Users Fight to Save Windows XP ... Me? No thanks ...

"Bill in Co." wrote:

The statement was "Every new PC ships with Vista." , 'nuf' said.

Fine. Correct it to say, nearly every new PC, with precious few
exceptions.

In the future, please endeavor to be correct the first time so we
don't have to read numerous retractions, OK?

Remember: some folks here are on dialup access and time is probably a
consideration... especially if no local number is available to them.

PD43 wrote:
"Bill in Co." wrote:

The statement was "Every new PC ships with Vista." , 'nuf' said.

Fine. Correct it to say, nearly every new PC, with precious few
exceptions.

In the future, please endeavor to be correct the first time so we
don't have to read numerous retractions, OK?

Remember: some folks here are on dialup access and time is probably a
consideration... especially if no local number is available to them.

And I wasn't the one complaining about Anna's posts being too long to read.
That was you - and I'm on dial-up, so what's your excuse?
As I said, old school values.... I'll still leave the light on for ya.
Maybe. (Although you may be as hopeless as that db~~... guy).

"Bill in Co." wrote:

In the future, please endeavor to be correct the first time so we
don't have to read numerous retractions, OK?

Remember: some folks here are on dialup access and time is probably a
consideration... especially if no local number is available to them.

And I wasn't the one complaining about Anna's posts being too long to read.
That was you - and I'm on dial-up, so what's your excuse?

In the future, please endeavor to be correct the first time so we
don't have to read numerous retractions, OK?

Remember: some folks here are on dialup access and time is probably a
consideration... especially if no local number is available to them.

PD43 wrote:
"Bill in Co." wrote:

In the future, please endeavor to be correct the first time so we
don't have to read numerous retractions, OK?

Remember: some folks here are on dialup access and time is probably a
consideration... especially if no local number is available to them.

And I wasn't the one complaining about Anna's posts being too long to
read.
That was you - and I'm on dial-up, so what's your excuse?

In the future, please endeavor to be correct the first time so we
don't have to read numerous retractions, OK?

No. I'm going to teach you some old school endurance.

On Apr 15, 6:56 pm, riffin-rich wrote:
Not sure if you all have heard or not ... but M$ has decided to retire
Windows XP ... to force its entire user base to switch to Vista:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/...rosoft_save_xp

"Users Fight to Save Windows XP" ... And me? No thanks ... I will
make no time for petitions, blogs, or otherwise beyond this initial e-
mail because saving Windows XP is simply not worth my time or
effort ... I will simply walk away and be done with Microsoft forever!

Sure I like Windows XP Pro because it's stable ... it works well ...
and it's an industry standard around the world ... but it, like all
other M$ products, it lacks ingenuity ... and unless you've
familiarized yourself with a Mac, you have no idea of what I'm talking
about. But don't worry ... I am a Mac convert ... I'm not a fanatical
Mac propaganda machine. Enough about Mac superiority (yes ... the
commercials are not only funny, but they're realistic).

For those of you still reading, I bought my first Intel-based Mac a
year ago and I love it! I run Windows XP as a virtual machine inside
of Mac OS X (Leopard). And just 4 hours ago, I purchased another GB
of memory for each of my two PC's; my plan was to run Linux as the
host OS on them, and VMWare to run virtual machines of Windows XP
within them. This announcement may render my plan a "temporary"
exercise in futility.

HEY MICROSOFT! I WILL NOT SWITCH (OR DOWNGRADE) TO VISTA ... and if
you quit supporting XP, then I'll remove my virtual XP machines and
make the conversion to the Mac platform across the board, except for
my Linux intrusion detection systems, servers, etc.. Yeah, I am alone
as I type this e-mail, but I can assure you that "I" will become
"we" ... and "we" will become "most" ... and hopefully "most" will
become "all" ... so go ahead and quit supporting XP ... you'll finally
motivate me/us to say goodbye forever!

P.S. I have a friend that's been running his same Mac for 8 years
now! And he just put the newest operating system (Leopard) on it.
Here's a challenge for you: try installing any MS operating system on
your 8 year old hardware.

Later ...
Rich

Very interesting. This article simply couldn't be timed "more
better."

"Vista 'broom' sweeps top execs out the door ... No 'brain drain,' but
analysts connect Vista problems with Microsoft departures"
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...leId=9077 980

It links to:
"Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn. The researchers damn
Windows in current form, urge radical changes"
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...leId=9076 698

"riffin-rich" wrote in message
...
Not sure if you all have heard or not ... but M$ has decided to retire
Windows XP ... to force its entire user base to switch to Vista:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/...rosoft_save_xp

"Users Fight to Save Windows XP" ... And me? No thanks ... I will
make no time for petitions, blogs, or otherwise beyond this initial e-
mail because saving Windows XP is simply not worth my time or
effort ... I will simply walk away and be done with Microsoft forever!

Sure I like Windows XP Pro because it's stable ... it works well ...
and it's an industry standard around the world ... but it, like all
other M$ products, it lacks ingenuity ... and unless you've
familiarized yourself with a Mac, you have no idea of what I'm talking
about. But don't worry ... I am a Mac convert ... I'm not a fanatical
Mac propaganda machine. Enough about Mac superiority (yes ... the
commercials are not only funny, but they're realistic).

For those of you still reading, I bought my first Intel-based Mac a
year ago and I love it! I run Windows XP as a virtual machine inside
of Mac OS X (Leopard). And just 4 hours ago, I purchased another GB
of memory for each of my two PC's; my plan was to run Linux as the
host OS on them, and VMWare to run virtual machines of Windows XP
within them. This announcement may render my plan a "temporary"
exercise in futility.

HEY MICROSOFT! I WILL NOT SWITCH (OR DOWNGRADE) TO VISTA ... and if
you quit supporting XP, then I'll remove my virtual XP machines and
make the conversion to the Mac platform across the board, except for
my Linux intrusion detection systems, servers, etc.. Yeah, I am alone
as I type this e-mail, but I can assure you that "I" will become
"we" ... and "we" will become "most" ... and hopefully "most" will
become "all" ... so go ahead and quit supporting XP ... you'll finally
motivate me/us to say goodbye forever!

P.S. I have a friend that's been running his same Mac for 8 years
now! And he just put the newest operating system (Leopard) on it.
Here's a challenge for you: try installing any MS operating system on
your 8 year old hardware.

Later ...
Rich


Uhm ... I run XP/SP2 on a machine I built in 2000 and it runs superbly,
thank you.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a mac basher. Ain't nuthin' wrong with a Mac,
but there ain't nuthin' wrong with my Abit VP-6 based XP machine either. I
challenge your friend and his eight year old Mac to a Photoshop duel with my
eight year old Intel box. I'll win hands down.


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On Apr 16, 7:28 pm, "Colon Terminus"
wrote:
"riffin-rich" wrote in message

...



Not sure if you all have heard or not ... but M$ has decided to retire
Windows XP ... to force its entire user base to switch to Vista:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/...rosoft_save_xp

"Users Fight to Save Windows XP" ... And me? No thanks ... I will
make no time for petitions, blogs, or otherwise beyond this initial e-
mail because saving Windows XP is simply not worth my time or
effort ... I will simply walk away and be done with Microsoft forever!

Sure I like Windows XP Pro because it's stable ... it works well ...
and it's an industry standard around the world ... but it, like all
other M$ products, it lacks ingenuity ... and unless you've
familiarized yourself with a Mac, you have no idea of what I'm talking
about. But don't worry ... I am a Mac convert ... I'm not a fanatical
Mac propaganda machine. Enough about Mac superiority (yes ... the
commercials are not only funny, but they're realistic).

For those of you still reading, I bought my first Intel-based Mac a
year ago and I love it! I run Windows XP as a virtual machine inside
of Mac OS X (Leopard). And just 4 hours ago, I purchased another GB
of memory for each of my two PC's; my plan was to run Linux as the
host OS on them, and VMWare to run virtual machines of Windows XP
within them. This announcement may render my plan a "temporary"
exercise in futility.

HEY MICROSOFT! I WILL NOT SWITCH (OR DOWNGRADE) TO VISTA ... and if
you quit supporting XP, then I'll remove my virtual XP machines and
make the conversion to the Mac platform across the board, except for
my Linux intrusion detection systems, servers, etc.. Yeah, I am alone
as I type this e-mail, but I can assure you that "I" will become
"we" ... and "we" will become "most" ... and hopefully "most" will
become "all" ... so go ahead and quit supporting XP ... you'll finally
motivate me/us to say goodbye forever!

P.S. I have a friend that's been running his same Mac for 8 years
now! And he just put the newest operating system (Leopard) on it.
Here's a challenge for you: try installing any MS operating system on
your 8 year old hardware.

Later ...
Rich

Uhm ... I run XP/SP2 on a machine I built in 2000 and it runs superbly,
thank you.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a mac basher. Ain't nuthin' wrong with a Mac,
but there ain't nuthin' wrong with my Abit VP-6 based XP machine either. I
challenge your friend and his eight year old Mac to a Photoshop duel with my
eight year old Intel box. I'll win hands down.

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No problem Colon ... I'm not bashing either. My point was that his 8
year old mac is running Apple's _newest_ version of Apple's OS: Mac
OS X, ver 10.5, "Leopard." A more fair comparison/analogy would be
for you to put Vista Ultimate onto your existing machine without
having upgraded it from the norm of 8 years ago. Can it be done? I'm
not so sure ... 8 years ago, 512MB was double the RAM of a standard
installation. So Vista on your machine configured that way? Probably
not ... but perhaps possible with a memory overhaul and video card
upgrade... But I would surmise it won't run Vista very well. Anyway,
regarding his mac, it opens and runs the majority of our standard apps
just like my year-old MacBook Pro ... you just darned near can't tell
the difference. I presume it would not shine so brightly on a
processor-intensive task, but for booting and running 90% of our
standard apps. Something else that blew me away: his motherboard
quit about 5 months ago. He brought it in to the local Mac shop ...
they told him that they'd take a look at it ... would be ready in 3
days. He asked how much a new mobo would cost and they said around
$400. He decided to go for it. A day later, they called and told him
to pick-up his system. They replaced the mobo, free of charge! There
was a problem with the particular board that was causing premature
failure. Amazing! I am still stunned! Have a great day, -Rich

How is his eight-year old Mac running Leopard? Leopard isn't even supported
on a G3.

"riffin-rich" wrote in message
...
On Apr 16, 7:28 pm, "Colon Terminus"
wrote:
"riffin-rich" wrote in message

...



Not sure if you all have heard or not ... but M$ has decided to retire
Windows XP ... to force its entire user base to switch to Vista:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/...rosoft_save_xp

"Users Fight to Save Windows XP" ... And me? No thanks ... I will
make no time for petitions, blogs, or otherwise beyond this initial e-
mail because saving Windows XP is simply not worth my time or
effort ... I will simply walk away and be done with Microsoft forever!

Sure I like Windows XP Pro because it's stable ... it works well ...
and it's an industry standard around the world ... but it, like all
other M$ products, it lacks ingenuity ... and unless you've
familiarized yourself with a Mac, you have no idea of what I'm talking
about. But don't worry ... I am a Mac convert ... I'm not a fanatical
Mac propaganda machine. Enough about Mac superiority (yes ... the
commercials are not only funny, but they're realistic).

For those of you still reading, I bought my first Intel-based Mac a
year ago and I love it! I run Windows XP as a virtual machine inside
of Mac OS X (Leopard). And just 4 hours ago, I purchased another GB
of memory for each of my two PC's; my plan was to run Linux as the
host OS on them, and VMWare to run virtual machines of Windows XP
within them. This announcement may render my plan a "temporary"
exercise in futility.

HEY MICROSOFT! I WILL NOT SWITCH (OR DOWNGRADE) TO VISTA ... and if
you quit supporting XP, then I'll remove my virtual XP machines and
make the conversion to the Mac platform across the board, except for
my Linux intrusion detection systems, servers, etc.. Yeah, I am alone
as I type this e-mail, but I can assure you that "I" will become
"we" ... and "we" will become "most" ... and hopefully "most" will
become "all" ... so go ahead and quit supporting XP ... you'll finally
motivate me/us to say goodbye forever!

P.S. I have a friend that's been running his same Mac for 8 years
now! And he just put the newest operating system (Leopard) on it.
Here's a challenge for you: try installing any MS operating system on
your 8 year old hardware.

Later ...
Rich

Uhm ... I run XP/SP2 on a machine I built in 2000 and it runs superbly,
thank you.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a mac basher. Ain't nuthin' wrong with a Mac,
but there ain't nuthin' wrong with my Abit VP-6 based XP machine either.
I
challenge your friend and his eight year old Mac to a Photoshop duel with
my
eight year old Intel box. I'll win hands down.

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No problem Colon ... I'm not bashing either. My point was that his 8
year old mac is running Apple's _newest_ version of Apple's OS: Mac
OS X, ver 10.5, "Leopard." A more fair comparison/analogy would be
for you to put Vista Ultimate onto your existing machine without
having upgraded it from the norm of 8 years ago. Can it be done? I'm
not so sure ... 8 years ago, 512MB was double the RAM of a standard
installation. So Vista on your machine configured that way? Probably
not ... but perhaps possible with a memory overhaul and video card
upgrade... But I would surmise it won't run Vista very well. Anyway,
regarding his mac, it opens and runs the majority of our standard apps
just like my year-old MacBook Pro ... you just darned near can't tell
the difference. I presume it would not shine so brightly on a
processor-intensive task, but for booting and running 90% of our
standard apps. Something else that blew me away: his motherboard
quit about 5 months ago. He brought it in to the local Mac shop ...
they told him that they'd take a look at it ... would be ready in 3
days. He asked how much a new mobo would cost and they said around
$400. He decided to go for it. A day later, they called and told him
to pick-up his system. They replaced the mobo, free of charge! There
was a problem with the particular board that was causing premature
failure. Amazing! I am still stunned! Have a great day, -Rich

Fair enough Colin. I trusted what he told me without verifying his
facts ... Apple introduced the G4 in '01 ... ?

On Apr 16, 9:34 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
How is his eight-year old Mac running Leopard? Leopard isn't even supported
on a G3.