Re: Coming to terms with Win XP after using Win 98

Mxsmanic <mxsmanic gmail.com> wrote:

> John Doe writes:
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>> Playing dumb again, I guess. Expert users, I would assume many in
>> this group, do more than just an occasional upgrade.
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> No, they don't.

Yes they do.

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> Hobbyists upgrade all the time,

Says who?

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> but many expert users
> are not hobbyists, and use their machines for production.

The troll loves to play semantics.

The term "expert user" in my vocabulary means someone who is
very/extremely proficient at using a personal computer. That is
someone who can configure Windows and most Windows software, and
might be able to easily upgrade hardware.

People who use their machines for production are professional users.

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> Production machines are almost never upgraded.

Home built machines are upgraded regularly, at least mine is.

The idea that someone who is good at building their own computer
wouldn't enjoy upgrading their computer is really very silly to my
ear. Then again, coming from someone like Mxsmanic who claims
Microsoft Office is a single application (another silly idea), I'm
not surprised.




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