Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread mike
If anyone can pull defeat from the jaws of victory MS can.. I do wonder about 'computer journalists' when they get the easy wrong however, buying security software a must? Those full blown free security software packages not good enough for him? On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:03 PM, t.piwowar

Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread Chris Dunford
If anyone can pull defeat from the jaws of victory MS can.. I do wonder about 'computer journalists' when they get the easy wrong however, buying security software a must? Those full blown free security software packages not good enough for him? That jumped out at me as soon as I

Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread Brian Jones
Each new M$ OpSys has included a price increase... slightly higher than inflation. Why should this one be any different? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a

Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread mike
Are you sure? With Vista MS implemented 47 different versions of it's os so it would be easy to see it as higher then XP and especially 95 and 98 considering there was only one version. Comparing XP pro to Vista business...what was the increase? On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Brian Jones

Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Computer World takes note that despite Win7 having fixed many of Vista's faults, there are still many ways for M$ to blow the deal. They seem to be getting ready to do so -- oh joy! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=339666 Microsoft redefines

Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 1, 2009, at 9:08 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Microsoft redefines netbooks yet again, so that they can write their software only for a predefined system--their CYA for when it doesn't run on YOUR new netbook. Linked from above story: I was thinking that M$ was seeking to define the specs

[CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-05-31 Thread t.piwowar
Computer World takes note that despite Win7 having fixed many of Vista's faults, there are still many ways for M$ to blow the deal. They seem to be getting ready to do so -- oh joy! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=339666