"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> schafferde wrote:
>> I don't suppose this will be allowed to stay on here, but I have to vent.
>
>
> Why not? You're only "venting" at yourself.
>
>> I got Vista with my new Dell computer, and so far, I have had to replace
>> 4 programs that don't run on vista, and for which the companies "don't
>> plan any upgrades in the near future". This has cost me a lot of money
>> that I don't have. The computer was a large expense for me, and now it
>> is getting rediculous. I am now looking unsuccessfully for a simple
>> photo editing software program that will run that has the features my old
>> program had, and I am very frustrated. Knowing what I know now, I would
>> have never had Vista, and would have paid extra to have XP put on my new
>> computer. Thank you for letting me vent.
>
>
> That's why most people check these things out *before* making a purchasing
> decision. Dell still provides WinXP on its computers, as well as Ubuntu.
> It's up to the purchaser to determine which OS best suits his/her needs.

This last point is fiction. The newest models (XPS) for home use do NOT
have any options other than Vista.