Re: Reasons to NOT Buy Microsoft Vista at this time
Re: Reasons to NOT Buy Microsoft Vista at this time
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:36:16 +0000, Canuck57 wrote:
> <cheley_bonstell88@live.com> wrote in message
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>>I'm tired of my friends who've gotten hosed by Vista not being able to
>>do the simplest thing with Vista.
>>Worse, they think it's them, and have no problem with PDA's .
>>
>>Vista is also driving people over to MAC and Linux Flavors
>>
>>
>>IMHO, Microsoft has done a great disservice to the IT world in general
>>by Killing
>>Windows XP.
>>
>>- SO , get it while you can.
>
> I am skipping the XP rush. I have 4 XP OEM licensed systems, 2 of which
> still run XP, one in dual boot. But have recoveries for the others. No
> sense in spending more money on Microsoft.
>
> I think this is great for the IT world. Finally it isn't like a Borg
> fest out there and asking for Linux is being listened too. Especially
> when you let them know you need a X-Windows server to do your job. No
> extra charge with Linux.
>
> At home, people are looking at Macs, a relative just had a PC crap out
> and to fix it does not make sense. So they are shopping. They haven't
> decided yet, they are looking at an Apple and a XP. They already have
> decided no to Vista after talking to a relative who wanted Vista and is
> now stuck with it. I wasn't even involved, LOL.
>
> Killing XP will force the IT world to take a long serious look at how
> locked they want to be on Microsoft going forward and the costs of such
> a move.
.... and then, unfortunately, most will decide to stay with Microsoft.
--
Rick