[SATLUG] Pokes at Microsoft (off Topic)

[Dale Crummie]

I've been told and have read that Winblows is so much better than Linux
because it "works right out of the box".
Well heres right out of the box for you:

Winblows XP Install (4.5 hrs)
1) OS (reboot) (reboot)
2) Mobo drivers (reboot)
--Winblows now won't reboot
3) OS (reboot) (reboot)
4) Mobo drivers (reboot)
5) Audio drivers (reboot)
6) Java RE (reboot)
7) Adobe Reader
8) Flash Player
9) Shockwave Player
10) Office 2003 (2 CDs) (reboot)
11) Visio 2003 (another CD)
12) Office Clipart (yet another CD)
13) Printer Drivers (reboot)
14) Firefox
15) Anti-Virus (reboot)
-Windows Updates 1 (30 mins) (reboot)
-Windows Updates 2 (15 mins) (reboot)
-Windows Updates 3 (10 mins) (reboot)
-Office Updates 1 (20 mins) (reboot)
-Office Updates 2 (10 mins) (reboot)
16) WinRAR
17) WinZIP
18) PaintShop Pro
19) Nero Burning ROM (reboot)
20) Matrix Y2K
21) WinDVD (reboot)

What's installed:
OS
Office Suite
2nd Browser
2 Uncompression Apps
Anti-Virus
Photo Editor
HTML Editor
DVD/CD Burning App
Movie Player


openSUSE 10.2 (about 2 hrs)
1) OS and selected apps & packages
wanted (reboot)
-Updates
2) Download & install nVidea drivers (reboot)

What's installed:
Goto SUSE website to see list its too
long to put here.

I think I'll stick with my linux, at least when something does break I can
find a solution to fix it.

-- 
Dale Crummie
The box said:
"Requires Windows 95 or better."
So I installed LINUX