On 2009-01-23, Paul M. Cook > wrote:
>
> The average home user has little reason not to go Vista. Capable machines
> to run it are very cheap these days.....

Are they? I recall the $300 Vista boxes at Walmart. I also recall the
scandal over boxes (computers) that were lableled Vista ready when, in fact,
they were not. Plus, these same low end boxes come with Vista home edition,
the version that has none of the neato trick features that are supposed to
make Vista a good reason to upgrade. In the end, the need to buy a new
piece of hardware just to take advantage of a questionable new operation
system is just plain stupid. M$ and Intel have been foisting this scam off
on the public for a couple decades, now, and it's finally bit them both in
the ass.

nb