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LOL yea Ken MS is just good old Patchware. :cool: :D More and more I think about going back to linux or going to Mac. :)
I have no experience with Linux, but I believe it is simply a variant of the old Bell System's UNIX as is Xenix, Unisys, etc. Everything (in the software world) is patchwork. Writers develop a program, Alpha test it in a tight controlled group; Beta test it in a larger, less controlled arena in MS case, I would assume it involves hundreds of thousands if not millions) and all the problems that are discovered are fixed (in itself, a patchwork process). After general release, with (in the case of MS is to hundreds of millions of users), it is natural that more problems are found, and then, yes, patchworked...it is how quickly and universally they are patchworked that is the mark of quality.
MAC, I have experience with...a good operating system - yes. A lot of viruses - no; but then again, what hacker worth his salt wants to create something that only effect 6% of the marketplace. Software availability and expense vs reward has caused virtually every major company to switch from MAC to PC platforms...that alone should send a message since Apple once ruled the marketplace.
To bring it into perspective, try building something for general use that does not have some flaws. And to bring it into our environment, companies that have been building watches for decades still produce a % of their product with inherent flaws, be they Swiss, Japanese or Asian (we know the German's never make mistakes - ask Ernie's buddy). If Mozilla Firefox (a FREE product) were problem free and far superior, it would have 80% of the market instead of 20%...God knows it's been around long enough. When and if it gets to 50% of the market, hackers will attack it...same with MAC!...By the way, if MAC is all that great, why did they enter an agreement with Intel to produce a chip so that WindowsXP could be mounted on it?
Just my take on things!