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Realistic points, but still missing the big picture
I do sympathize with alot of what you are saying, but in the end, its all for naught because you are missing the big point. Entirely.

You do sound a bit like the old man climbing into his new Ford and complaining that they just don't make 'em like they used to. They have gone and moved the cigarette lighter, the electric door locks keep getting you confused with the power window switch, and why does the stereo have so many consarned buttons now?

Unfortunately for you, what the "old man" sees as change for nothing but change itself, is going to be found by new younger users as the better way to have things. Because home computers are such a new thing we really haven't had a decent opportunity for reflection on old OS's, after all, there are still some out there who are using Win98. But rest assured, years from now there will be some very good opportunities for reviewing and reflecting on decades old operating systems long since fallen out of use. And I am sure that one of the first things that will be said about XP will be that despite the literal hoards of negative press it got in the early part of its life it turned out to be a very reliable and effective operating system that gave new operating systems a yardstick to go by.

I'm also sure that in future retrospective analysis of Vista, Windows 7 and operating systems yet to come they will point out that despite the numerous detractors of these new OS's the best the complainers could do was to carp and whine about what were minor changes that actually improved the user interface in the long run, but like most old men the complainers really hate change, even when its for the best in the long run.
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what software development monopoly?  rtk | 01/02/09
Let me rephrase ...  technical_turbulence | 01/03/09
Yes. A monopoly on development for *Windows OS*. (nt)  V@... | 01/04/09
And Ford has a monopoly  rtk | 01/04/09
Can I have some of what you're smoking?  V@... | 01/04/09
So, let me get this straight ...  de-void | 01/09/09
2009 will bring... a new operating system. One that will out-do Windows.  DoubleHT | 01/02/09
Who wants a modular OS?  technical_turbulence | 01/02/09
There's nothing wrong with having modules.  V@... | 01/04/09
Task Manager  tpiom | 01/02/09
Don't think there's a fix for this  rtk | 01/03/09
search is only good if you know the name  Randalllind | 01/02/09
I have been wondering about this magical search as well.  storm14k | 01/03/09
Nothing magical about it!  Ole Man | 01/03/09
you can also search for a description  qmlscycrajg | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  nichow | 01/02/09
Let them use XP - Forever if they want  jpr75_z | 01/03/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  ghot@... | 01/03/09
Didn't you read the post  dprozzo | 01/03/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  jimk_z | 01/03/09
I don't want to get old  cfischer83@... | 01/03/09
I do  morwen | 01/05/09
.  cfischer83@... | 01/05/09
Made sense to me.  sjbinaz | 01/06/09
Fischer is just a kid  AzuMao | 01/06/09
Actually, I have a job (probably the only one in this hierarchy)  cfischer83@... | 01/07/09
ROFL  AzuMao | 03/14/09
anyone who needs the 'run' box . .  eggmanbubbagee@... | 01/04/09
Re: 'Run' box  harrisharris | 01/05/09
Funny thing about the "run" situation  Ole Man | 01/05/09
Since you got it completely bass ackwards  rtk | 01/05/09
You make it all too obvious  Ole Man | 01/06/09
Well duh  AzuMao | 01/06/09
re: well duh  rtk | 01/06/09
See what I mean, guys?  AzuMao | 01/07/09
Jesus man, grow up  rtk | 01/07/09
lol  AzuMao | 01/08/09
I'm not in the tech field  marks055@... | 01/04/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  jimk_z | 01/05/09
Wow! Talk about lazyness.  Solid Jedi Knight | 01/05/09
Re: Wow! Talk about lazyness.  marcinw | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  AtlantaSteve | 01/05/09
Super Fetch  dprozzo | 01/05/09
ugh  CobraA1 | 01/05/09
This is only a guess on my part.....  James Quinn | 01/05/09
Search on the 10 millionth time...  Takalok | 01/05/09
If you want the XP interface ....  ShadeTree | 01/05/09
Tru Dat!!!  James Quinn | 01/05/09
XP simply sucks less  dnheller | 01/05/09
LOL Well said!  Breetai | 01/05/09
Sales Force!?! My company bought into that and  James Quinn | 01/05/09
a rose is a rose  CaptOska | 01/05/09
Jason Perlow hates everything.  Spiritusindomit@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  lawryll@... | 01/05/09
MS lost the plot and not realise reaction of users?  cyberlawprof | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  hansoff | 01/05/09
Windows XP will be my last Windows  bblackmoor@... | 01/05/09
Not  tim.comes@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  t.kitron@... | 01/05/09
Progress v familiarity  tony@... | 01/05/09
Without change ....  ShadeTree | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  marketmaven | 01/05/09
I Love Warp  checkingher | 01/05/09
run?.  magallanes | 01/05/09
re: run?  BuckoA51 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  douglaskey06@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  MrBeck | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  jsjag | 01/05/09
biggest complaint: MS engineers assume everyone works the same way  Jim Johnson | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Update victim | 01/05/09
I'm with Jason...  DB_z | 01/05/09
the article title is sensationalist dribble  Xanderxavier | 01/05/09
It's really neither of those things.  Corsulian | 01/05/09
dribble = drivel (nt)  dprozzo | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  epobirs | 01/05/09
Windows was NEVER "Intuitive"  MichP | 01/05/09
In fairness...  diom1982 | 01/05/09
Amen!  DB_z | 01/05/09
It is easy to find changes.  sjbinaz | 01/06/09
Touche all the way..  TedKraan | 01/07/09
Have you even tried Win7?  de-void | 01/15/09
Classic start menu option  AzuMao | 01/16/09
RE: The interface is not the issue  pdavis@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  richdave | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  gregnickle@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Neil Lynn | 01/05/09
So true...  DB_z | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mjharris73@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  epobirs | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  dianecmiles@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  chaz15 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  kencbrown@... | 01/05/09
If I have to learn new I'll learn new that's free  johnnydoe1894 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  gpronger | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  johnson_robert_roy@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  fayeeyaf2002@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  pixule | 01/05/09
Some good points but not the major point  tshanno | 01/05/09
I hope MS gets it right this time  20kwfence | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  SummermoonUK | 01/05/09
Give some old secretary Windows 7 and she'll scream.  softwareFlunky | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  OurManFlint | 01/05/09
There are a lot of people still on XP ...  a foot in both camps | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  epobirs | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Vote! | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  epobirs | 01/05/09
of clicks and keystrokes  seamountie | 01/05/09
Jason's really onto something...  Tr3kkR | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  kris777 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  rparker009 | 01/05/09
More efficient...how?  TechinMN | 01/05/09
Re: .... what?  harrisharris | 01/05/09
You only have to do that once.  sjbinaz | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  dobosconsulting | 01/05/09
Windows Dvorak  dch1969 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  dch1969 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  faiz553 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  goeller@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  goeller@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  morwen | 01/05/09
Not making the foot fit the shoe  guiduk | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mavr1c | 01/05/09
If you love Windows 7/Vista, you'll hate Windows XP  DarienHawk67 | 01/05/09
Windows XP Pirate Edition is the best Windows version ever...  xunil skcor | 01/05/09
Good Article and some good discussion  sboverie@... | 01/05/09
The point that the VistaFans miss is that...  JohnMcGrew@... | 01/05/09
Is Jason Perlow an Apple Fanboi?  Baer | 01/05/09
Bingo! - nt  frothy2 | 01/05/09
Tin Foil Hat Time  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/09
Micosoft jerks  Clues | 01/05/09
The problem with that viewpoint...  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/05/09
Haha true  Clues | 01/06/09
That's brilliant!  ccrashh2@... | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  dunadan0000 | 01/05/09
D??j?? vu  don@... | 01/05/09
You will be assimilated, resistance is futile..  Theo49 | 01/05/09
...  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/05/09
New & used, both.  RDrr | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  ElRikko | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  ebrown1927 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  robin@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mhicks@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  michaelcamp | 01/05/09
Have your Cake and Eat it also...  bruce4ta | 01/05/09
How much they will pay me for using Win7 ?  Gradius2 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  wargammer2005 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Nostredamus | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  spyro17@... | 01/05/09
Keep your eyes on both of Microsoft's hands....  mikifinaz1@... | 01/05/09
And watch your back, too...........  Ole Man | 01/05/09
What ARE you talking about?  de-void | 01/09/09
You seem to be mistaking a moth ball  Ole Man | 01/11/09
But..  AzuMao | 01/12/09
Gosh!  de-void | 01/15/09
And as usual  AzuMao | 01/16/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  CharlesEtheridge@... | 01/05/09
Interesting...  donnie126_2002@... | 01/05/09
Actually  D2 Ultima | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  tjaraujo@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  dapted | 01/05/09
Legacy Hardware  de-void | 01/13/09
Re: "Hardware manufacturers, NOT Microsoft, are entirely responsible for wr  AzuMao | 01/14/09
If your only issue is the way it looks,  nancyjones36507@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  tjaraujo@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  tjaraujo@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Harry Hardin | 01/05/09
Insulting the target audience much?  AySz88 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  robcurr | 01/05/09
Windows Key  Cheval | 01/05/09
That would make to much sense, though.  AzuMao | 01/06/09
Just plain wrong.  dgurney | 01/05/09
And  stan@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  ramnet@... | 01/05/09
If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7 AND MAC  rednickja@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  derpaul@... | 01/05/09
Changes  de-void | 01/13/09
Okay, so which retarded customer was it  AzuMao | 01/14/09
You got it the wrong way around  de-void | 01/15/09
Yes yes yes, "most people are fine with it" etc etc, but..  AzuMao | 01/16/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  shadfurman | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  wezhind@... | 01/05/09
Old or New?  computerlogic@... | 01/05/09
I have to agree  melekali | 01/05/09
Who is Really Using Windows 7 Beta Now?  DarienHawk67 | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  fd.villa | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  atari8bit@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  otj1@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  williamacole@... | 01/05/09
If you love XP, its probably time for you to get upgraded  balajionline | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate MS-DOS...err!!! Windows 7  skylight | 01/05/09
As long as I have option to switch to Classic style, I will surely get Win7  jshewsbury@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  brad.kruse@... | 01/05/09
As An Open-Minded XP User - I Chose OSX and Ubuntu  drprodny | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Spinner912 | 01/05/09
kind of funny how MS is killing itself this way  TedKraan | 01/05/09
Windows continues its trend of hiding stuff.  Emilio_z | 01/05/09
I agree - The better mousetrap must actually be better  guiduk | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  YaBaby | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  docotis@... | 01/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  AngelaE8654 | 01/05/09
Still no valid argument for not having a "Classic" mode option  PedroTabs | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Kostaghus | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Kostaghus | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  john.dailey@... | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Kostaghus | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  bbwalters@... | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  urscrewed | 01/06/09
Now you can change your opinion  dprozzo | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Mike (not Cox) | 01/06/09
Dockers are dated?  thomaskkang@... | 01/06/09
I hope Microsoft open sources it  thomaskkang@... | 01/06/09
4 months testing and not convinced yet...  brahmadomtao@... | 01/06/09
Posted in wrong location (NT)  dprozzo | 01/06/09
What company has the money???  Christian_<>< | 01/06/09
Most companies subscribe ...  de-void | 01/13/09
Even if you can discount, in the long term, the cost of the  AzuMao | 01/14/09
you do realize  rtk | 01/14/09
You must have missed the qualifier at the end of my post.  AzuMao | 01/15/09
The cost of moving between Windows releases ...  de-void | 01/15/09
Well duh  AzuMao | 01/15/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  SnoBoy | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Hogleg | 01/06/09
Old Timer!!!!!!!!  mariotrz | 01/06/09
You are a disgrace to REAL "old timers"  Ole Man | 01/11/09
Re: "MS is THAT big because they MUST have done something right!"  AzuMao | 01/12/09
Right...  TedKraan | 01/16/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  BernieLyons | 01/06/09
If you?re an XP veteran, take some time to learn why the new interface was  will.doak@... | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  thewhiteknight | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Yellowbird7 | 01/06/09
So what if you hate Windows XP?  ShineOn | 01/06/09
The thing is that in XP  AzuMao | 01/07/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  venug | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  venug | 01/06/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  nunyac | 01/06/09
That would make to much sense, though. Remember, this is MS..  AzuMao | 01/07/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  sjbinaz | 01/06/09
RE: Screw This  Enorton42@... | 01/06/09
Unfortunate Title  Drakaran | 01/07/09
why it's an unfortunate title  Drakaran | 01/07/09
Yes happy  de-void | 01/13/09
No.  AzuMao | 01/14/09
Ermmmm ... YES!  de-void | 01/15/09
No.  AzuMao | 03/14/09
So GM did a study and found that most people don't use the turn signals  WiredGuy | 01/07/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  ib130258 | 01/07/09
Do you think even at the beginning that they professionals knew everything?  ladyjet@... | 01/07/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  ladyjet@... | 01/07/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  christopher.richardson@... | 01/07/09
... but I hate Windows Search itself  mcicogni | 01/07/09
Hit the nail on the head.  AzuMao | 01/08/09
Of course you do.  rtk | 01/08/09
Then I'm not a cynic.  AzuMao | 03/14/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  boloelcholo | 01/07/09
Great advice  de-void | 01/13/09
That's the whole problem  AzuMao | 01/14/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  k1958 | 01/07/09
There's learning curves ...  de-void | 01/13/09
Except that  AzuMao | 01/14/09
Utter nonsense  de-void | 01/15/09
Pretty much ANY  AzuMao | 03/14/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  whizxp | 01/08/09
YOU GUYS ARE GETTING VERY OLD!!!!  jorgebraga | 01/08/09
The argument isn't about the skin.  AzuMao | 01/31/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  dmlambo | 01/08/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Mihail.a.dimitrov@... | 01/08/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  whizxp | 01/08/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  kiristo | 01/08/09
Common misconceptions  gene_fitz@... | 01/10/09
On the contrary  AzuMao | 01/11/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  techrepublic@... | 01/19/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  jimdrvr99@... | 01/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  jvraz@... | 01/27/09
You don't have to...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/27/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  magusat999@... | 01/30/09
There wouldn't have been such a backlash  AzuMao | 01/31/09
Keep on movin' on  jimcbb@... | 02/20/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  marzolian@... | 02/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  DXMage | 02/23/09
XP (and Vista) already give a blank desktop on fresh install...  bedekk@... | 02/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mwagner@... | 02/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mfjohnson51@... | 02/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Pyrotech_z | 02/23/09
Get Over It  gbentley@... | 02/23/09
Fail  AzuMao | 02/24/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  gburk | 02/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  CharlesEtheridge@... | 02/23/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  pcss@... | 02/23/09
Well at least  credmedia | 02/24/09
Why can't I search by file size or date?  Marc Erickson | 02/25/09
You can  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 02/26/09
What I *REALLY* Want to know...  madrucke@... | 02/26/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Aeralys | 03/11/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  JCCCCC@... | 03/19/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Ez_Customs | 04/05/09
The thing is..  AzuMao | 04/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Ez_Customs | 04/05/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  wwgorman | 04/27/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  atraveler2 | 04/27/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  graemefl | 05/09/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  RowleyJ | 05/13/09
You've completely missed the point  beededea | 07/15/09
Yet another of a long list of things that Windows has always done wrong  AzuMao | 07/16/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mishava9l@... | 08/26/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  hsvandrew88 | 09/24/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  mariesk | 10/26/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  atomicat | 11/09/09
What they don't tell you!!!!!!!!!  BRS | 11/17/09
Huh?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 11/17/09
Why would you want Outlook Express!!!!!!!!!  AzuMao | 11/18/09
RE: If you love Windows XP, you'll hate Windows 7  Muslickz | 11/17/09
"old- school Run box? So just press Windows key R"  akindler90 | 11/26/09

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