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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:17 am    Post subject: Windows XP 6 month checkup... Reply with quote
Sound familiar?

Laughing

Comparatively, Vista is a better release than XP was. More stable and more secure right from the start. I remain a happy Vistite.
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's funny. People were complaining in 2002 about having to upgrade from 64mb to 128mb of RAM!!

If you think about how many millions of people use Windows then it's inevitable a good portion of those will be dissatisfied each time a new version comes out.
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wormholes101



Joined: 11 Mar 2003
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What's with all the Bill Gates nuthugging, Demophobe?
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wormholes101 wrote:
What's with all the Bill Gates nuthugging, Demophobe?


Well, my highbrow biographer, I am not so sure I am posting a lot about Billy or about a product...

Why do I like Windows would be more to the point.
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hanguker



Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wormholes101 wrote:
What's with all the Bill Gates nuthugging, Demophobe?


LOL...I found it a rather though-provoking and articulate statement.

You do have an inordinate fondness for Vista, however. It's kinda creepy...scientology creepy. Wink
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hanguker wrote:
wormholes101 wrote:
What's with all the Bill Gates nuthugging, Demophobe?


LOL...I found it a rather though-provoking and articulate statement.

You do have an inordinate fondness for Vista, however. It's kinda creepy...scientology creepy. Wink


It's the fervor of the recent convert!

True though....Vista has already grown on me. When I use my wife's XP machine it feels so clunky.
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jazblanc77



Joined: 22 Feb 2004
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Windows XP 6 month checkup... Reply with quote
Demophobe wrote:
Sound familiar?

Laughing

Comparatively, Vista is a better release than XP was. More stable and more secure right from the start. I remain a happy Vistite.


OMG, what is the world coming to if even Demophobe is extolling the virtues of Vista? Laughing
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bellum99



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bill Gates is my hero...

Selling software is almost as good as a Christian selling the afterlife for my tithe money today.

Prime jobs:

1: Billy Graham --- Selling heaven to the masses.
2: Bill Gates --- Selling a product no one can physically see but all want.
3: Porn Star --- Breaking in the new virgins to the business.
4: Matress Tester --- Sleeping your way to the top of the company.
5: Beer Taster --- Drinking your way to the top of the company.


--My school advisors never mentioned these as a possible future.
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why do I like Vista? (And let's keep Bill out of this...I don't know him personally and don't comment about him, per say. His company makes products I enjoy.)

I was bored with computing. I had no problems at all with anything anymore. My XP install was working flawlessly for years.

I was bored to tears with XP as I knew everything I needed to and more. Vista is new. It's a new toy for me and there is much to learn. I expect to hose my install anyday now, and while I know it will be terribly inconvenient, it will end up being fun and educational. Also, going 64 bit has given me a lot of enjoyment and so there's that.

Thus, my seeming infatuation with Vista. It will end, once I figure it all out and frankly, it won't take long. I am already most of the way there, so expect this romance to fade soon.

Then I will be back to my old self, unimpressed with MS and Vista in general.
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wormholes101



Joined: 11 Mar 2003
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting link that popped up on Digg today...

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/130626.asp
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