From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 12 22:23:54 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F77D106566B for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:23:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpetsmoker-dated-1261346777.68de8c@rwxrwxrwx.net) Received: from mail.rwxrwxrwx.net (mail.rwxrwxrwx.net [83.161.253.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EF4F8FC0A for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:23:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.rwxrwxrwx.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 003C7216DCA; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:06:17 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail.rwxrwxrwx.net (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1001); Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:06:17 +0100 Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:06:17 +0100 To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20091212220617.GA66562@rwxrwxrwx.net> References: <4B2381BF.3000209@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4B2381BF.3000209@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.12 (Macallan) From: Martin Tournoij Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A theory on why microsoft makes such crappy stuff after all these years X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:23:54 -0000 On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 06:42:55AM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > Microsoft making crappy products is really a conspiracy. The actually > know how to make good stuff but don't for the following reasons (only > the first on is a new observation likely): > > * If they didn't have any bugs then people would think the program > was counterfeit > * Force people to upgrade hardware and software more often > * Forcing a person to be certified expert to just know how to save > documents You are so right. The important matter here however is whether is is the CIA or Illuminati. -- Martin Tournoij carpetsmoker@rwxrwxrwx.net | (+031) 621 991 576 http://www.carpetsmoker.net | http://www.daemonforums.org QOTD: "Hello," he lied. -- Don Carpenter, quoting a Hollywood agent