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I wouldn't say a 38% market share growth over the first 1/2 of '08 is really hurting. 

 

Hell, compared to the mid 90's when I'd bash Apple, kneejerk style, I was hard pressed to run into anyone who wasn't in graphic design that had one.  Now I know several folks who bring their iMacs and Macbooks to my dining room table "hotspot" for free wireless internet.

It is quite sad that MS spent 300million on Jerry when they could've spent it building a good OS.

 

On a semi-related note; I went back to college this week and during the "orientation" type speech with the department heads, the administrative type person was speaking and mentioned us "working with Vista."  In unison, the dept. heads of Computer Systems Technology, Computer Programming Technology and Computer Network Technology blurted out an emphatic "Oh hell no!"

 

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hemulator

It is quite sad that MS spent 300million on Jerry when they could've spent it building a good OS.

Can't argue with you there.

What choice do we have?  They're working so hard to discontinue XP... and Vista prices have dropped.  Talk about desperation.

--TT

 

AFAIK XP support and patches continue through 2014.  That's 4 years after 7 is supposed to be out and hopefully WindowsME-II (revenge of the son of the bloat), aka Vista, will have never touched a machine of mine, even if I do already own a copy.

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hemulator

AFAIK XP support and patches continue through 2014.

Right after they said about discontinuing XP last July.   Remember all those promises about releasing Vista, year after year, since 2003?

Don't be surprised if MS decides to end XP tomorrow. 

--TT

TheTransla:

AFAIK XP support and patches continue through 2014.

Right after they said about discontinuing XP last July.   Remember all those promises about releasing Vista, year after year, since 2003?

Don't be surprised if MS decides to end XP tomorrow. 

--TT

Not only that, but I'm sure when I bought my computer I had IE 7, now it says I have IE 6.   WTF?

TheTransla:

Right after they said about discontinuing XP last July.   Remember all those promises about releasing Vista, year after year, since 2003?

Don't be surprised if MS decides to end XP tomorrow. 

--TT

You're thinking of Home and Media Center being extended to 2014 to match the already established 2014 for Professional. 

Hey, I'm not saying that they're not stupid...  But you don't shove the gun (with safety off) down the front of your pants right after shooting yourself in the foot.

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hemulator

Hey, I'm not saying that they're not stupid...  But you don't shove the gun (with safety off) down the front of your pants right after shooting yourself in the foot.

MS does it all the time... because they can afford it.

--TT

New upgrade:

 

Phenom 9850 CPU, 8G DDR-800 RAM (4x2G sticks), Terrabyte HDD Seagate, Asus M3A32-MVP Wifi-AP motherboard, Antec Neo-650(watt) blue (lights up in the dark) modular power supply, Diamond ATI HD 4870 video card.

I am king!

--TT

What do you do with that thing?

The same thing I do every day: try to take over the world.

<<snarf!>>

--TT

Hell, with that machine, you might just succeed!

I'm trying to imagine what I might do with that much RAM. I'm scaring myself.

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RAM prices have really dropped.  I picked up these Kingston 2GB sticks at $55 a piece.

--TT

 

TheTransla:

The same thing I do every day: try to take over the world.

<<snarf!>>

--TT

You don't want to do that.

The place is a mess and the warranty has just about run out.
 

Of all the dirty--! $$$###@@#*&*&^^^%%$$##@@%%$#@@!@!!@####$$%%%

I build a new PC and was looking forward to the new engine-- saw the pics online and they were spectacular!  And EA Sports pulled the plug???

Why those rotten bastards-- $$$#%$@@@***&&^%^%$$#$@$!!!!!$#$$$$%$#%$#%@%@#@

I am not a happy camper today...

--TT