Comments on: If You Like Thin Clients Stay Away From That Other OS http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/ One man. Closing, all the windows. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:55:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Pogson http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Robert Pogson Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:56:15 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/#comment-810 Yes. It is a sad thing that the jargon of M$'s sales-team has become part of the language of IT. I choose not to speak it unless absolutely necessary to communicate with one of their devotees. There is nothing good about experiencing software that is working against my wishes. I do not want it sniffing data for DRM, phoning home, pre-loading stuff I do not use, forcing people to use proprietary/closed formats etc. I am looking forward to my presentation at a conference of teachers in a few weeks to show them a quite different experience. They are used to bloatware taking minutes to boot and log in. They will do that in seconds on my portable lab that cost me $150 per seat to set up. Yes. It is a sad thing that the jargon of M$’s sales-team has become part of the language of IT. I choose not to speak it unless absolutely necessary to communicate with one of their devotees. There is nothing good about experiencing software that is working against my wishes. I do not want it sniffing data for DRM, phoning home, pre-loading stuff I do not use, forcing people to use proprietary/closed formats etc. I am looking forward to my presentation at a conference of teachers in a few weeks to show them a quite different experience. They are used to bloatware taking minutes to boot and log in. They will do that in seconds on my portable lab that cost me $150 per seat to set up.

]]> By: markba http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/comment-page-1/#comment-807 markba Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:32:35 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/#comment-807 "...if you want the full Windows experience..." I've seen this psychobabble for ages now. As soon as I discovered Open Source, I quickly recognized hollow terms as "Enterprise edition", "Professional Version", "Premium Edition", all ment to give the product an aura of quality (except, in many cases it wasn't ...). Open Source in general gives you the full package, e.g. Ubuntu has just one version, it's the same for home users and professional users, so no crippled products for me anymore. “…if you want the full Windows experience…”

I’ve seen this psychobabble for ages now. As soon as I discovered Open Source, I quickly recognized hollow terms as “Enterprise edition”, “Professional Version”, “Premium Edition”, all ment to give the product an aura of quality (except, in many cases it wasn’t …).

Open Source in general gives you the full package, e.g. Ubuntu has just one version, it’s the same for home users and professional users, so no crippled products for me anymore.

]]> By: Robert Pogson http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Robert Pogson Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:18:48 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/#comment-806 Yes. It is true that if you tell lies, you have to remember all of them in order to escape detection. It sounds like he forgot his "talking points". They probably had something about "adding value" not taxing it... HEHEHE After June, that other OS will not be my problem any longer. I will retire and as a part time occupation help others escape M$. Thanks for your comment. Yes. It is true that if you tell lies, you have to remember all of them in order to escape detection. It sounds like he forgot his “talking points”. They probably had something about “adding value” not taxing it… HEHEHE

After June, that other OS will not be my problem any longer. I will retire and as a part time occupation help others escape M$.

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Richard Chapman http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Richard Chapman Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:29:15 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/2008/12/14/if-you-like-thin-clients-stay-away-from-that-other-os/#comment-804 Bill's words sound like they stumbled out of the mouth of a professional liar suddenly caught red handed. I think it's coming to the point where Microsoft representatives are having a hard time presenting their wares with a straight face. Bill’s words sound like they stumbled out of the mouth of a professional liar suddenly caught red handed. I think it’s coming to the point where Microsoft representatives are having a hard time presenting their wares with a straight face.

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