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I think the phrase Your Mileage May Very ....
... is appropriate because there is still hardware that the manufacturers have refused to or are late in providing drivers for. In the case of 32 bit Vista this can generally be remedied by using the equivelent XP driver. This is not true of 64 bit. I think in general the critics should take a deep breath and remember back to the introduction of XP. Many of the same issues were as bad or worse.
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I think the phrase Your Mileage May Very ....  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
This is the Same Headache just 5 Years Later  nucrash | 07/16/07
Vista is really a replacement  bubblesroe@... | 07/17/07
A few things need to be said  MisterGilles | 07/16/07
Responses  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
Responsibility  Anton Philidor | 07/16/07
I didn't say they were automatically responsible  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
No Linux user has ever complained about drivers?  Anton Philidor | 07/16/07
Never say never  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
Also with Linux  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
Of course the manufacturer of a product  Ole Man | 07/16/07
The same can be said of Open Source  ye | 07/16/07
What is the subject of the article?  Ole Man | 07/16/07
I am responding to you.  ye | 07/17/07
All your showing is your ....  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
If that's the case  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
Possibly  ye | 07/16/07
Further...  msalzberg | 07/16/07
If you buy a new machine and your printer/scanner...  ye | 07/16/07
"don't whine about Vista or Microsoft"  Ole Man | 07/16/07
This replay is to "ye 07/16/07"  vbp1 | 07/17/07
vbp1: Then your problem is with HP, not Vista  ye | 07/17/07
The changes to the video and audio drivers ....  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
I have a webcam...  kmashraf | 07/16/07
So you believe that using a webCAM that ....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
Drivers  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/16/07
Knowing how and choosing not too ....  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
And that's a good decision  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
More specifically  Ole Man | 07/16/07
Is it capitalism you object to?  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
RE:"I have never heard of old hardware (1-2 year old) running faster ...  mrlinux | 07/16/07
Can you provide support for your claim?  ye | 07/16/07
Experience  frgough | 07/16/07
I asked for support. You gave me hearsay.  ye | 07/16/07
I told you  frgough | 07/16/07
It's not my responsibility to find support for your claim.  ye | 07/16/07
"It's not my responsibility"  Ole Man | 07/16/07
And open source too  ye | 07/17/07
"Microsoft makes software..."  Ole Man | 07/16/07
Corrections, then?  maxsnorkel | 07/16/07
I remember  Doink | 07/16/07
What we really need  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
No we don't.  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
Are you suggesting  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
I am suggesting we expect more from a driver ....  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
I'm not saying you shouldn't expect more  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
Re: "...Windows users prefer no functionality over reduced functionality?"  Scrat | 07/16/07
Not a problem with Linux drivers  Ole Man | 07/16/07
You have made some ridiculous claims ....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
Some are as good, some aren't  Michael Kelly | 07/17/07
I would not care to speculate why they don't .....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
Re: Ridiculous claims....  Scrat | 07/18/07
driver upgrade  frgough | 07/16/07
Ah, but the critical difference is...  Scrat | 07/16/07
Churchil once said  frgough | 07/16/07
Not sure about Churchil, but Sir Winston Churchill also said  Scrat | 07/16/07
Wrong head of government  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/16/07
3 things  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
There can be little argument that  Scrat | 07/16/07
Is this the best?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/16/07
That's a childish misdirection  maxsnorkel | 07/16/07
YMMV an outrage?  Anton Philidor | 07/16/07
The Mom and Kid Sister Acid Test  Cornhead | 07/16/07
The Mom and Kid Sister Acid Test  rob_2402kw@... | 07/17/07
What Bizzaro world are you from Adrian?  CowLauncher | 07/16/07
Plug and Play should, but doesn't  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/16/07
Name the devices or ...  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
The devices are...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
According to Dane Electronics and ....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
I should have been more precise...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
That is very simple.  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
No quite that simple.  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
Now your just being obtuse!  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
Wrong drive, wrong conclusion  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
In my native language...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
You know you've lost the arguement ....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
Cumulative Effect  Harry Bardal | 07/16/07
Message has been deleted.  ShadeTree | 07/16/07
One other choice that Harry conveniently leaves out  NonZealot | 07/16/07
Exactly! I chose option 3 -- install Linux  rgetsla | 07/16/07
Right on... who has endless amounts of cash....  morph000 | 07/16/07
Writing on the Wall  Harry Bardal | 07/16/07
"Not because he's tried Vista"  Ole Man | 07/16/07
Don't care!  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
"Consumers of the PC platform have accepted bread and circuses"  Ole Man | 07/16/07
Meaty Matters  Harry Bardal | 07/16/07
No Thanks!  Ole Man | 07/16/07
More than just MS, its M$  ohiomike | 07/16/07
Wow, that's original. Who would have thought M$ for MS.  ye | 07/16/07
HP Deskjet 694C  TripleII | 07/16/07
HP deskjet 632c  Ole Man | 07/16/07
Such collusion is very old news  maxsnorkel | 07/16/07
Another difference in reviewers: detail  maxsnorkel | 07/16/07
Microsoft's Hand to Peripheral Companies Mouths  usad | 07/16/07
You're in the middle  Ole Man | 07/16/07
M$ needs to create a version for a 3rd type of user: Power user  Drakaran | 07/17/07
This is becoming ubsurd!  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
First you talk about your own personal experience ....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
You win, ShadeTree  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
In essence I think you've hit the nail on the head.  ye | 07/17/07
Apparently...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/17/07
What is readily apparent is .....  ShadeTree | 07/17/07
How so?  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/18/07
Once again ...  ShadeTree | 07/18/07
You'll learn not to take things at face value  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/18/07
Well let me splain it to you!  ShadeTree | 07/18/07
Gosh, with such an important job....  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/18/07
Now who is being the childish one? (nt)  ShadeTree | 07/19/07
I'm just not impressed...  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/19/07
Tried support for Dane-Elec, got voice mail  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/19/07
Time for a reality check  bubblesroe@... | 07/17/07
WD Passport Pocket drive is not compatible with Vista  Michael Of Atlanta | 07/19/07
using vista  pquinn34@... | 07/26/07

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