On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:21:02 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
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>Any customer who asks a technical question of a retail clerk is making
>a very serious mistake. It's a rare computer sales clerk who knows
>much of anything technical. Most computer sales people get their jobs
>because they are willing to accept something very close to minimum
>wage. If they had any real technical skill, they could very likely get
>a much better paid job.[/color]

But you're still not living in that "real world" he mentioned. People
are still going to ask the OP the question, well advised or not.

To the OP: Tell them that initial review of Win7 show that it cures
many flaws in Vista and that it's generally faster - but that some
experts advise waiting for the first service pack with any new OS.