I hate windows but i keep on comming back

[Senectus .]

On 6/30/05, Custom <custom at freenet.de> wrote:
> Sean C Sieger wrote:
> 
> >> but on a laptop, Windows is way ahead.
> 
> > Of what? I have an identical pair of new model laptops, one running
> > xp home and one running ubuntu 5.04 and with a _little_ work my one
> > with ubuntu is way ahead of the one with xp.
> 
> Yeah, I found that a strange comment too.. I recently installed Ubuntu
> on a laptop and it recognized it was a laptop and installed the battery
> meter, power cable status indicator and such..  What else would I want?
> What else does Windows do when installing on laptops?  Perhaps the
> manufactorers supply some tools for making those silly and useless extra
> buttons work, that's about it. (Like, yes, I really need a shopping cart
> button and an 'i' button on my keyboard. God forbid I wouldn't be able
> to find the Compaq store website! ) :D

Ditto for the thinkpad.. with the exception of the modem and blue
tooth.. but then I don't use either and haven't even tried to use
them.


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