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I don't see any need to upgrade or downgrade
There's nothing wrong with XP, and there's nothing wrong with Vista. If XP is working for you on the hardware you have, then there's no real need to upgrade to Vista. If you need new hardware or simply want one of the things that Vista offers above and beyond what XP does, then there's no real reason not to.

The only reason I haven't started a Vista upgrade at my job is because we have another large project we are working on, one that's much more important than the underlying OS, and we don't want to have to deal with a whole new set of training issues in the meantime. All of our computers are Vista Business capable, but since the underlying OS is the least of our concerns at the moment we do not have an upgrade timetable. So I'd rather XP not die just now, but if it did it wouldn't be the end of the world either.
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I don't see any need to upgrade or downgrade  Michael Kelly | 04/04/08
It's time for Microsoft to die  fr0thy2 | 04/04/08
yes,  rtk | 04/04/08
or Fr0thy2(nt)  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
That's a Universal Constant  Wolfie2K3 | 04/07/08
well thank God a politician agrees  marks055@... | 04/05/08
fr0thy2 don't you go play with your mac.  SO.CAL Guy | 04/07/08
Nothing wrong with DOS or Windows 3 either (nt)  CobraA1 | 04/04/08
That is true, but...  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
XP's Murder, Vista's Suicide  Harry Bardal | 04/04/08
Yup, the age of protectionism ..  fr0thy2 | 04/04/08
fr0thy2 from readin your post you have no "IT" knowledge  SO.CAL Guy | 04/07/08
Eloquent troll alert.  James T. Kirk | 04/04/08
switchers  rtk | 04/04/08
RE: switchers  Axsimulate | 04/04/08
Which makes him different  mdemuth | 04/04/08
Re: Switchers.  Arm A. Geddon | 04/04/08
and I agree  rtk | 04/04/08
What 5 reasons??  wackoae | 04/05/08
ummm.  rtk | 04/05/08
Umm...  msalzberg | 04/05/08
edit and replace Macs with Windows  rtk | 04/05/08
You seem be confusing ..  msalzberg | 04/06/08
Wow, what a mistake on my part!!!  msalzberg | 04/06/08
Anecdotes  Harry Bardal | 04/06/08
If you actually look at the trends.  ShadeTree | 04/04/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/05/08
what is it supposed to show?  rtk | 04/05/08
Inquiring minds wanna know..  Wolfie2K3 | 04/07/08
The Truth About Cannibalization  Harry Bardal | 04/06/08
do you have a point?  marks055@... | 04/05/08
The Point  Harry Bardal | 04/06/08
Harry... Harry... Harry... Put the crack pipe DOWN...!  Wolfie2K3 | 04/07/08
Who Cares...  wuboyblue | 04/06/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  none none | 04/04/08
What is it with you people?  ye | 04/04/08
Re: What is it with you people?  none none | 04/04/08
They have a modern OS. It's called "WIndows XP"  ye | 04/04/08
Re: They have a modern OS. It's called "WIndows XP"  none none | 04/04/08
Who knows?  ye | 04/04/08
Re: Who knows?  none none | 04/04/08
@none none: How so?  ye | 04/04/08
enough  none none | 04/04/08
Will XP run IE8?  laura.b | 04/04/08
As a matter of fact...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/07/08
just curious  marks055@... | 04/05/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/04/08
Which modern OS would that be? Some stripped down...  ye | 04/04/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/05/08
Facts are facts  Johnny Vegas | 04/04/08
Ah yes  fr0thy2 | 04/04/08
Re: Facts are facts  none none | 04/04/08
We can make an educated guess. Which leaves out...  ye | 04/04/08
Re: We can make an educated guess. Which leaves out...  none none | 04/04/08
I was talking about Linux users  ye | 04/04/08
Enough  none none | 04/04/08
Well, you do not know much about most Linux users  nilotpal_c | 04/05/08
good point  marks055@... | 04/05/08
Vista installs  bportlock | 04/04/08
re: Vista installs  fr0thy2 | 04/04/08
RE: Vista installs  Axsimulate | 04/04/08
Sounds like...  awasson@... | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  redtrain65 | 04/04/08
Office  laura.b | 04/04/08
RE: Office  Axsimulate | 04/04/08
10 minute learning curve ... don't make us laugh  wackoae | 04/05/08
10 minute learning curve ... don't make us laugh  Narg | 04/07/08
Totally not my fault  laura.b | 04/07/08
10 minute learning curve  marks055@... | 04/05/08
Office dislikes  DannyO_0x98 | 04/05/08
just as a side note...  thx-1138_@... | 04/08/08
I did not like Office 07 either....  BroGnorik | 04/04/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  Quebec-french | 04/04/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  jfp | 04/04/08
Re drivers et al  Rick_R | 04/04/08
And that as been my problem with Linux  BroGnorik | 04/04/08
So I see you don't believe...  bjbrock | 04/04/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!...but not yet  fakejake3 | 04/04/08
Drop Vista and wait for 7.  nix_hed | 04/04/08
Yeah right  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
Dropping Vista...  fakejake3 | 04/05/08
You're absolutely right on the money!  awasson@... | 04/07/08
Agreed  Eapache | 04/04/08
Vista SP1  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
De-Vista'd laptop says it all for me...  nix_hed | 04/04/08
Your laptop is broken  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/05/08
....  rtk | 04/05/08
I don't know whats wrong with your laptop  marks055@... | 04/06/08
Just curious....  MGP2 | 04/04/08
Sorry Adrian, Many Corporations And Educational Institutions Will Disagree  itanalyst2@... | 04/04/08
What are you talking about?  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
Nope. They'll skip Vista...  awasson@... | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  supra5mge | 04/04/08
Kill XP  jorjitop | 04/04/08
It's alright for you to say...  flobber238 | 04/05/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  claymann39@... | 04/05/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  claymann39@... | 04/05/08
it's one thign to rant and troll  rtk | 04/05/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  Joe Dufflebag | 04/07/08
Solution must fit the need!  terry flores | 04/05/08
My guess  rtk | 04/05/08
Glad to hear someone have the guts to say it  marks055@... | 04/05/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  junkmail93@... | 04/05/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  bwhudgins | 04/06/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  danielarbib | 04/06/08
Viva La Linux  nucrash | 04/07/08
Vista is an advancement on Linux? ...Really?  awasson@... | 04/07/08
Also EeePC users...  agohige | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  ddigennaro@... | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  GuidoMuldoon | 04/07/08
XP's painful install  deano-zdnet@... | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  tim_seabrook@... | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  cne@... | 04/07/08
Kind of Agree...  agohige | 04/07/08
Vista is just better, but folks don't like change...  Narg | 04/07/08
Don't like to change?  agohige | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  e.fiesel@... | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  agohige | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  stephen_throop | 04/07/08
Open Source Windows.  Krish4479 | 04/07/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die! NO WAY SP3 ALL THE WAY  dogrun7@... | 04/08/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die! NO WAY SP3 ALL THE WAY . HELL NO  dogrun7@... | 04/08/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  thx-1138_@... | 04/08/08
Hey smart guy- do you want to buy me Vista?  m38817@... | 04/08/08
Probably not.  rtk | 04/08/08
RE: Friday Rant: Let XP die!  detims | 04/08/08
No Let XP Die! XP still work - Vista Just Suck!  drprod@... | 04/08/08
Message has been deleted.  junkmail93@... | 04/08/08

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