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to: Dave Ings
from: Adam
date: 2006-03-03 09:36:36
subject: Re: Vista article 4 Geo

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Dave Ings wrote:
> Yeah, I read the ExtremeTech article and it only reinforced my impression
> that Vista is nothing more than a large XP service pack with little end user
> benefit. And since I believe it applying the latest service packs, in time
> I'll buy a copy but I won't be in a rush.
>
> Mind you, it *is* 2006 and so I'm not sure that I actually expect my OS to
> change my life any more than I do the firmware in my microwave oven. :-) An
> OS is just basic plumbing, the "action" in software has been
elsewhere for a
> good long time now ...

Yeah but.....what struck me was the h/w reqs. If you're happy now....then
buying a new machine in order to apply a service pack seem a mite too much.


Adam

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