Re: [News] Windows Evangelist Pays to Get Vista, Then Pays to Retract Mistake


Why I Abandoned Windows Vista

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| As some of you may know, I'm a big Windows evangelist and was eagerly
| looking forward to using Windows Vista.
| | [...]
| | This is Microsoft's own software and it doesn?t work with their | operating system. Helloooooooo! What's wrong with this picture?
| | In the end, I've been forced to exchange my new laptop with one
| running trusty old Windows XP. It's the only time in my life I
| can remember not having the latest operating system and the only
| time I've ever had to pay extra to downgrade! `----

http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/03/21/why-i-abandoned-windows-vista/
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