05-31-2008, 07:14 AM
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| Re: Microsoft Taking Official Petitions to Keep XP Alive
RHF wrote:
> On May 31, 3:52 am, barnegatdx <barnega...@aol.com> wrote:
>> On May 30, 7:08 pm, "Billy Smith" <chungkingchungk...******.com>
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>>> "Rene Brehmer" <r...@metalbunny.net> wrote in message
>>> news:1v0tie1m9l70g$.qlzqjiap3bc0$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
>>>> On Fri, 30 May 2008 06:25:56 -0700, dave wrote:
>>>>> David wrote:
>>>>>> Windows XP is fast, RELIABLE, and meets the needs of the vast majority
>>>>>> of PC users
>>>>> Huh!? XP is klunky and wastes resources. Puppy Linux works better for
>>>>> most routine tasks.
>>>> Yes, but Vista takes the cake as the worst piece of crap to come out of
>>>> Richmond yet. I'm surprised noone's taken them to court yet for selling a
>>>> clearly unfinished product as anything but a beta.
>>>> I work with Windows all day. That's why we have a Mac at home.
>>>> --
>>>> Rene Brehmer
>>>> IT Technician
>>>> North Hill Inn
>>>> http://www.northhillinn.com
>>> That's funny. I have three computers running on Vista utilizing them playing
>>> music, movies, word processing, document saving, and about every application
>>> you can use. No problems here just as long as you really know what you are
>>> doing. Maybe its not the software causing the problem but the user not
>>> knowing how to properly operate the computer.
>> Probably get the same performance with Windows XP but with Hundreds
>> of dollars less hardware
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>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
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>> - Or with something FREEEE ! Like Ubuntu
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>> they say in the future, you'll just need a computer and a browser,
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>> meanwhile, theres a petition you can sign,
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>> http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/
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>> It'd be nice to have a reliable, standardized OS available for sale
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> Wal*Mart is still selling some Dell Computers
> with XP installed as the OS.
So is Dell, until June 18.
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