I'd like every 'nix proponent to stop and have a gander at the following article before continuing forward.
Everyone got that? Thank you.
Here's the thing I want to say to everyone who can't stop screaming about how superior Unix is to Microsoft: Shut up. Sun was the biggest provider of Unix-based server systems and their future is in doubt. Want to talk about how they got screwed? Want to say 'HP undersold them'? Fine, whatever. But at the end of the day, please take your commentary over to a corner, wad it all up in a ball and then drop it in the recycle bin. Just shut up. I can't think of a better way to say "You outsmarted yourself" than to hand people a copy of this article.
At the end of the day, we need systems that work well and are maintainable. If I'm going point-A-to-point-B and I have the choice between a Lamborghini and a Saturn, all things being equal I'll take the Lambo. If I have to pay for the ride and in the end I will not get there any faster or slower or in better comfort, I'll have to stop and grab the Saturn. At the end of the day, I need to get from point A to point B and no one cares how I did it. So please take this as an opportunity to realize that 'technically superior' does not equal 'best solution' and get back to that Internet Argument over on Slashdot that you've been ignoring.
Microsoft may suck, but they just beat you.
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Oh, if you think that we lose and Microsoft wins, then how do you explain why Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X (Yes, Mac OS X is UNIX) are still standing up like kings? Just proving that one UNIX company is going down the drain doesn't prove that Microsoft automatically wins or that we outsmarted ourselves.
Plus, I know that just being "technically superior" doesn't mean "best solution"; neither do "highest market share", "most popular", or "most often used", and even Microsoft can't live forever. Besides, we all have our own opinions and preferences. I see that you prefer Windows over UNIX, so good for you. Please just stop obsessing over your plans to make UNIX look bad because some UNIX users, including me, just aren't going to switch back to Windows because we still have a grudge against Microsoft, so please just deal with it.
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