[Cyrax9]

Originally posted by gekko
Microsoft is a monopoly, and it can't be stopped without being brought down legally. Only problem is the court rulings do nothing to bring down Microsoft. I mean, splitting up Microsoft only makes for worse products, which they can't make decent ones as is, let's not hurt them. The problem is how they force companies into selling their OS on the computers. How they force users to use their browser.

The reason so many people, like yourselfs except for our Linux fans, don't switch to another OS is simply because Windows is a monopoly. You guys don't think Macs have enough games, so you stick with MS's ****. You don't think it has enough software, so you stick with MS. Now most of you could easily switch over to Mac, no problem. Linux might be more difficult, but the thing is you really sit there and bitch without changing things. Now most of you are stuck with what your parents purchase, but look at the general public.

Most of you guys could easily get by using a Mac. In fact, I garauntee if any of you ever used my Mac for a day, you wouldn't go back to Windows. But at the same time, most of you can learn to troubleshoot pretty easily, so if anything goes wrong (less likely on Macs, may I remind you), you can fix it, or call your local Mac guru up from your PC and figure it out. The general public doesn't have that option. The general public gets a CD-RW drive installed at Best Buy because they have trouble hooking up a few cords and installing the drivers. The general public can't have a PC that doesn't boot up and mess around with the BIOS settings to try to fix it. The general public must use Windows, because if they ever switch, they lose the local support. They would have to find a local Mac shop, which consists basically of Apple Stores, CompUSA, and various small shops you've never heard of.

See, the reason Microsoft has a monopoly is because the Windows users that can convert, aren't willing to convert, and the other users are not able to. It's like buying your first truck, but every car shop within 100 miles only worked on cars. You're almost forced into buying the product, and yes, that's a monopoly.

Now to all you fine fellows, convert already, damn! Need reasons to go to a Mac, start a new thread and I can write pages on a single subject. May I remind you, everything is easier on a Mac

Like I said M$'s gravy train ends here, I was able to "leeech" one last PC out of my dad, and I loaded it, while still leaving room for expansions. I'm running Windows ME, and while it's pretty good, at least my copy, Mac OS X makes it look like a pile of Dung. I was forced into Office XP, and I've made about 5 or 6 changes to the system, new DVD-ROM Drive, new MPEG-2 Decoder, a Video Capture Card, a USB Cable Modem, and a few programs that cnaged the system regisrty, mainly DirectX 8.1 because my DirectX 8.0a was courrupt.

So far Office XP still works, but it's the last MS office program I buy, I needed it for school, and that was the only reason I got it.

My next Computer will either be a Linux System or a Mac, I just wantto know which one has better DOS emulators and can play more games. If I can play a DOS Game that requires DOS 6.0, a Soundcard, joystick, mouse, and can simulate EMS and XMS memory, with some added perks I'll be fine for awhile, if it can play some Windows games with a plug-in as well, that's even better. I'm just sick of Microsoft, and chances are, in af ew years I'll build a Linux Computer, or I'll buy a Mac. As long as I can run my DOS stuff and some old games as well as new gamesa be it on a Mac, or with a plug-in in Linux I'll be fine. In three years I'll probably be looking for a new Computer, and it won't be a M$ system.

If I get a Mac, I know where to get it repaired, gekko, have you tried www.PCMall.com? They're an authorized Mac resellerand repair center, their's and apple store in Princeton near my doctors, so my Mac can get a Check-up at the same time as I do, and I like my friend's Mac much beter than my old PC. I originally wanted a MAc, but my dad wanted a M$ system, I was stuck with Windoze 3.1, now you know why I hate M$ even more. If Pika has any good DOS preograms for Linux, tell me if they're availibel int he US, and for how much? If their are any DOS programs for MAc OS X, please tel me their rpice and hwo well they stack upo against each other.

I refuse to lose my DOS games, and XP would cause that anyway, so it's now time for a Mac or Linux on my next PC. My brother will have a new Comp before me, and then my parent's wil get a new Comp, my dad will stick with Moronsoft, my brother might be smart enough to buy a Mac or a Linux system as long as it plays One Must Fall: Battlegrounds, I don't see a reason it shouldn't considering that if Diversions Entertainment was smart they'd make a Mac Version.

Now about that Adobe Illustrator Lisence Pika, considering the Box was never opened before I recived the Program, and my Uncle bought copies in bulk since he's a professional artist, I don't think it's much of a problem, I broke the seal on the box, not him, so the lisence wasn't even in use until I opened the Software's Box and Installed it on my PC.

As far as the Windows 98 CD goes, you are right to an extent, if you sell your Old PC though, you are legally alllowed to sell all software that game with the old PC, as long as it is sold with the P. YOu can't sel the PC to one person and Windows 98 to another, but if everytign is sold as it was originally shipped, it's a legal sale, at least the TOS that were placed into action earlier tis year say so. You can't install it on more than one PC either, but if you sell and old PC, you can sell everything that came with it, as long as you don't keep any copies of it. I gave away a 486 with Windows 3.1 and evrything that came with it, the manuals, the Disks, and the original boxes. That was legal because I no longer have any copies of those orignal programs, however if I were to take my Windows ME CD and Copy that to a new PC and then sell this one, it would be ilegal. I know about M$ Office XP, and I hate it with a passion because of Product activation. AS long as I can play my games that came out on or before 1999 on my next Computer 'l be hapy, if I can use a DOS emulator for Linux that's fine too.

Case and point, I'm not buying anything else labeled M$ unless I'm forced to doso for a job or college, and if I can get a Mac or LInux PC for College, than that's what I'm getting.