E-Dribble

While Helios views this particular post as written record of linux outperforming Windows, the rest of the world views it as a linux user being so surprised that his wireless worked that he had to blog about it.

Hey, I’m not knocking them.  I would have rented space in the WSJ, had I been able to afford it the first time I got wireless working in linux.

Until recently, wireless was a complete joke in linux.  You couldn’t have paid me to use linux on my work laptop simply for that reason. Now, not so much.  I use linux on my laptop daily and have yet to have an issue with connectivity.

Still, you don’t have to act so surprised. I’ve yet to find a full blog post on the Windows dev site concerning the fact that they were able to connect to a wireless access point.

Regardless of whether it’s driven by loyalty, devotion, ignorance or stupidity, Microsoft has surpassed being synonymous with the desktop and has become the only desktop, much like Kleenex became the only tissue and coke took soda’s place.  Although we never get to choose our most vocal supporters and defenders, sometimes the worst possible choice floats to the surface and gets more exposure than you might like.

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