On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:24:00 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> So, Windows "OS 7" looks like a winner?
>
>I wouldn't use the word 'winner'... but it looks somewhat hopeful.
>
>> Personally, I'd rather skip
>> Vista - but that's my MO. I don't use every Windows OS just because
>> it's there.
>
>Yep, I also believe in the old saying, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix
>it.'
>
>However, as I am sure somebody has already pointed out, once Win 7 is
>officially launched - and a huge percentage of the population on this
>planet have installed it on their PCs, security patch support for
>XP/Vista will (eventually) be dropped... When that happens, those who
>haven't upgraded will have to do so, or leave their PCs open to malware
>etc.
>
>Anyway, every time M$ launches a new version of their OS I always
>remember this little episode:
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLhuF3L48U
>
>Never fails to make me chuckle ;-)

I'm one of those people who doesn't buy anything (computer related)
new until it's old and ready to be replaced. For instance, I bought
my current news reader with full knowledge they were releasing a new
product the following month.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West