I selected yes ...
Ludovit | 06/19/08
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fixed
Ludovit | 06/19/08
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Paying more for something that does work
fr0thy2 | 06/19/08
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Welcome to reality...
Wolfie2K3 | 06/19/08
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The don't want you.
deowll | 06/24/08
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Good and bad Windows's
zsi | 06/19/08
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Please detail these quality issues.
ye | 06/19/08
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bugs and annoyances
g_keramidas@... | 06/19/08
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Interesting list. Though most appear to be complaints with...
ye | 06/19/08
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I for one am not tolerant
Michael Kelly | 06/19/08
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It does matter. One cannot easily replace the "OS proper" but one can...
ye | 06/19/08
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I disagree
Michael Kelly | 06/19/08
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but..
g_keramidas@... | 06/19/08
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@Michael Kelly: You still haven't addressed my question:
ye | 06/19/08
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@g_keramidas: I hear you. But the same can be said...
ye | 06/19/08
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@ye, I'm not saying they have no annoyances
Michael Kelly | 06/19/08
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@Michael Kelly: I doubt there are fare less of them.
ye | 06/19/08
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@Michael: the Vista DRM card is a perfect example
NonZealot | 06/19/08
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A few words about Vista's DRM...
Zogg | 06/19/08
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Michael Kelly Program Workarounds
notsofast | 06/24/08
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Vista Ultimate not fully there yet
ThePrairiePrankster | 06/19/08
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Do you think regular crashes are typical?
ye | 06/19/08
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Holding Vista to blame for ...
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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Wild thought.
deowll | 06/24/08
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Well, how about the 2:1 performance hit?
JohnMcGrew@... | 06/19/08
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Can you provide more details?
ye | 06/19/08
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Nice misdirection
frgough | 06/19/08
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That's your strawman. (nt)
ye | 06/19/08
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Why would he/she believe otherwise?
MisterMiester | 06/19/08
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The average user gets mad when things don't work.
deowll | 06/24/08
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No, I do not believe that this is the way that Vista is supposed to perform
JohnMcGrew@... | 06/19/08
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If Vista cannot function on its own without constant professional supervis
deowll | 06/24/08
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You don't describe the hardware ...
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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Don't have a clue what you set him up with.
deowll | 06/24/08
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slow ubuntu?
Rick S._z | 06/24/08
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What he means is that ...
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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re: Good and bad Windows
Badgered | 06/19/08
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guess you nver used Xp pre sp2
marks055@... | 06/19/08
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xp isn't "old"
Voodoo187 | 06/19/08
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Not an O/S
Ludovit | 06/19/08
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Then neither has Apple, and now Linux
GuidingLight | 06/19/08
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Applications in Linux
lordshipmayhem | 06/19/08
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IE not required in Vista
soonerproud | 06/19/08
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For the record
Michael Kelly | 06/19/08
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Thanks ...
Ludovit | 06/19/08
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Funny thing about that...
Wolfie2K3 | 06/19/08
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The typical user does not ...
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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Why can we not simply buy the O/S, and choose other vendors for the other s
deowll | 06/24/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
golstat2003 | 06/19/08
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Yes
stan@... | 06/24/08
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Are we missing something here?
srobtjones@... | 06/19/08
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Dell's support...
Wolfie2K3 | 06/19/08
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If it costs Dell more ...
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
Badgered | 06/19/08
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Vendors other than Dell
Spats30 | 06/19/08
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Where can I buy a Macintosh without the OS X tax?
ye | 06/19/08
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What would you run on it?
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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Hmmm...your argument sounds suspiciously like the ones...
ye | 06/19/08
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Nice one! (nt)
NonZealot | 06/19/08
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I'm not arguing one way or the other about Dell's
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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It is very clear there is an OS X tax. Unless you can point me...
ye | 06/19/08
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That would actually prove nothing....
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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@James Quinn: You argument is meaningless. Unless I can purchase...
ye | 06/19/08
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Not so..... You refuse to accept the "possibility"
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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@James Quinn: That's because OS X has a cost.
ye | 06/19/08
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I agree it does have a cost....but that does not mean
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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OS cost
deowll | 06/24/08
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No, you cannot downgrade Vista "Home Basic" or "Home Premium"
Rick S._z | 06/24/08
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Irrelevant to the discussion.
frgough | 06/19/08
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The Macintosh is just another PC despite what Mac advocates...
ye | 06/19/08
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Business model
deowll | 06/24/08
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I hear you
rhomp2002@... | 06/19/08
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It's the "co-marketing" money....
Rick S._z | 06/24/08
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Oddly enough...
Wolfie2K3 | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
johndoe445566 | 06/19/08
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If your system is over a year old ...
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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Supply and demand
John L. Ries | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
ignatz_z | 06/19/08
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QuickBooks works fine on Vista.
ye | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
padapa | 06/19/08
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How did you determine the 30-40% performance...
ye | 06/19/08
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30-40% performance
padapa | 06/19/08
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Have you read the tuning articles Ed has written?
ye | 06/19/08
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If he did
frgough | 06/19/08
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re: If he did
Badgered | 06/19/08
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re: 30-40% performance
Badgered | 06/19/08
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You are a staunch defender.
TripleII | 06/19/08
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Granted there are phobias.
esteckis@... | 06/19/08
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People need to get off the "horrendous" HW requirements.
ye | 06/19/08
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$250 dollars - ha
StephenInScotland | 06/19/08
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If you don't need a new computer
Michael Kelly | 06/19/08
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You are aware the blog is about new computers aren't you?
ye | 06/19/08
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Interesting
rhomp2002@... | 06/19/08
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You don't get it.
frgough | 06/19/08
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That's a gross mirrepresentation of my argument.
ye | 06/19/08
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Are you serious?
ye | 06/19/08
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The title says it all
soonerproud | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
GuardianBob | 06/19/08
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I know people willing to buy Tiger but Apple won't sell it to them.
ye | 06/19/08
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Actually.....
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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IOW if you're willing to pirate Tiger you can install it.
ye | 06/19/08
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Well as I said before I bought the none Activate
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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Wow! I didn't expect you to justify your piracy.
ye | 06/19/08
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you see that on windows computers too.
lostarchitect | 06/19/08
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If born a few decades back I'd likely be a moonshiner:P
James Quinn | 06/19/08
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Apple doesn't.
frgough | 06/19/08
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Clearing out existing inventory is not the same thing.
ye | 06/19/08
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ummm
Badgered | 06/19/08
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You mean they can't stay with XP forever?
storm14k | 06/19/08
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It's the footprint
Scubajrr | 06/19/08
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CP/M and WordStar ... I started there too!
padapa | 06/19/08
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I remember GEM, how about Geoworks Ensemble
Scubajrr | 06/19/08
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$50 is chump change in manufacturing
dragosani | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
Stan57 | 06/19/08
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Not on your ...
johnfenjackson@... | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $anything extra for the OS on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
lordshipmayhem | 06/19/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
tritonbarton@... | 06/19/08
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new WINE 1.0
trenchsol | 06/19/08
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Don't shop at Dull
GoPower | 06/19/08
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Company installation
JJ Brannon | 06/19/08
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RE: Company installation
bfilipiak@... | 06/24/08
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re: Don't shop at Dull
Badgered | 06/19/08
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I must be missing something...
kcredden2 | 06/19/08
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Worse, Ultimate or Business. Upgrade to XP costs $170
TripleII | 06/19/08
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Why are you blaming MS?
mdemuth | 06/19/08
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No Kidding? Me too...
Kromaethius | 06/19/08
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re: I must be missing something.
rtk | 06/19/08
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Dell is charging $50, not Microsoft.
soonerproud | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
mjollnir77 | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
tpeterson@... | 06/20/08
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Windows 7 is Vista r2
soonerproud | 06/20/08
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Or to use words the koolaid drinkers can understand.
rtk | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
jfroom@... | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
mwagner@... | 06/20/08
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False assumptions
The_Curmudgeon | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? I have a better solution.
The_Curmudgeon | 06/20/08
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Wine is a pain in the arse.
soonerproud | 06/20/08
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Perhaps
The_Curmudgeon | 06/20/08
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Parallels requires
soonerproud | 06/21/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
goldenpirate@... | 06/20/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
stevehabs | 06/21/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
Billy.Jones@... | 06/24/08
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XP IS USERFRIENDLY, VISTA SUCKS
marc_90292@... | 06/24/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
911grandpa | 06/24/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
911grandpa | 06/24/08
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Did you mean Dell?
rtk | 06/24/08
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XP Rocks!
mballai@... | 06/24/08
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reasons to change systems.
deowll | 06/24/08
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DRM
deowll | 06/24/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
ramnet@... | 06/24/08
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consistent business platform.
Rick S._z | 06/24/08
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WILL PAY $50. Here is why
raclapp | 06/24/08
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in 40 + systems over almost 2 years
rtk | 06/24/08
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Yup, I'll pay
drbobjr | 06/24/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
lm_ginsburg@... | 06/25/08
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RE: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!
rverslues | 06/25/08
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