** · May 19th, 2001, 12:49 PM

C'mon, whaddaya expect from a pissoff sheep!

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