Today's target for a boot up the ass

[unixronin]

Software companies (or developers) who write Windows educational software for kindergarten-age kids that works only if run with Administrator privileges.

Comments

Bad Windows! Bad Windows!

[adriang.livejournal.com]

Don't kick them too hard. It must require great strength of will and character for Windows programmers to resist letting the truly horrible example set by Windows lead them to make truly horrible design decisions of their own. Most Windows programmers simply don't have that strength.

Adrian

Re: Bad Windows! Bad Windows!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

A point.

A favorite quote from a friend:

"Working with Unix is like wrestling a worthy opponent. Working with Windows is like attacking a small whining child who is carrying a .38 snubbie."

Re: Bad Windows! Bad Windows!

[adriang.livejournal.com]

8-)