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Just you wait... look what we'll do when the next Windows comes outl... just you wait! Nyah, Myah, Nyah...
1 posted on 12/12/2007 5:38:34 PM PST by Swordmaker
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..still using W2KSP4—will never use Vista


2 posted on 12/12/2007 5:51:10 PM PST by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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In one, two maybe three years?


3 posted on 12/12/2007 6:00:49 PM PST by Always Right
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Wouldn’t surprise me. I use a phone running Windows Mobile that came out a year before the iPhone yet has superior functionality. Actually, I’m posting this from it. If MS admits Vista was a stopgap and puts all its resources into Windows 7, they could really have something, based on what I’ve read.


4 posted on 12/12/2007 6:00:59 PM PST by Turbopilot (iumop ap!sdn w,I 'aw dlaH)
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By “blow away,” they must mean “rip off and marginally scale back the feature set just enough to annoy.”

Really wish I knew why people consider Windows Mobile-equipped phones to represent any sort of quality. Yeah, there are the geeks who take pride in hating on anything Apple, but come on.


5 posted on 12/12/2007 6:01:08 PM PST by Terpfen (It's your fault, not Pelosi's.)
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So you can F-Disk by just an accidental touch in the new version?

Well, I’m all in for that.


6 posted on 12/12/2007 6:01:40 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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I think they bit off more than they could chew in Windows Vista. It was too ambitious and they had to drop many things after laboring six years to get it out to the market. Microsoft needs to be more realistic in implementing technology upgrades in the next version of Windows Vista.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 12/12/2007 6:42:06 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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"I will say that if you are impressed by the 'touch features' in the iPhone, you'll be blown away by what's coming in Windows 7,"

Well, of course. I'm still blown away by how the Zune destroyed the iPod. ;)

12 posted on 12/12/2007 7:49:02 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
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I have no problem waiting. I started using Windows using NT4.0 — never went through 95 and 98, never saw any of the problems associated with 16 bit Windows.

NT4.0 was a heck of a lot more stable and reliable than OS 8, which is what the competition was.

I switched to W2K around 1999, and used it on one of my home computers until very recently. It was very stable. I only upgraded to XP because I lost the installation CD and needed if for a motherboard upgrade. One of the things you can do with Windows is upgrade motherboards — even switch from Intel to AMD and back — without buying a new copy of the OS or having to reinstall programs.

I’ve never seen any of the problems people talk about in reference to Windows. I occasionally reboot when installing software upgrades, but in general I go weeks without rebooting. A server I maintain — Server 2003 — went six months without a reboot.

I won’t likely upgrade to Vista. I have no need to. I can replace my hardware bit by bit without ever requiring a new computer. My aluminum cases are light, clean looking, and going on eight years old, and may never need replacing. I can even get accessories and replacement parts for them, after eight years. A few months ago I replaced an older USB front connector with a multimedia version, and added an LCD fan and temperature indicator that matches my case styling, for $20.


16 posted on 12/12/2007 9:04:56 PM PST by js1138
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Do you reboot your phone when it drops a call?


17 posted on 12/12/2007 9:08:04 PM PST by Nachoman (My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
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