Jesus Christ, this guy needs to get a life. I write OS/systems software and I don't care as much about my OS as this guy. I've had flame wars over design decisions but seriously, my OS is there so I can do work. If I'm not doing work, it's failing. The perfect OS is just there, being invisible, helping you do exactly what you want, when you want it, quickly. Just pick whatever allows you to do that and move on with your life.
P.S. Hardware matters too. You use a computer with shitty caps made in Taiwan and you know what will happen.
Charlie Brooker is a pretty well known personality in the UK and he makes TV shows and writes columns in this kind of ranting hyperbolic style, in no way is it supposed to be taken seriously.
I'm a fan, his shows like Newswipe and Screenwipe are worth a look if you can find a copy.
He had a great line in his tv review at the weekend, was something like "the tv show presenters had the kind of chemistry that would get a swimming pool closed for 25 years"
He also used to be a video games reviewer and is doing a one off Gameswipe as part of BBC Four's Electric Revolution series about the rise of technology in the 80s:
Well windows 7 is really something that should have followed XP, just like windows 2000 should have followed win98SE. I guess Microsoft will just keep baking these windows ME - style half baked OSes.
To be honest: There's just no other excuse for the Windows 7 House Party campaign, then Microsoft trying to get the most media attention they can possible get. I'd say its working.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 40.8 ms ] threadP.S. Hardware matters too. You use a computer with shitty caps made in Taiwan and you know what will happen.
I'm a fan, his shows like Newswipe and Screenwipe are worth a look if you can find a copy.
He had a great line in his tv review at the weekend, was something like "the tv show presenters had the kind of chemistry that would get a swimming pool closed for 25 years"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q
That's Charlie Brooker. Writing rants like that is his life. When he's good, there's no-one like him. See gems like this one: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/sep/05/charlie-brooke...
Classic.
http://www.cabel.name/2009/09/windows-7-party.html
I've got an Iphone and a Macbook pro and I do exactly the things he says. Brilliant.