chris lee wrote:
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/27/214215&tid=109&tid=1&tid=106
>
> http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/18/2033216
>
> grats Roblimo
>
I dunno, I sorta kinda hafta disagree that Windows is ready for the
desktop. Virtual desktops is a highly desirable feature, yet the Windows
version shipped with PowerToys does not work correctly with third
party products such as Microsoft Excel (it doesn't handle full screen
apps across desktops properly). It doesn't handle multi-head display
cleanly (e.g., I can't put a full size picture on both heads). The
terminal window is poor (can't resize over 80 columns). The text editor
is horrible. The Internet browser doesn't support tabs unless I download
a third party app. Filtering in the mail reader is pretty poor. It has
great trouble with non-NTFS filesystems.
Multi-user support is poor. This seems like a red herring for a desktop
system, but at least in my house, there's one main PC and maybe a couple
satellite machines. Easy access to the main desktop is highly desirable
yet the Home Edition is sadly lacking in this area.
Installation of software is pretty easy, though almost everything
requires a reboot.
Accessing an invalid share will freeze the entire machine...
I could go on....
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