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| From | Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" |
| Date | 2016-10-26 14:53 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <nuqcfp$790$1@deskrabbit.motzarella.org> (permalink) |
| References | <nuo0u702j6r@news6.newsguy.com> <gs611c1e782ovtms9v6kvhq9olu4ao2v7i@4ax.com> |
On 26/10/2016 13:32, chrisv wrote: > Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks wrote: > >> Ford engineers called MyFord Touch infotainment system, which is >> powered by the Microsoft SYNC OS, "a polished turd." >> >> Ford announced it was dropping Microsoft as the platform supplier >> for SYNC and moving to one based on QNX. >> >> Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! >> >> Gotta love those highly educated and experienced computer >> engineers. They know shit when they see it, and Microsoft >> is the shittiest of shit. > > The fact that "professional" programmers can turn out crap has been > proven time and time again (and is intuitively obvious). Fat, > bloated, disorganized conglomerates like Microshaft can be > counted-upon to produce mediocrity, at best. And people buy it every - single - day And people make a living using it every - single - day > > The best work is always done by those who enjoy what they are doing, > and want to create, or contribute-to, something special. This is the > kind of programmer who is drawn to the open-source ecosystem. > And despite having been a free alternative for years, it still only manages to be used on around 1% of all personal computers. Now why would people prefer to pay for a product than install a free one?
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Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-25 16:23 +0000
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-25 16:23 +0000
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-25 17:19 -0400
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-26 07:32 -0500
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-26 14:53 +0100
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-26 15:08 +0000
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-10-26 09:56 -0700
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-26 12:35 -0500
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-29 09:20 -0400
Re: Ford Calls the Microsoft OS a "Polished Turd" Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-29 13:39 +0000
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