Re: OT--MS Vista

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:24:00 +0200, ChattyCathy
<cathy1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

sf wrote:

So, Windows "OS 7" looks like a winner?

I wouldn't use the word 'winner'... but it looks somewhat hopeful.

Personally, I'd rather skip
Vista - but that's my MO. I don't use every Windows OS just because
it's there.

Yep, I also believe in the old saying, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix
it.'

However, as I am sure somebody has already pointed out, once Win 7 is
officially launched - and a huge percentage of the population on this
planet have installed it on their PCs, security patch support for
XP/Vista will (eventually) be dropped... When that happens, those who
haven't upgraded will have to do so, or leave their PCs open to malware
etc.

Anyway, every time M$ launches a new version of their OS I always
remember this little episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLhuF3L48U

Never fails to make me chuckle ;-)

I'm one of those people who doesn't buy anything (computer related)
new until it's old and ready to be replaced. For instance, I bought
my current news reader with full knowledge they were releasing a new
product the following month.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West
.

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