[pmmail-list] Us XP Morons

[Gregory L. Marx]

On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:07:25 -0700, Dave in Phoenix wrote:

Just because you are NOT a game-playing moron doesn't mean that XP wasn't designed (interface-wise) for morons ...

I too use XP (sparingly) but don't consider myself a moron ... An ELITEIST ???  Absolutely ... I know computers (and apparently you do as 
well) and believe that like cars, there are certain minimum requirements one must meet in order to drive ... Like how to check the tires for a 
flat, where exactly to put gas into the tank ... Maybe even know how to check and see if the oil is low ... All those "things" are understood by 
everyone to be necessary to operate a car ... Doesn't mean you need to be a automotive engineer but rather you know some basics of how 
to keep up your car ...

Now ... when I say today's XP-users are morons I'm talking about that they don't have a CLUE how a system operates ...
What a EXE file is ... a directory ... How to format a floppy ... Without AUTORUN.EXE they can't install an application ...
(all that stuff that is needed to operate a computer properly) Do you see the comparison to operating a car ???

And IMO the default UI in XP only helps to further their ignorance ... I too turn it off first thing, but how long do you think it will be before we 
don't have that option anymore ???  The next release ???  The one after that ???  I promise you MS isn't going to keep the CLASSIC UI 
available for too much longer ... Instead they will lead the ignorant masses to what they conceive of is a wonderful UI ...

The Windows Experience ...

You call it bias ...
I say there's alot of "emperors" running around naked ...

Greg

>Someone said:
>XP is actually a minor release on the NT side of the fence ... Its major=
>claim to fame was to bring 95/98/ME DOS compatibility to the NT kernal ...
>So all the home users could run their games, ... Both the Home and the Pro
>versions of XP have a "crap" user-interface an= d is geared towards morons
>...How much clearer do I have to say it ???
>
>Such silly statements show more your bias.   I have never played a game,
>have no DOS programs, am networked with 3 computers at office, used to be a
>dedicated OS/2 user...until about 5 years ago.. and am not a moron because
>I use XP Pro :(
>
>I am not pro Microsoft but XP is zillions of times more stable than Win98,
>rarely crashes, if it does, only one program, not the system.  You can
>easily get rid of the wizards and I use the classic Win98 desktop at high
>resolution.   Since after OS/2 I used Win98 I just didn't want to take the
>time to go to NT or 2000. Now with XP I see no reason to.  But I am just a
>game playing moron since I use XP.
>
>Dave in Phoenix
>
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