In article , Arny
Krueger
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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message

In article , Arny
Krueger wrote:
"Keith G" wrote in message

Laurence Payne wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:31:51 +0000, Keith G
wrote:

when I had 3 machines on the go, swapping stuff between them, the
Mac and the XP machine felt faster, neater and generally less
'encumbered' than the Vista machine!

You'll like Windows 7 then.


Unlikely - I have no plans to buy it!!

That's like saying that you don't intend to buy a new PC for the next
5-7 years.

Especially since even if you don't want or use it, most 'PC' sic
hardware makers and retailers tend to force you into paying for it
regardless.

Dell has done a good job of maintaining the availability of XP
throughout the Vista catastrophe. HP as well, perhaps. Their corporate
clients demanded it.

I'm sure that is of interest to those who 'want' XP. However some of us
don't want/need/wish to have to pay for or use any Windows OS of any
version.

So much for the 'free market' sic again. :-)

Windows 7 is going to be sold by the fact that it has the definitive
implementation of both 64 bit hardware support and also virtual
machines.

In the UK, Windows is mainly "sold by" the retailer/maker attitude, "That's
what the PC comes with, Sir. It is a part of the package price. We don't
sell the hardware without it." You can perhaps choose XP rather than 7,
but what if you don't want either, or any version of Windows, but want
the hardware?

Is that different in the USA? Do most 'PC' sic retailers there stock most
of their hardware with a choice of Windows and Linux so buyers can compare
and don't have to pay for Windows if they don't want it - just to get the
hardware? Is the same hardware then always cheaper when you don't get
Windows on it?

This is veering OT, I suppose. But perhaps we can at least get a strained
link by noting that MacOS these days is in some ways a commercial BSD
distro IIUC. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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