____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 07 August 2007 18:11 : \____
> waterskidoo <water.skidoo@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On 2007-08-06, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I sometimes see positive reviews, but at the end they turn out to have come
>>> from people who are affiliated with Microsoft. Usually it's a story
>>> about "getting used to" and "find some new applications to replace old
>>> ones", which is similar the the whole "death tidal wave" that affects
>>> Vista-incapable hardware, DRM-ed content (expiry/different DRM 'universe'),
>>> and Microsoft Office documents that are incompatible (even across versions
>>> of the _same software_).
>>
>> The people who seem to be having success with Vista are those with new
>> machines who don't venture outside the box. IOW little or no older
>> shrink wrap or oddball hardware to be installed on the new pre
>> loaded Vista machines.
>> The upgraders are having the most problems and the more complex the
>> hardware and software, the more problems these people are having.
>
> But you were saying how good the "professional" drivers were - part of
> Roy's posting was the problems with nVidia cards. Care to retract?
>
> I suspect you won't.
Let is rest, Mark. NVidia cards are not the biggest issue at the moment.
Actually, neither is userbase. It's the next-generation of lockins, backed by
Microsoft 'partners' that is the greatest threat to freedom, IMHO.
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