This. This. And again, this.

All versions of Windows before and after 2K suck. 7 sucked a bit less than the others.

You, today:

Me, 2004:

Come on in, the water's fine. :)

You left out "an oversupply of self-styled 'advocates' who seem to think they'll win converts by insulting them".

I make a point of trying to mod up my foes/freaks whenever possible. Just because I don't agree with $foe about some issue doesn't mean that $foe can't be right about some other issue.

It's really unfortunate that you chose to be so antagonistic, because your post actually contains some useful info.

But that info's widely available already, and there's no call for you to be a dick and attack the site's moderators willy-nilly in an effort to stoke your martyr complex. I am frequently one of those, and I am no Microsoft stooge.

So I agree with the Flamebait mod. We don't need "advocates" like you, AC.

I don't know who this "us" is, but I quit using Windows 10+ years ago. Since then, I've been using your "operating system that gives us everything we want via functionality and interface, without any of Microsoft's control and invasion" and nobody's ever "bullied" me for it.

Please don't confuse your personal/social identity issues with the matter at hand, because it sounds like this is what you're doing.

And you can't just drop a Ford motor into a Chevy and expect to drive it away, either.

You're the one dwelling on complexity, not the average user, to whom a computer is a thing that you turn on, it shows you little pictures on a screen and you click on one or more of these in order to view web pages or email, write an office doc, make a Skype call, etc. Whether the logo on the case is a little window, a little apple, a little penguin, or the likeness of Kim Jong-Un, it's still a computer, and this is what computers do. End of story.

Thanks for the Sunday morning chuckle.

Alas, the average consumer thinks he's had a "computer virus" because that's the phrase used in the mass media.

Whenever someone asks me about "computer viruses", my response is always along the lines of, "Do you mean *Windows* viruses? Well, I don't use Windows, so I never have to worry about those..."

IN my case, I gained 5 additional desktops which provide the added bonus of actually being useful.

I could gain more, but 6 desktops has worked just fine for me for the last decade or so, so I'll stick with that.

Eastman?

You've a 6-digit UID and you're just now figuring this out?

(BTW, some of us who don't live in the US might not have heard about this yet. It doesn't seem to have been widely reported elsewhere.)

You're conflating trademarks and copyrights. No-one's disputing Disney's right to hold a *trademark* for the Mickey Mouse character and likeness to use in representing their company and its products.

As for *copyright*, you're asking the wrong question. This is because copyright is not a right, but rather a privilege granted by the State. So the proper question in this case is, "Why should the government continue grant Disney the privilege of copyright on the Steamboat Willie cartoon *indefinitely*?"

Nought better to do
Than post this drivel each day--
What are you, 14?