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Old 02-29-2008, 02:53 AM
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Microsoft cuts price for boxed Vista 20 to 40 %

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It is my opinion that they should be paying us to use Vista. I've had nothing but problems and my new machine came with Vista so it is not an upgrade.
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Old 02-29-2008, 03:12 AM
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Even though the offer is legit.......Actually I was being sarcastic.........LOL
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Old 02-29-2008, 08:30 AM
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I would pay 40% more for OS X. Vista is not so bad if you buy a new PC with it preinstalled. The problem is that it is a terrible upgrade.
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Old 02-29-2008, 09:32 AM
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Have to disagree with MrLabGuy and swesson. My Dell 8400 (purchased in Nov 2004!!), has been 100% stable after upgrading to Win Vista. I have many upgrades in it and many devices connected.

Experiences may vary. I'm not a fan of sweeping statements of how bad an upgrade (of any product) may be based on a small samples.

And, based on what I've read, OS X may be better than Win Vista but it's not really a valid comparison. There are so many other factors to consider...
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Old 02-29-2008, 09:48 AM
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Have to disagree with MrLabGuy and swesson. My Dell 8400 (purchased in Nov 2004!!), has been 100% stable after upgrading to Win Vista. I have many upgrades in it and many devices connected.

Experiences may vary. I'm not a fan of sweeping statements of how bad an upgrade (of any product) may be based on a small samples.

And, based on what I've read, OS X may be better than Win Vista but it's not really a valid comparison. There are so many other factors to consider...
You are correct. OS's are a personal choice. In my home, I have 5 computers running OS X that are zero maintenance, 4 Windows Vista computers of which only one of them (and new PC) isn't an extreme hassle, 1 Windows XP computer that is marginal and two Linux machines that I never touch. It is my experience with 12 computers that OS X is an OS I would pay for and and the ones I DIDN'T pay for (Linux) still work better than Vista.
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