From LinuxAdvocate@iname.com Fri Jan 29 05:49:34 1999
From: LinuxAdvocate@iname.com
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] SuSE derailed?
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:49:34 -1000
Message-ID: <36B14BEE.A66446DD@iname.com>
In-Reply-To: <[SuSE Linux] SuSE derailed?>
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Joseph C. Fisher wrote:
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> George Toft wrote:
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> > Kaare Rasmussen wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm worried about the latest announcements from the big guys HP and (not
> > > yet public) IBM that they will support RedHat Linux.
> > >
> > > This means that Linux =3D RedHat for the most people, and where will th=
at
> > > put SuSE? Alone in the dark?
> >
> > I think SuSE is like Beta VCR's, OS/2, Word Perfect, and
> > the Amiga computer - a technically superior product being
> > squashed by someone else's superior marketing. That's
> > how it's done in the US. Red Hat is smoozing with the
> > money and the press, and that's what makes the US
> > economy tick.
> >
> > George
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> I completely disagree with your comment..
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> I do not consider Beta VCR's, OS/2, Word Perfect or the Amiga computer to be
> technically superior to anybody else...
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> I've used all of them, and they can't compare...
My reasoning:
Beta vs VHS: more scan lines, higher resolution, smaller
cassette.
Sony's greed killed Beta. Ever wonder why TV stations STILL
use Beta?
OS/2 vs Windows: More crash resistant, better pre-emptive=20
multitasking, built-in voice recognition (OS/2 Warp 4 vs ANY
incarnation of Windows).
Word Perfect vs Word: Better table and column handling.
(Version
6 for each.)
Amiga vs PC: Sound and graphics were easily 5 years ahead of=20
the PC. The 1987 Amiga outperformed the 1992 PC for
commercial
video graphics generation.
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