I was even one of the first people in the world to download the first version.. Microsoft sent me a T-shirt too.. One advantage to being in the country that first sees the new day.. Really helps with new releases..

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Tony Lewis
New Zealand

but it began to screw up...too slow, shut down now and then...etc...

The wife, not one to change much, used IE all the time....now I use it too with no complaints.

Seems the latest update to the blogger software doesn't like Internet Explorer.. Google seem to be doing what MS got slammed for with their writing software to 'push' you into using their web browser..

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Tony Lewis
New Zealand

Windows these days.

I dumped Windows and all MS products a few years ago and haven't looked back.
Security has always been an issue with me and Windows is simply the most insecure OS available. To run it half way safely; it requires anti-virus; anti-spyware; anti-adware and firewalls.

The only ones that work well anymore have to be purchased.
All the free ones have long since been bought up by big companies and are no longer as effective as they once were.

Apple and Linux don't really need any of these programs as the systems are almost tamper proof from the outside world. Unlike Windows that gets dozens of new attacks every day; there is no end of pasty faced hackers looking to break into stuff. MS products are like a candy store to them

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Yes Windows 7 is a HUGE improvement over all prior versions of windows. Yes Windows has more software written for it than just about any other desktop platform (this is especially true of games). however, for the uses the overwhelming majority of users give their computers, windows is severely bloated and annoyingly insecure. heck most users lack the knowledge necessary to simply turn off and/or remove much of the bloat that slows their systems down - forget about keeping it clean. So IE9 is optimized for Windows 7. It's a good browser, but Others are still better and more secure (basically the two big webkit based browsers chrome and safari). Unlike ie, those come with more features (especially chrome which has a LOT more features).

as an OS Windows is not only plagued by security issues, but it is also nearly impossible to repair if you bugger it up. Installations and updates in windows take forever and are intrussive. In these regards, MacOS and especially linux take Windows lunch every single time.

What microsoft as in spades that the others lack (not in ability but in real world application) is cross platform compatibility. By this I mean that windows is so widespread, that your average user can pretty much expect to find a windows computer anywhere they go and be able to use or install software that he needs to it without too much drama. Linux is easy in the software department, but you have to load from linux sources (which means that major commercial software titles are probably not avaialble for it - though excellent open source equivalents usually are). mac OS on the other hand is probably more limited software wise than the other two.

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