Re: OT Vista Blues

Hi
It seems that the points have got lost in the middle of all this: I am
sorry Tony but your long amswer does not change these items.
Point 1 Vista is the current supported operating system from the major
supplier.

Point 2 the wrapper as Tony calls it is much better.

Point 3 I asked the user what made their life easier. When I received an
answer that seems frivolous instead of getting all sarcastic I said show me
please. There are things that affect the operator every minute of the day
that are made much easier in Vista. Such as the link from the Gadget bar
To Do list to Outlook which is far more than an email reader. Colour coded
categories for all the major items that are easily added with a right click
are valuable.
The ability to handle scanned documents and a spread*** at the same time
side by side.
The vastly improved help with videos.
The much improved security.
The list goes on and no you cannot do these things easily in XP or GNU. Of
course you can program anything if you have sufficient time and money to
waste.

Point 4 Anyone being trained today is being trained in Vista and the latest
Office and if one does not know what they do one is at best going to look a
chump

Last but not least., I don't dislike BMW, Heck if I had the money an M3
would be on the list and if I ever manage to get back to Europe top of my
list is a trip in a Ring Taxi with the fabulous Sabine Schmitz - now there
is a woman who had the fear gene left out of the mix. But as a daily ride
they are not value for money the reliability long term is suspect just like
my favourite vehicle which was a long wheel base Land Rover - it chucked the
main gear cluster after 70,000. My Mazda on the other hand the first one
had a broken switch on the dash when I traded it at 180,000 and the second
is coming up for 160,000. As for the broken switch I can hardly blame Mazda
as my dear wife managed to snap an eighth inch thick petrol tap on the
Landie :-)
Peter McMurray


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