Re: OT: For all the Window haters

From	Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: OT: For all the Window haters
Date	2015-08-11 11:40 +0100
Organization	timil.com
Message-ID	<54f16f217atim@invalid.org.uk> (permalink)
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In article <mqam2s$s47$1@dont-email.me>, Martin Gregorie
<martin@address-in-sig.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:05:20 +0100, Tim Hill wrote:

> > Logitech, you would think, fall into this category but I have
> > keyboards with unusable extra multi-meeja buttons and no longer have
> > webcams which have become driverless and have been thrown out.
> >
> If you know what characters each key generates, you can usually do
> something useful with them.

[Snip]

Forgive my lack of tolerance but I would expect a keyboard which is said
to be compatible (Windows 7-64 in this case) should work in its entirety
and not be told "sorry, mate, you'll have to buy a new one if you want to
use those extra keys" by support @ logitech who can f*** right off for
ever! It's companies like this who make Windows look bad.

I am sure that in all sorts of OSes I can use all sorts of utilities to
make use of the extra keys but (a) there are not enough hours in the day
and (b) 'compatible' and plug'n'play mean what?

> > Logitech has become over-priced crap with built-in obsolescence and
> > are off my shopping list.
> >
> I don't mind their prices 

You can be paying five times as much as for a same-spec non-branded
webcam in a supermarket. Oh, and that DOES still work with win7-64 unlike
the Logitech which simply does not.

Another one of those times when more ££ does not mean better.

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OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-05 21:47 +0100
  Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-06 00:58 +0100
    Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 07:48 +0100
      Re: OT: For all the Window haters David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-08-06 08:43 +0100
        Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 10:28 +0100
        Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-06 09:57 +0000
        Re: OT: For all the Window haters Brian Reay <no.sp@m.com> - 2015-08-06 10:58 +0100
          Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 14:55 +0100
            Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-06 19:27 +0100
              Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-06 19:46 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 20:59 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Graham. <me@privicy.net> - 2015-08-07 00:22 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-07 17:12 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2015-08-07 16:22 +0000
    Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-06 09:55 +0000
  Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-06 10:38 +0100
  Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-07 08:18 +0100
  Re: OT: For all the Window haters Jim Diamond <Jim.Diamond@deletethis.AcadiaU.ca> - 2015-08-07 18:53 -0300
    Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-08 08:13 +0000
      Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-08 10:01 +0100
      Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-08 14:14 +0100
        Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-08 13:31 +0000
          Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-09 00:14 +0100
            Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 07:22 +0000
              Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-09 10:11 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 11:28 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-09 13:30 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-09 16:00 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 18:04 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-09 20:11 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-09 14:06 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-09 21:32 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 21:16 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-10 11:05 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-10 13:51 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-10 17:13 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-11 11:40 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tony van der Hoff <tony@vanderhoff.org> - 2015-08-11 13:07 +0200
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-11 12:59 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-15 09:44 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-15 10:07 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-15 16:13 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-15 19:54 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-15 23:59 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 00:13 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 11:02 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-16 12:58 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-16 10:51 -0400
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 19:05 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-16 23:03 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 22:55 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-17 21:46 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 14:26 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-16 17:02 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-16 17:02 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 19:18 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2015-08-18 19:39 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-09 15:56 +0100
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tonton Th <tTh@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-08-09 14:59 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-09 16:55 +0000
                Re: OT: For all the Window haters Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-09 16:38 -0400
              Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-09 19:55 +0100

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