At 03:25 PM 09/08/2008 -0400, Tom Piwowar wrote
>EVERY program? A 2 y/o program is not exactly ancient. Where are the
>warnings: "before you buy, please note.... " ? And what choice does one
>have? What if we don't like OE (or Vista mail) for mail or IE for browsing?
Compare to Apple. The two times they changed processors -- a big enough
change that it would not run old software -- Apple included a very
high-quality emulator. It was so good that people with little computer
know-how didn't even notice that there had been a massive change.
Not only does MS think they own our computers, it looks like they also
think they own us. We must do whatever the master commands.
A friend asked a couple of weeks ago about buying a new computer. "Vista
or Mac", she asked. My only advice was that there was going to be a
learning curve with either (she was a Windows user). She got Vista. Price
was the deciding factor. She paid $549 for the laptop she bought. She did
compare capacity with Mac, and it would have been nearly $1000.
Sue
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