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People's stupidity has no limits
would you really buy an obsolete OS made in year 2001?
People's stupidity has no limits!!! Come on, XP is not good for a new computer!
Posted by: qmlscycrajg   Posted on: 12/21/08  (Edited: 12/21/2008 @ 11:57) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Interesting choice of date....  dcoaster | 12/21/08
good point  croberts | 12/21/08
Or.  kozmcrae | 12/21/08
Just stay with Liinux...  transposeIT | 12/22/08
This from someone who can't even spell LINUX.... (NT)  devlin_X | 12/22/08
Good point  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
What's that?  Linux User 147560 | 12/22/08
(OT) Hey you.  Jack-Booted EULA | 12/22/08
Buy Pre-Installed  daengbo | 12/22/08
XP makes sense  symbolset | 12/22/08
If only this were common knowledge  hizaleus | 12/23/08
This may not be the forum for it  914four | 12/23/08
Well, duh. Linux  bbneo | 12/22/08
Putting Linux on hardware?  symbolset | 12/22/08
All Linux needs to triumph  hizaleus | 12/23/08
That is awesome!  914four | 12/23/08
Breaking News: Today's Date June 30, 2010  MGP2 | 12/21/08
People's stupidity has no limits  qmlscycrajg | 12/21/08
Not quite  croberts | 12/21/08
Not not quite  dprozzo | 12/21/08
Your talking apps not the OS...  devlin_X | 12/22/08
What restrictive DRM?  Bozzer | 12/22/08
Strange...  914four | 12/22/08
What?  NStalnecker | 12/22/08
Slow load times...  dprozzo | 12/22/08
DRM  merc2dogs` | 12/22/08
Network "Bug"  daengbo | 12/22/08
NO  dprozzo | 12/22/08
Congratulations  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
re: Congratulations  dprozzo | 12/22/08
Too bad your already preaching...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
What A Microsoft Kiss up!  chessmen | 12/22/08
Not a kissup at all.  dprozzo | 12/22/08
Disgusting, isn't it?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
I get it..  dprozzo | 12/22/08
What took you so long to 'get it...'  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
Well... you know how slow  Linux User 147560 | 12/22/08
XP more than just as good better  joeller | 12/22/08
That's fine..  dprozzo | 12/22/08
Dollars talk  VistaUranus | 12/22/08
What I've heard...  rm.squires@... | 12/29/08
I needed Vista...  JCitizen | 12/23/08
umm....  rtk | 12/23/08
XP comes in 64 bit flavour as well  DevJonny | 12/24/08
Turns out it was Symantec's fault...  JCitizen | 12/27/08
@dev...  JCitizen | 12/27/08
Not quite not quite  mdsock@... | 12/22/08
I agree  elliottxp | 12/22/08
Nope... It's better  awasson@... | 12/22/08
Are you sure?  dprozzo | 12/25/08
Ummm, learn your computer history...  rm.squires@... | 12/29/08
Don't let go of Google Chrome.  joe.smetona@... | 01/17/09
Hunh?  symbolset | 12/22/08
Thurrott's Folly  gsteele531@... | 12/23/08
(nt)  rtk | 12/23/08
Please tell us  rtk | 12/23/08
Frame Rate?  gsteele531@... | 12/25/08
Where's the results for readyboost  rtk | 12/26/08
What in particular don't you agree with?  dprozzo | 12/23/08
Not true...  awasson@... | 12/23/08
So many years ago  dprozzo | 12/23/08
absolutely true  rtk | 12/23/08
Nope, no prejudice  gsteele531@... | 12/25/08
I still think you missed it...  dprozzo | 12/25/08
Unlike the Linux of 2001  symbolset | 12/22/08
I agree  mluther223@... | 12/22/08
Arogance Has No LImits  DevMan99 | 12/22/08
Vista ain't good for a new computer, either.  bbneo | 12/22/08
vista has no place in the netbook market  ~doolittle~ | 12/22/08
vista has no place in the netbook market...you are wrong  schuppe | 12/22/08
And users don't want Vista ...  MisterMiester | 12/22/08
Nicely done. NT  symbolset | 12/22/08
netbook != notebook  ~doolittle~ | 12/22/08
Vista is finding its way onto netbooks.  symbolset | 12/22/08
So says the Vista pwned  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
Wow Really???  itanalyst2@... | 12/22/08
I still use MS-DOS ...  Tony R. | 12/22/08
I have a shovel made in 2001.  symbolset | 12/22/08
Mr.Stupid  bane_petkovic@... | 12/23/08
obsolete is as obsolete does  hizaleus | 12/23/08
Anyone still wanting to use CHEETAH?  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 12/21/08
Gotta be a bit clearer with your post...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/21/08
Hmmm?  Metronome49 | 12/22/08
Perhaps it's from exposure to US politics?  914four | 12/22/08
I'm not even sure...  zenotek | 12/22/08
i.e. Sell XP Until Windows 7 Is Release Because Vista Sales Failed (nt)  BanjoPaterson | 12/21/08
180 million as of October is failure?  wolf_z | 12/22/08
Then all you need do...  Zogg | 12/22/08
Well why not.  Bozzer | 12/22/08
There's only one hardware vendor for Apple  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
Why on Earth would I want Apple hardware?  Zogg | 12/22/08
Waada ya mean!  CowLauncher | 12/22/08
Apple controls the specifications.  Zogg | 12/22/08
Extraordinary lengths? You mean like buying from one of...  ye | 12/22/08
And do these vendors sell Vista-free custom-built laptops?  Zogg | 12/22/08
You'll have to ask them.  ye | 12/22/08
And for your enlightenment...  Zogg | 12/22/08
@Zogg: So the answer to your question is "yes".  ye | 12/23/08
No, the answer is "No".  Zogg | 12/23/08
How Many Of Those 180 Million Were Forced On The User?  itanalyst2@... | 12/22/08
If 180 Million copies of vista were "sold"---  XweAponX | 12/25/08
179.999,999 or many fewer satisfied  bbneo | 12/22/08
Recommended alternative.  joe.smetona@... | 12/22/08
Costs less than that  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
Or try Ubuntu Linux ...  Tony R. | 12/22/08
2 Good Choices.  joe.smetona@... | 01/17/09
Attributed unfairly to Lenin  symbolset | 12/22/08
lol  rtk | 12/23/08
10,000 is Easily Possible  Alakar | 12/23/08
10,000 downgrades by a single person?  rtk | 12/23/08
Or one (questionable) downgrade made 10,000 times by a few IT Techs  Ole Man | 12/25/08
a few techs is not him "personally"  rtk | 12/26/08
Why should he? You've done the same thing yourself  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/25/08
Wow, it's like a present from Santa.  rtk | 12/26/08
Yes, you should...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/27/08
The gift of understanding  rtk | 12/28/08
XP emulator anyone?  kd5auq | 12/22/08
Sure ...  Tony R. | 12/22/08
XP User...  gsmcten@... | 12/22/08
Upgrade inevitable  joeller | 12/22/08
Windows-Me  magallanes | 12/22/08
Resistance is useless  symbolset | 12/22/08
Microsoft: End user go away  Randalllind | 12/22/08
A faster Vista would please me.  914four | 12/22/08
Check this..  dprozzo | 12/22/08
It doesn't really  914four | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  Sleeper Service | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  Dan_P | 12/22/08
Some apps have higher performance under XP  ~doolittle~ | 12/22/08
Ahhh! Another Windows-Free Day Here  schmandel@... | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  Dan_P | 12/22/08
I've seen netbooks run fine on Vista  tech_walker | 12/22/08
... and will perform excellent under windows 7  ~doolittle~ | 12/22/08
And W7 will come with a certificate  symbolset | 12/22/08
What you saw  symbolset | 12/22/08
Is Microsoft begging for bootlegging?  g-man_863 | 12/22/08
Linux is fine if you don't need much  tech_walker | 12/22/08
Like?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
multi media stuff or need Office, or want Photoshop  prikkebeen | 12/22/08
There is ONE thing...  914four | 12/22/08
Ok Ok, i give up...  prikkebeen | 12/22/08
Good idea  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
Really?  Linux User 147560 | 12/22/08
Yes,  914four | 12/23/08
Bingooooo!  Ole Man | 12/23/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  lyn5289@... | 12/22/08
If you already have a legit copy of XP  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/22/08
MS should drop the pretense  John L. Ries | 12/22/08
Is Microsoft stunned?  johnnydoe1894 | 12/22/08
Booo! Hisssss!  Narg | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  marc_90292@... | 12/22/08
Try OpenSolaris  914four | 12/22/08
Try Ubuntu.  sporkfighter | 12/22/08
(Ubuntu) Works great on a IBM Thinkpad X40  DevJonny | 12/24/08
I know it's too late but......PLEASE  James Quinn | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  lazarus0@... | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  jimiznhb | 12/22/08
Noone here speaks for everyone  gnesterenko | 12/22/08
Not just your opinion...  Kromaethius | 12/22/08
I have an issue...  914four | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  elliottxp | 12/22/08
That's wonderful ...  Tony R. | 12/22/08
If you are any indication...  Kromaethius | 12/22/08
Not me, my children or my friends who have made the transition  BanjoPaterson | 12/22/08
Haven't done much with Linux, have you?  User07734 | 12/22/08
More and more of them...  Sleeper Service | 12/23/08
I agree  914four | 12/23/08
Actually I take that back.  914four | 12/23/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  dogrun7@... | 12/22/08
OpenSUSE  donthetech | 12/22/08
Amen (nt)  BanjoPaterson | 12/22/08
No more reprieves for XP  Lerianis | 12/22/08
Agreed  Sparhawk_z | 12/22/08
Wrong  FredOneSaid | 12/22/08
OKAAY  dprozzo | 12/23/08
I wouldn't worry about it....  Sleeper Service | 12/23/08
Many people disagree.  sporkfighter | 12/22/08
Yeah, let's go with that.  symbolset | 12/23/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  bnmiller2 | 12/22/08
At the mercy of Microsoft?  BALTHOR | 12/22/08
Well, most enterprises date their hardware...  914four | 12/23/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  onrete@... | 12/22/08
well why not?  stevey_d | 12/22/08
I don't think people actually read what others have posted  CTRLurself | 12/22/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  psamuels56 | 12/22/08
Vista ME  symbolset | 12/23/08
You really are a silly little man.  Sleeper Service | 12/23/08
How big of them  hizaleus | 12/23/08
The sound of "Microsoft to allow" is almost as sweet  Ole Man | 12/24/08
RE: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009  rm.squires@... | 12/29/08

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