h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Microsoft is the equivallent of Poop.

No they are not. Microsoft is the equivallent of a wonderful blanket, that is all fuzzy and warm. A nice refreshing blanket that has been pooped on, and has all the diseases of the Middle Ages + Every STD ever known to Man. Microsoft=Diareah.

A short while ago I read a posting from some one with the nickname 'Steven Paul Jobs'. In this posting he claimed that any posting by a Mac user would have correct spelling and grammar. And yet here he is, unable to spell 'diarrhoea'. O.K., so it's 'diarrhea' in the States, but the spelling is still wrong. And why is there a comma between 'blanket' and 'that'. Is American correct grammar different from British correct grammar?

Practise what you preach before having a go at other people.

Diareah, or whatever is not a common word that is spoken within the English language. Unlike 'teh' (a typo of the), I have an excuse for mispelling diareah (liquid droppings). I am sorry, but I can't accept the mispelling of the most common word in the English language. How often is the word that refers to liquid droppings used? {Wait for someone to raise their hand and say once every 3.5 months} My point exactly. P.C. and Mac users can both type, it's just that P.C. users don't do it well. Type fast AND accurate, please. One more thing... tell me what's so great about Windoze that didn't first appear on the Mac. (Loud Yawn, as I wait.) With a blank stare the PC users gasp at my defense...the argument ends with the Windoze guys in pain searching for hope with their PATHETIC cause. Sorry about the shouting.
OS X> http://www.apple.com/macosX
Doze 2000> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000
I'm sorry if Microsoft's fonts are too hard to read.
(I did leave them a comment about it, though.)

Oh come on, saying windoze users can't type is as silly a criticism as some of the ones my gatanist brother comes up with about Macs. Typing and grammar have nothing to do with OS. (Unless you're typing special characters, in which case the Mac's Key Caps is much more helpful than the so-called character 'map' in windoze.)

But on the subject of microsoft, you should have a look at http://www.vcnet.com/bms/

I use a PC, I type fast and I type accurately. I can spell and my grammar is better than most. DO NOT use one person's short-comings as evidence that every one who uses a particular operating system is illiterate or sloppy!

I agree - if you're going to criticise microsoft and windoze (and by all means, do!) criticise it with intelligent comments about the actual OS and the company (follow the link in my previous post and have a look at the dirty tricks section if you want to know about the company.) Insulting the users' typing and grammar skills merely makes those users think that:

a) Mac users aren't very nice
b) There's nothing actually particularly inferior about windoze because you have to resort to ridiculous comments about typing.

Both of those things aren't true, in my opinion, but it's what you're implying. Tell people about the real benefits of the Mac OS, and leave the insults and nitpicking to gatanists. That way you have a much better chance of getting people to consider switching to Mac OS.

BTW, I can't help pointing out that you misspelt 'misspelling'