"Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet******.com> wrote in message
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>> 1) What manufacturer forces you to do anything? You will be able to buy
>> XP
>> for a long while yet, if you were so inclined.[/color]
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> All the greedy (mostly USA) manufacturers in the world.
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Few are from the USA. Most are from Asia.
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>> 3) Source Code? Why should they give you the source code? Would Ford give
>> you the plans to the Focus?[/color]
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> Without source codes, capable programmers could port x32 drivers to x64.
> Of course, only if Micro$oft allowed that to happen first.[/color]

You presumably meant 'with source code'?

I ask again, why would anyone want to provide you will source code?
Microsoft are not a charity. If you want free software go the Linux/OSS
route.
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>> 4) What Death Penalty? WTF are you on about?[/color]
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> If Vi$ta x64 is not going to have drivers for older hardware,
> that's a death penalty to them.
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If you want to use your older hardware, stick with your older operating
system.
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>> 2) How is buying a new PC with Vista less environmentally
>> friendly than buying a new PC with XP?[/color]
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> Once there would be no drivers, a lot of old and functioning
> hardware would be forced to be discard.[/color]

So don't use Vista.
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> You got it, did you?
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No. I think you have got it. And it's affecting your brain.