John Williams simply offered 3 alternatives to WLM. He never said one
was better than the other. It was you who called all three programs
"crap". Your word, not mine.
(Personally, never heard of Turnpike.)
Basically, you're.... (I hate using this word, but at the moment I've no
alternative) accusing folks of doing users a disservice by recommending
software you don't like. But, equally, you are doing the users a
disservice by saying people should not try those programs based on your
opinion.
You're just pushing the opposite opinion of a given newsreader and what
makes a good newsreader.
Agent is very complex and hard to use.
But that's your opinion. Just because you find it hard to use is no
guarantee others will find it that way.
It has been
that way since '95 and continues to this very day. Why not tell the
truth? Why do you know of a more harder and more complex reader? If you
do, I love to hear about it. ;-)
Using a 7 year old article about a version that is long gone does not
support your point of view. You need to support your points with an
article or articles on the current version.
It's like doing a report in school on the sinking of the Titanic using
the old data and conclusions that the rivets "unzipped" and opened up a
seam in the hull. Yet current data and testing points to the conclusion
the rivets did not fail, the ship just hit the iceberg with such force
the materials failed. The rivets held. (Often the case with riveted
and welded joints. I often saw wrecked aircraft where the riveted seam
held and the surrounding material failed.)
Supporting their research is the fact the Lusitania, Andrea Doria, and
Costa Concordia went down in minutes. Yet the Titanic floated for over
2 hours.
Some people find Macs easy to use, others can't stand them. Some people
find Windows easy to use, others can't figure them out. I have a friend
who was forced to switch to Windows by her job, school teacher. She
never had problems dealing with Macs, but never could understand
Windows. When her 6 month old Win laptop was stolen, I recommended she
pay the price penalty and buy a Mac. She did, and has been a happy
camper ever since.
To be honest, Bill, when it comes to newsreaders, I think you are coming
across like a fanboi of one of one operating system that is not about to
admit his OS has problems. It doesn't matter which side of that fence
you're on, there's no right answer. (I think having to set the default
browser and email client from within the preferences of Apple Mail and
Safari is stupid. LOL)
Or, it's like watching a Chevy fanatic trying to convince a Ford fanatic
that the Chevy is the be all end all, and all Fords are junk. It's not
going to happen! LOL
Both sides have pluses and minuses, and those pluses and minuses fit
different people. Always has, always will.
There is no "right" newsreader for everyone. And if the users tests out
a particular newsreader, but does not take the time to really learn the
program, the user may come away with the wrong opinion for *that* user,
but not for everyone. I'm not saying you didn't learn the program, just
saying that because you don't like a particular program does not make it
"crap" or the wrong choice for others.
For the record, I've had this Mac 3 years, and at times it befuddles me
and drives me up the wall! Some of the ways the OS does things seem
absolutely stupid to me. LOL But, I'll never go back to a Windows
machine as my primary computer unless forced to by circumstances.
Let people choose their own newsreader or other software, it's their
choice. But don't tell them they are wrong, you just open yourself up
to take all kinds of hits, as you're finding out.
Hmmmm, I sure hope that all made sense! LOL
--
Ken
Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 12.0
Thunderbird 12.0
LibreOffice 3.5.2.2
