"HeyBub" writes:

Dan Espen wrote:

OSX and Linux have XP beat too (if what you want is a slick
interface).

That's like the company that touts in boring detail the qualities of it's
1/4" drill bit [pardon the pun] and completely misses the fact that, in
spite of millions of 1/4" drill bits being sold each year, NO ONE WANTS A
1/4" DRILL BIT!

What they want is a 1/4" hole.

Hmm, trying to make sense of that analogy...
Nope.

A slick interface is a goal. Not my goal but why else would anyone
install Vista? The "Aero" interface managed to push the hardware
requirements up to 2gig of memory. Somehow OSX and Linux did just
as well or better without raising memory requirements. In fact,
newer versions run faster on the same hardware.

You guys really pay for that stuff?

If you mean XP/Vista vs. Linux? Sure.

It's the difference between dating a chorus girl compared to opening the
back door and screwing the whole world.

Another analogy...
Looks like you have a knack for it.

It should have been clear I was talking about paying for AV software.
First you rent an OS so full of holes that you then have to rent AV
software to prevent that OS from being eaten alive.

As far as this last analogy...
In one case you pay, in the other case it's free.
I don't think "dating a chorus girl" is the right term.