Things I like about Windows
This post is the third in a series about Operating Systems which I began with Things I hate about Linux and continued with Things I hate about Windows. Those posts might have left you thinking I hate everything, which isn’t entirely true. Even Windows has a (short) list of things to recommend it.
Simplicity - is why even my dog can use a Windows computer. There needs to be a computer for those people whose only interest in a computer is checking email and looking at pictures. There needs to be an operating system that treats its users like infants because, let’s face it, some users need all the help they can get. Windows is that operating system.
Standards - do have value. It’s nice for users and third party vendors to know that Windows is always the same everywhere you go. Users have a familiar interface that looks the same on their computer at home, their computer at work, and the computer in the public library. Writers of software and makers of hardware can be assured that the Windows they have on their test machines is the same Windows that users have which simplifies compatibility.
Office 2007 - is the best Office suite there is. I really have to hand it to Microsoft on this one. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are pretty stinkin’ good programs, and I have yet to see an imitator that duplicates the quality of these essentials.
BSOD - is just plain classic. The world would be a sadder place without these pictures to brighten our day:
From an airport
From a Canadian department store
From the Beijing Olympics
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