Hate ??? Microsoft

[John Burton]

Edward Schernau wrote:
> 
> Lots of us LIKE Microsoft.  Heck, 98% of us on here make our living
> babysitting Windows clients (or why would we be here????) and NT
> servers.
> 
> I think the backlash against NT system administrators is this:
> There are many people who put on a tie, buy a palmpilot, read
> NT Server for Dummies, and flood the marketplace.  Ive actually
> fielded questions from _NT ADMINS_ who ask "Are you guys running
> Ethernet or IP?"  Or "Dammit, all these floppies are formatted
> NTFS!".  These are the guys who use Disk Administrator to look
> at the pretty bargraphs to tell HOW MUCH FREE SPACE C: has.
> 
> These are the guys whose motto is: "If there is not a GUI, it
> can't be done."
> 
> Do most of us on here, and even MANY NT Admins fall into this
> category?  Of course not.  Do most of us on here, and even many
> Linux/Unix Admins hate Microsoft, want to kill Bill Gates, and
> rule the world?  Of course not.
> 
> It just takes a few bad apples to spoil the barrel.

Like Microsoft? no. Have to work with it? yes... I dislike Microsoft for
its business practices and producing shoddy products. Windows 95/98/NT
machines make up less than 20% of the systems I support, yet require
more than 80% of my sys admin resources to support. Linux / UNIX
machines make up the other 80%, yet only require 20% of our time and
effort. Invariably, when talking to MS Tech support (on *my* dime of
course) the solution to my problem is one of the 3 R's (reboot,
reformat, reinstall). I've also gotten resumes from people with zero
hands on experience and their MSCE ticket expecting to get $50k per
year. Its very hard not to laugh in their face. The only reason I
tolerate Windows is because my clients have been sold a bill of goods
and they've standardized on MS Office 9x/2000 for document interchange.
If I want to communicate with them I need to support MS Windows &
Office...

MS Windows runs okay as long as its a virgin, but once you start f!$&ing
with it (i.e. installing hardware or software), then you start having
problems. MS is particularly bad about "upgrading" your O/S when you
install one of their products. Too bad their upgrade makes the system
slightly incompatible with other software packages... 

Want to kill Bill Gates? no

Want to rule the world? no

Want Bill Gates to rule the world? NO

John

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John Burton, Ph.D.
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