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Originally Posted by LIH Prem
u = shorthand for micro, so uSoft is my shorthand for Microsoft.
-David Thanks. FWIW, I often use 'MS' just 'cause its shorter! :) ---
Originally Posted by kanebear
I think it's beyond clear what I'm referring to; it's been spelled out time and time again. Please re-read, or I'm sure someone else will be happy to point it out. I'm not going to restate what has been stated too many times as it is.
I'm frankly astonished you think I'm trying to bait you. My overriding concern is to ensure that FTers who come here for advice know the caveats inherent in taking such action as upgrading any software. Blind recommendations as you've made are dangerous and capricious. One with real world experience would never recommend such action without at least a cursory inquiry as to the user's environment. Furthermore, one with experience would not state an absolute when it comes to IT and computers. Such absolutes simply don't exist in the desktop IT environment. Every user, every computer, is different. You hopefully would never issue a blanket prescription for Viagra without knowing anything about your patient, not even their age! Yet that's exactly what you've done here. Poor practice for a doctor and/or someone who proclaims IT experience. My apologies if I've seemed rude, curt, etc. I've simply seen and fixed too many botched installations and picked up the pieces from such upgrades too many times after such well meaning yet uninformed suggestions. It's frustrating in the extreme and potentially costly for the affected user. That, again, is the real world in which I live. --- To be succinct, I don't think that this post could possibly be less accurate. Why do you think that restating an opinion as fact makes it factual? Do you think repeatedly posting foolish speculation as fact makes it factual? I, frankly, have no idea why you think what you do. Nor do I understand why you seem to think that it somehow defines my world, and the world of others. Why would you say that you are "...frankly astonished [I] think [you're] trying to bait [me]? In sharp contrast, and despite the fact that some others might come to a different conclusion, what I said was just the opposite:
Originally Posted by doc
...In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd perhaps suspect that you're again ranting in still another effort to bait me! LOL!!!... Perhaps you don't even realize it yourself, but you're unfortunately inclined to make rather vast assumptions. While all these are naturally unproven, many are also plainly false. What makes you think that I'd write Viagra presciptions? Or scrips at all? Or even that I'd be seeing a patient at all for that matter? What are you talking about? What is 'clear'? Or more precisely, what is 'beyond clear?' I don't even know what 'beyond clear' means. What did you disprove? How so? Again, as I kindly urged you above, please tell us all about this "real-world experience" and how it has served to 'disprove' those assertions..." that I'd supposedly made, thanks. I would hope that you will be patient with a slow learner and lesser intellect such as myself. Or alternatively you may again simply decline to explain, I guess? As for your apparent lack of graciousness, well... it's surely nothing new... and while I can easily deal with that, it's not the point, I'm afraid, is it? If, by analogy, for whatever reason, you and your cohorts prefer to drive in a rewired old, completely patched up Audi with its' 1990s technology, rather than to drive a new BMW with modern technology and a little scratch, who am I to say you shouldn't? Even if both are identically priced! Admittedly, it surprises me if one would elect to do so, not for the panache, but rather because they somehow think it's safer! I mean how many times do you want to repair the wiring and brake linings before you finally switch to a new vehicle? OTOH, perhaps safety is overated these days? Crossing the street, after all, can be pretty risky, no? Yet sometimes we do need to cross, eh? Like when we get hungry! LOL! :D Of course, again, whatever they thought, it would still be their opinion, to which I believe, they are rightly entitled, and I would simply respect that. For those who may be interested in a more balanced comparison, you may find this interesting: Internet Explorer Vs. Firefox: The Battle Heats Up ...we've compiled an ongoing listing of reviews, features, and blog posts examining how these two browsers have been developed, changed, hyped, and released... http://www.informationweek.com/news/...=Breaking+News Thanks, Mark |
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