Shaw Vs. Gates

Doug's Random Sampling Applet compared to Gates' Microsoft Word

	Random Sampling Applet	Microsoft Word
Easy to use?	Yes	Yes
Absolutely free?	Yes	NO
Less than 1 MB?	Yes	NO
Generates random numbers?	Yes	NO
Able to switch between allowing repeats and not allowing repeats?	Yes	NO
Platform independent?	Yes	NO
Cool default background color?	Yes	NO
Programmed with love?	Yes	NO

There you have it. Two clearly fine products. One of them backed up by a monopolistic mega-company with billions of dollars to spend on marketing, the other not backed up by as much as a banner ad. But marketing doesn't help you implement workplace/research solutions; programs do. Your choice of application should be determined solely by Quality, not by advertising. The objective data is displayed above, so you can be free to make your own choices.

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