Re: our first pre-downgraded laptop

On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 12:39 +0000, Joseph Marton wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 02:19:00 +0000, Chris Cox wrote:
...
> > That's entirely different than holding onto XP.  In either case, M$
is
> > forcing you forward.
> 
> No, it's not different.  Eventually people have to move forward, but right
> now there is no good option to which to move.  If the choice is XP or
> Vista, people have spoken that the choice is XP.

But.. my point is what is RIGHT for Microsoft.  And I believe
the original proposal was that Microsoft would go running back
to XP... and that's just not going to happen.

Best thing is for force (as much as possible) people to Vista.
The way Microsoft does this is by making XP unavailable on
new platform builds.  The problem is that there appears
to be some kind of loophole that allows people to get a
Vista COA yet have XP installed.  I think that long term,
that is a bad idea for both Microsoft and the end user.

>  
> > I'll stand behind my "resistance if futile". 
> 
> Yes, that is true for Steve & Bill and the rest of them.  Resistance
is
> futile.  People will continue to use XP.
> 

Just like people use Windows 98 and Me today (and Netware, etc).