In the wee hour of 07:24 PM 4/24/01 -0400, Thomas Fisher bequeathed such
tales as these:
>~ Neither. Wait until August to get the new Windows XP Home Edition
>~ http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/default.asp
>~
>~ If you must get one now, then get Windows ME as it's the
>~ latest version.
>~ While SE may be a good upgrade for people still using Windows
>~ 95 or Windows
>~ 3.x, Microsoft admits it's not a must-have for Win 98 users.
>~ They suggest
>~ Windows ME.
>~
>~ Windows 98 Second Edition is a minimal upgrade to Windows 98, with bug
>~ fixes, new drivers, better notebook support, and Internet
>~ Connection Sharing.
>
>Just because something is new, doesn't mean it is the best thing out there.
>If that was the case, why are there so many people still using Windows 95?
>Or those that love and use Linux?
True enough.
>Dumping a proven choice of OS for something that has yet to be proven is not
>a realistic choice for most users that depend on their machines for everyday
>use, or for business. I have yet to see a clear cut advantage in Me that I
>can't get from using 98SE.
Me is nothing more than some bug fixes and cosmetic changes over 98. BUT
98SE is nothing more than a few bug fixes for 98 either.
>The fact of the matter is, what is the OS that will provide you with the
>best results for your task at hand. You could at least be guaranteed that
>any piece of equipment you might buy for your computer would work and run
>without problems on 98SE. And most items that you would have hooked into
>your 95 system would very likely run on 98SE without major changes.
Provided the vendor has kept up their end with new drivers for the new
operating systems. Remember that some scsi cards won't migrate between 95
and 98 simply due to proper drivers. Yet the vendors would rather just
release a new product for the new OS.
>I would suggest if you want to be sure your system runs and you can get your
>work done, stick with a proven OS and let the techies play with and
>troubleshoot/break-in the new versions. After all that work is done, then
>take an objective look at it.
If you've been operating any computer since Windows 95 was released you are
a techie, what with the difficulties wrought with PC software.
>I'm not trying to bash MS, since I love the software and will most likely
>always have a version on my system. But it doesn't surprise me they are
>pushing for people to move to Me instead of 98. Why spend millions of
>dollars on something, and let is slide by with a mild advertising campaign.
Because MS was already advertising the replacement for Me before it was
released. Product life cycles are continually getting shorter and shorter,
be it hardware or software and said upgrades are continually experiencing
shrinking profit margins.
>Any person with a minor in business could tell you that they won't keep
>their profit margin high if they let people settle for an older version.
Maybe, but the digital economy is stranger than the old business
model. Consider what the Open Source or the Free Software movement has
done to it.
>But that doesn't automatically mean that it doesn't get the job done.
>
>Thomas
One last note, if anyone cares, Bill Gates is now the second richest man
next to the chairman of Walmart Sam Robson Walton.
Just my 2 cents.
Peter Kaulback
I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
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