Things to Like About Windows
7 PM
August 25, 2003
In order to provide some balance on my blog, I hereby point out that there is plenty to like about Microsoft Windows:
- Windows – especially XP – often just works, even on hardware that is a little dodgy.
- MS do usability testing, and the results show in better and better UIs with each release.
- The individual releases are well defined and publicised ahead of time.
- Binary compatability between releases is pretty good.
- With a minimal amount of training, most users know enough to be able to do all the basics: edit a file, save it and email it.
- NT/2K/XP is a solid Java platform.
- More software available than any other OS. Most new software appears on windows first.
- Runs on the PC, the most popular computing platform in the world. In fact, windows is largely responsible for the popularity of the PC.
- Windows XP brings multi-media functions to more users than
- The bundled web browser Internet Explorer is full featured and extendible with plug-ins. Almost every web site in the world is Internet Explorer compatible.
- Better than MS-DOS for almost any given task.