On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:49:08 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>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.
>
Oh, come on. The average home user has little reason to switch OS.



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