__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Wednesday 21 February 2007 20:46 \__
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6749180.z2c2AuqH74@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Windows Vista... I hate you
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Yesterday I took the leap and got a copy of Windows Vista, the new
>> | operating system by Microsoft and recipient of much news since it's
>> | launch a month or so ago.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | As for Vista... I have promised that I will never... never install
>> | Vista again. What a disappointment... what a waste of money and what
>> | a bunch of hoopla over nothing.
>> `----
>>
>> http://malandtv.com/blog/105/windows-vista-i-hate-you
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> If I linked to a blog where someone wrote "I tried Linux in 1997, and
> after a poor experience I vowed never to try it again", would you praise
> that someone as finally seeing the light, or being overly closed minded?
>
>> Dell describes Vista perfectly:
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>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | "Great for... Booting the Operating System, without running
>> | applications or games"
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/solutions/en/winvista?c=us&cs=&l=en&s=dhs
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> Misleading headline. Dell is describing various computer performance
> descriptive labels. Hardware which is "Windows Vista Capable" means it can
> boot Windows Vista, but no guarantees on actually running software. "Window
> Vista Premium Ready" apparently means it can multitask, and "Dell
> Recommended" apparently means it supports two monitors. Again, note that
> this is the hardware, the underlying OS could be the same for all three
> hardware configurations.
>
> Please don't misrepresent other people's words.
I think your sarcasm meter is broken. :-)
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