[thegreatbeast]

... only to face the prospect of constant check-ups from some server in Redmond ... Redmond or some jobber in India?
I'm not a Gates-hater but he won't be able to sell this development to his friends in China.

[CalvaryJohn]

I remember how loudly Microsoft touted Windows ME. I had it. It sucked. I think I'll wait and putt along on XP for a while. It's not perfect, but it ain't bad.