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Guest Bill in Co.

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Re: Windows 7, why would you buy VISTA

 

I get a "The page cannot be displayed" when clicking on that link. ???

 

MEB wrote:

> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

>

> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently making

VISTA

> a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour OS...

> and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

>

> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

>

> --

>

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> _________

Guest Bill Watt

Guest Bill Watt

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Re: Windows 7, why would you buy VISTA

 

 

Hi Bill,

 

FWIW, I get it on IE 5.5 and Firefox.

 

Regards,

 

Bill Watt

Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

_____________________________________________________

 

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:21:48 -0700, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I get a "The page cannot be displayed" when clicking on that link. ???

>

>MEB wrote:

>> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

>>

>> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently making

>VISTA

>> a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

>> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour OS...

>> and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

>>

>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

>>

>> --

>>

>> MEB

>> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

>> _________

>

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

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Re: Windows 7, why would you buy VISTA

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

| I get a "The page cannot be displayed" when clicking on that link.

| ???

 

It works for me too on IE6 SP1! It is rumor-mongering by Mary Jo Foley

that even Vista soon may become extinct!

 

| MEB wrote:

|> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

|>

|> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently

|> making VISTA a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

|> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour

|> OS... and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software

|> AGAIN....

|>

|> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

|>

|> --

|>

|> MEB

|> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

|> _________

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Re: Windows 7, why would you buy VISTA

 

 

 

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

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| Bill in Co. wrote:

| | I get a "The page cannot be displayed" when clicking on that link.

| | ???

|

| It works for me too on IE6 SP1! It is rumor-mongering by Mary Jo Foley

| that even Vista soon may become extinct!

 

Not necessarily rumor. The buzz around the net is that VISTA is the

equivalent of ME in the NT world, and this comes from the users. Apparently,

the late service pack is irritating those users. The list of requested fixes

may have bogged down the programmers.

 

Meanwhile, the late XP Service Pack 3 [final version second quarter 2008] is

also irritating the users of that OS. That is the final Service Pack, so the

one year count down to non-support follows. The present release candidate is

336.1 megs.

 

And finally, Windows 7 might be the actual last 386/486/Pentium Intel code

carry forward [non-server], so what works with these old code OSs will

likely need replaced when the new processors and new OSs are released,

making these END OF THE LINE products poor choices for both business and the

consumer..

 

Then again, the market needs stimulated, so expect a push at PATRIOTIC

purchasing.... when the world stops consuming all the new technology,

economies tank and governments lose their control.

 

|

| | MEB wrote:

| |> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

| |>

| |> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently

| |> making VISTA a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

| |> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour

| |> OS... and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software

| |> AGAIN....

| |>

| |> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

| |>

| |> --

| |>

| |> MEB

| |> _________

|

| --

| PCR

|

|

 

--

 

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

_________

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

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Re: Windows 7, why would you buy VISTA

 

MEB wrote:

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:um0ENGIXIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|| Bill in Co. wrote:

|| | I get a "The page cannot be displayed" when clicking on that link.

|| | ???

||

|| It works for me too on IE6 SP1! It is rumor-mongering by Mary Jo

|| Foley that even Vista soon may become extinct!

|

| Not necessarily rumor. The buzz around the net is that VISTA is the

| equivalent of ME in the NT world, and this comes from the users.

| Apparently, the late service pack is irritating those users. The list

| of requested fixes may have bogged down the programmers.

|

| Meanwhile, the late XP Service Pack 3 [final version second quarter

| 2008] is also irritating the users of that OS. That is the final

| Service Pack, so the one year count down to non-support follows. The

| present release candidate is 336.1 megs.

|

| And finally, Windows 7 might be the actual last 386/486/Pentium

| Intel code carry forward [non-server], so what works with these old

| code OSs will likely need replaced when the new processors and new

| OSs are released, making these END OF THE LINE products poor choices

| for both business and the consumer..

|

| Then again, the market needs stimulated, so expect a push at

| PATRIOTIC purchasing.... when the world stops consuming all the new

| technology, economies tank and governments lose their control.

 

All of that is fairly logical & everyone can see the radiation burns on

XP & Vista fingers. Also, their earlobes have all fallen off. But it

still is rumor until Windows 7 actually comes out in 2010 or so &

someone can touch it. On that date I may forgive XP & Vista people for

thinking they were in a better boat than us lowly Win98 folk. But I'm

not calling you or that rumor-monger Mary Jo Foley a liar!

 

||

|| | MEB wrote:

|| |> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

|| |>

|| |> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently

|| |> making VISTA a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

|| |> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft

|| |> glamour OS... and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and

|| |> software AGAIN....

|| |>

|| |> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

|| |>

|| |> --

|| |>

|| |> MEB

|| |> _________

||

|| --

|| PCR

||

||

|

| --

|

| MEB

| http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| _________

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

Guest Lil' Dave

Guest Lil' Dave

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"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

>

> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently making

> VISTA

> a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour OS...

> and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

>

> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

>

> --

>

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> _________

>

>

>

 

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/

 

Dave

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message

news:O2B8POnXIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:e2MPPL6WIHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| > Well, that didn't take very long did it.

| >

| > Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently making

| > VISTA

| > a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

| > Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour

OS...

| > and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

| >

| > http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

| >

| > --

| >

| > MEB

| > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > _________

| >

| >

| >

|

| http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/

|

| Dave

|

|

 

Another version, which includes a little more 'leaked' information such as

the WinMin smaller kernel "that takes up only 40 MB of memory". That would

be a nifty change for Microsoft when compared to the recent OSs. Perhaps a

return to tighter coding... then again, that has been on the 'wish list' for

the NT line for quite some time. Anyone actually think that's going to

occur? And when did 40 megs become supposedly small?

 

--

 

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

_________

Guest John John

Guest John John

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MEB wrote:

> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message

> news:O2B8POnXIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> | news:e2MPPL6WIHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> | > Well, that didn't take very long did it.

> | >

> | > Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently making

> | > VISTA

> | > a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

> | > Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour

> OS...

> | > and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

> | >

> | > http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

> | >

> | > --

> | >

> | > MEB

> | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> | > _________

> | >

> | >

> | >

> |

> | http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/

> |

> | Dave

> |

> |

>

> Another version, which includes a little more 'leaked' information such as

> the WinMin smaller kernel "that takes up only 40 MB of memory". That would

> be a nifty change for Microsoft when compared to the recent OSs. Perhaps a

> return to tighter coding... then again, that has been on the 'wish list' for

> the NT line for quite some time. Anyone actually think that's going to

> occur? And when did 40 megs become supposedly small?

 

It's all relative, considering that most new machines ship with 1GB or

2GB of RAM, 40MB appears relatively small.

 

But I know how what you mean. In the DOS days of old when memory was

scarcer than hen's teeth good applications were small and tightly

written and they were fast and performed quite well. I think of WP5.1

and Lotus 123 that we were running on a Novell over DOS network and

these were marvelous applications. The modern Lotus or the WinWord

counterparts are flashy and full of bells and whistles... but they

aren't much of any better that the old ones were. Don't get me wrong, I

like having some of the nice new features that came about with increased

memory availability, but as memory became more abundant it seems that

programmers became sloppier and writing tight bug free code took a

backseat to application bling-bling!

 

John

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Dead on! I would have to agree.

 

I noted on several sites the Microsoft killed Office old file

importation/conversion [for awhile anyway] with one of its HOTFIXes... how

could a programmer miss that ... backward importability/conversion is the

supposed forte of Office and its docs...

 

--

 

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

_________

 

 

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

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| MEB wrote:

|

| > "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message

| > news:O2B8POnXIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| > | news:e2MPPL6WIHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| > | > Well, that didn't take very long did it.

| > | >

| > | > Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently

making

| > | > VISTA

| > | > a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

| > | > Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour

| > OS...

| > | > and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

| > | >

| > | > http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

| > | >

| > | > --

| > | >

| > | > MEB

| > | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > | > _________

| > | >

| > | >

| > | >

| > |

| > | http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/

| > |

| > | Dave

| > |

| > |

| >

| > Another version, which includes a little more 'leaked' information such

as

| > the WinMin smaller kernel "that takes up only 40 MB of memory". That

would

| > be a nifty change for Microsoft when compared to the recent OSs. Perhaps

a

| > return to tighter coding... then again, that has been on the 'wish list'

for

| > the NT line for quite some time. Anyone actually think that's going to

| > occur? And when did 40 megs become supposedly small?

|

| It's all relative, considering that most new machines ship with 1GB or

| 2GB of RAM, 40MB appears relatively small.

|

| But I know how what you mean. In the DOS days of old when memory was

| scarcer than hen's teeth good applications were small and tightly

| written and they were fast and performed quite well. I think of WP5.1

| and Lotus 123 that we were running on a Novell over DOS network and

| these were marvelous applications. The modern Lotus or the WinWord

| counterparts are flashy and full of bells and whistles... but they

| aren't much of any better that the old ones were. Don't get me wrong, I

| like having some of the nice new features that came about with increased

| memory availability, but as memory became more abundant it seems that

| programmers became sloppier and writing tight bug free code took a

| backseat to application bling-bling!

|

| John

|

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Guest letterman@invalid.com

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Re: Windows 7, why would you buy VISTA

 

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:26:47 -0500, "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com>

wrote:

> Well, that didn't take very long did it.

>

> Word is that Microsoft MAY release Windows 7 early, apparently making VISTA

>a VERY poor choice for potential upgraders.

> Yep, dig in your pocket again for the very newest Microsoft glamour OS...

>and don't forget to buy all new peripherals and software AGAIN....

>

>http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1120

 

You mean I got to buy another new computer, and toss the new one I got

2 months ago in the trash?

 

Oops, sorry, that was a brain fart. I just had a nightmare in my

sleep last week that I got a new computer with Vista. When I woke up

I still had my good old computer with Windows 98. I was really happy

to see it on my desk.

 

Whew, that was one hell of a frightening nightmare! When I jumped up

and out of my bed I was screaming in pain and yelling four letter

words at Bill Gates.

 

:)

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