Reply #128: (Cross-post) You know, it's a funny thing. [View All]

[Atlant]

(Originally posted here)

Here on DU, we routinely point out the problems with the
political party that currently runs the country and we advise
people to "get another political party". And you all say "Amen".

But when some of us point out the problems with the
operating system that currently runs the country and we
advise people to "get another operating system", the
advice is called useless.

Honest, running an operating system that routinely
abuses you is no more intelligent than voting for a
political party that routinely abuses you.

There ARE alternatives in both cases, political
and computerish.

And in both cases, you'd feel much better if you
adopted one of the alternatives.

The Democrats suit some people while the Greens,
Socialists, or what-have-you suit others.

The MacOS suits some people while Linux, Solaris,
BeOS, VMS, MVS, or what-have-you suit others.

But I understand that you probably "voted" for Windows
so now you feel that you must defend your decision.

Atlant