Why most run Microsoft, not RedHat

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 18 April 2007, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> --- Claude Jones <claude_jones at levitjames.com> wrote:
> > On Tue April 17 2007, Tim wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 16:22 -0500, Les Mikesell
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > there are three methods known to fix windows
> >
> > problems and you always
> >
> > > > try them in this order: (1) reboot, (2),
> >
> > reinstall windows, (3)
> >
> > > > reformat.
> > >
> > > The three "r"s..., though you're missing the
> >
> > fourth one:  repeat...
> >
> > Not my experience at all. I manage around 50-100
> > machines depending on the
> > time of year and trade winds - been doing it for ten
> > years. I've reinstalled
> > Windows less than 5 times - I've done a fair share
> > of repairs, many more than
> > re-installs, but that saves all the settings and
> > data. There are lots of good
> > reasons to not like Windows, but it gets downright
> > silly sometimes on these
> > lists...
> >
> > --
> > Claude Jones
> > Brunswick, MD, USA
> >
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> As Claude mentions it is not that bad, but the bad
> side still gives trouble that is to windows users.
>
> Not to defend Windows here, but the other guys,
> spammers, advertisers, Virus writers, etc are the ones
> that make Windows give its users trouble.  They get
> ahold of the system and make it into a zombie machine.
>  Finding those trackers/viruses/trojan horses is where
> the fun begins.  Sometimes they are too many that the
> last resort is to reinstall it and cycle through the
> process again like Tim says.
>
Of course, it's always going to be easier to run a system that is inherently 
secure, and lets almost anything happen :-)

All the same, it's not that hard to keep windows secure - it needs very little 
knowledge, just the ability to follow a few sound rules.

Anne