In your mind a big steel box is the same as electronics with components
microns apart trying to be
all things to all people with hundreds of misfits attempting to create the
meanest virus.
You made your position perfectly clear and I'll also end it here..
m II" wrote in message news:_DU0k.517$7B3.302@edtnps91...
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Very stupid comment. Ever stop to think what causes the crashes?

I shouldn't have to.

That's more stupid than the first.


Why should he HAVE to worry about what causes crashes? Any properly
running appliances, such a refrigerators, alarm clocks, etc., cause no
worry OR a need for detective work.
You plug them in and they do their job.

Now YOU have a narrow mind. Do you constantly add new programs to an
appliance? Do you infect them with the likes of Norton, Symantec or
registry cleaners? Wake up and compare apples to apples.


I infect my fridge and freezer with all kinds of stuff. Some of it HOT.
I subject it to harsh cleaners and repeated slamming of the doors. The
alarm clock/radio gets subjected to the weirdest combinations of button
presses, especially in the morning. The processor in the clock keeps
ticking. The same with the processors in the dryer and microwave.

The power company subjects ALL my appliances to surges, spikes and
brownouts. So far, they've all survived, with the clock setting in the
microwave being the exception. That unit has no battery backup.

The point dave was making is that the computer and it's software should
be no different than a garden variety appliance. It should just work.

The bloated operating systems out there now are so convoluted in their
construction that even their makers have lost track of what's in the code.

The finer points of quality and care in the finished product seem to
have been lost in the mad rush to get unfinished work to market and more
people are voting with their wallet and NOT buying.

With all respect, I am now leaving this discussion. This can turn into a
never ending debate. Please, feel free to have the last word.



mike

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