On Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:13 -0400, "C.B."
<notreallyc.b.mullen@windowslive.com> wrote:

>> That's all very well, but WHY did MS make ALL their included backup
>> utilities incompatible with each other? Why should someone NEED to
>> download another utility just to restore backups made with MS Backup
>> utilities?
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> If Microsoft made all their new and/or advanced software backwards
>compatible with previous Microsoft software and third party software the OS
>would be so bloated and complicated nobody would want to use it.
> Vista is already bloated. Why make it more so? I certainly wouldn't
>want an OS that crashed constantly due to conflicts caused by the complexity
>of the OS itself.
> The solution is simple. Download the utility you need.

Well put.