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From: jjm@wicat.UUCP (John J. Mendenhall)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Does everybody hate Windows?
Keywords: Windows,
Message-ID: <489@wicat.UUCP>
Date: 30 Aug 90 15:54:57 GMT
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Organization: WICAT Systems, Orem, Utah
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sota@tc.fluke.COM (Bruce White) writes:

>From reading this newsgroup, one could conclude that there are so many
>problems associated with installing and running Windows, that everybody hates

yes, I HATE Windows 3!

>it.  Yet the popular press shows Microsoft selling godzillions of copies.
>Since so many people are buying it, some of them must like it.

Checkout _Government Computer News_ , June or July issue. They had 50+ color
pages of rave reviews. Bo knows football, US Govnt does NOT know computers!

>I would also like to hear from those that are forced to use it, and don't like
>it.  Why are *you* using it and why don't you like it.

Due to customer demand, my company decided to link one of its products 
with _the power_ of windows. My group provides technical support for that
product, and now must provide technical support to our customers for 
Windows. When we say technical support we mean technical support, ie. we 
have been working a lot with windows lately.  Our conclusions: Windows is 
buggy, over-hyped, and a blight on the earth.  Support from MicroS*** is 
even worse! You call their wonderful FREE phone number and you get a 
machine with some programmed responses. If you wait 30+ minutes (all the 
while paying toll fees) you might get a real person.  All this person is 
capable of doing is reading the manual back to you. In the endless hours 
we have spent tyring to get intelligent help from MS, we have actually 
given them more help/information than they have given us.  Mr. Bill is 
making billions from fools who own, but know nothing of computers.

>Thanks.

John Mendenhall
jjm@wicat