Microsoft Hate or Love? Who Cares
Fri, July 24th 2009 at 02:58am
After reading some quotes from Linus about the recent code submission from Microsoft it got me thinking about my feeling towards Microsoft. In the past when I was in University I really did have some strong negative feeling towards Microsoft. I had to use their software, and it did not always do what I wanted how I wanted it done.
However now that I am older and… well just older I find myself caring much less about who makes the software, and more about whether it works or not. In the end that is what’s important.
For example, I wanted to build a home server and I automatically went for Ubuntu server. I fought to get the printer working, then fought to get CUPS working, then Samba etc. I know that Linux could do everything I wanted, but every feature I wanted require setup and time on my part. In the end I only had a Print server and a very simple Samba share.
In the end I bought Windows Home Server for $99.00 with the hardware I used for the server. So far it is doing everything I want, plus with add-ins seems to offer many options for expansion. I will go into Windows Home Server a little more in a later post.
I think the point I am trying to make is that I am trying not to judge products on who makes it. Just because Microsoft makes something does not make it bad, and just because something is Apple or Linux does not make it the best solution. With information reviews, and other peoples experiences so readily available we can make informed choices about products and rely less on brands.
Tags: Linux, Microsoft, Open Source
