( The Real ) The “ I love or I hate Microsoft” poll.

**DaveB** · 16 May 2007, 21:25

What happened to "I hate them because their code is crappy and their OS's are a security nightmare"?

**2uk** · 16 May 2007, 22:19

Originally posted by DaveB

What happened to "I hate them because their code is crappy and their OS's are a security nightmare"?

This is an area where they are good at. ( these days )

**Jog On** · 16 May 2007, 22:48

I love them for their desktop cleanup wizard and ... clippy *sniff* I miss clippy.

But seriously I love them for rendering my touchpad ( amongst other hardware) completely useless after running windows update.

I bought Gate's book (Business @ the speed of thought) - haven't read it yet though.

**wendigo100** · 17 May 2007, 06:29

What happened to the "I love them because I work for them" option?

Pays the bills.

**Maxamus** · 17 May 2007, 07:54

microsoft is friggin cool!
Bill Gates has made a good company there in the business sense. Good on the fella. We only hate him and MS because they have more money than the british goverment !

I would love to have Gates money!!!

**Kyajae** · 17 May 2007, 07:59

Originally posted by 2uk

Sorry, couldn’t think of any sensible “I love them” options

Er, Option 8 - "I love them but I also think Hitler is normal".

'Is' normal? Is he still alive? Do you know something we don't?

**Kyajae** · 17 May 2007, 08:04

Originally posted by Maxamus

microsoft is friggin cool!
Bill Gates has made a good company there in the business sense. Good on the fella. We only hate him and MS because they have more money than the british goverment !

I would love to have Gates money!!!

Microsoft is a classic example of how a man percieved to be a code-crunching nerdy geek has actually shown to have the type of business savvy and acumen other companies can only dream of. He kind of puts all you code-crunching nerdy geeks on this board to shame in terms of earning power.

Working in Systems Infrastructure, I neither hate nor love Microsoft, I just accept it exists, same for Novell. Both have their srengths and weaknesses

**2uk** · 17 May 2007, 08:29

Originally posted by Kyajae

Er, Option 8 - "I love them but I also think Hitler is normal".

'Is' normal? Is he still alive? Do you know something we don't?

Sorry , I will kill him right away.

I hate MS because they are rich.	6.67%	1 vote
I hate MS because their GUI is a feckin marketing system designed to sell training.	13.33%	2 votes
I hate them because I am a Linux guy and I actually envy them.	0.00%	0 votes
I hate them because I hate myself.	0.00%	0 votes
I hate them because I am forced to use them.	13.33%	2 votes
I simply hate them.	6.67%	1 vote
I hate them because I work for them.	6.67%	1 vote
I love them but I also think Hitler is normal.	33.33%	5 votes
Most of the above	20.00%	3 votes

( The Real ) The “ I love or I hate Microsoft” poll.