re: Windows XP. It's Just an O/S!
Sunday, June 1, 2003 at 3:06 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by jerry crites
(3 messages posted)
I hate to buy upgrades as much as the next person,but if it wasn't for them we would
still be
using the comodore,or the atrie , adam or some thing
like it.
On Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 10:28 pm, david wright wrote:
>It is clear that you ignored most of the responders argument because there is really
>no way to aviod the conclusion that Microsoft is a greedy and trecherous monopoly.
>
>
>In order to buy a computer (or a new piece of software), you have to buy into Microsoft's
>latest and greatest operating system, and in order to make it compatable with other
>computers, you have to upgrade the hardware and software plus relearn all the things
>they keep changing, like default directories, template files, menu items and so
on.
> The ID codes are just one more tedious, condesending hassle that Microsoft forces
>you to go through.
>
>What puzzles me is that there is absolutely nothing new here; people have been saying
>these things (over and over again) for a long time now, and I don't think it is
very
>profitable to ignore the obvious. Microsoft will continue in their tedium and trechery
>and there is really nothing that can be done about it because they have shown they
>really don't give a hoot.
>
>Annoyances.org Webmaster wrote:
>
>If nothing else, Windows XP will finally give us the stability of Windows NT/2000,
>
>and the industry support of Windows 9x/Me. Sure, nobody wants to blow another $100-$200
>
>on more empty Microsoft promises, but then again, most of us will get XP preinstalled
>
>on a new computer, or via a cheaper upgrade. Stay tuned to Annoyances.org for tips
>
>on the best deal, as well as how to make XP bearable!
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