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MS should have never...
killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.

This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather painlessly they are basically happy. And Apple is riding that wave. It's too bad that all of the numerous Linux distro's can't come together to make their desktop offering more user friendly.
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MS should have never...  bjbrock | 09/05/08
I agree with your points, but  Michael Kelly | 09/05/08
Products to Sell Other People's Products  DannyO_0x98 | 09/06/08
Linux desktops.  Henry Miller | 09/05/08
what you're missing: "intuitively" or "attractively"  shryko | 09/08/08
A Desktop is  Update victim | 09/08/08
I use OSX, Windows and Linux at work Linux at home  tracy anne | 09/16/08
Imagine a different kind of competition  glocks out | 09/05/08
Mainstream media, specially in the US, is just about SALE$  Gruffydd | 09/05/08
And your post added what value?  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 09/05/08
Re: And your post added what value?  Mitch Ratcliffe ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
See that is where you make a small error...  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 09/05/08
Fundamental fallacy  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
Agreed, except  Mitch Ratcliffe ZDNet Moderator | 09/05/08
Suicide for HP  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
You are probably correct...  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 09/05/08
Ads are nice  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
I dunno about suicide, but...  zkiwi | 09/05/08
Look somewhere else  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
Hmmm...  zkiwi | 09/05/08
You're correct only if  Update victim | 09/08/08
But do you kill yourself in the process?  John Zern | 09/05/08
What is all this software?  IT_User | 09/06/08
For us, that software includes  John Zern | 09/06/08
It's not a matter of liking  IT_User | 09/06/08
What the World Needs Now Is... What! Another Kernel????  DannyO_0x98 | 09/07/08
HP making an operating system - Ohh no!  dgilzean@... | 09/08/08
RE: Mainstream media writes Windows obit  Loverock Davidson | 09/05/08
I'm sorry but  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 09/05/08
You should be sorry  Loverock Davidson | 09/05/08
You make assumptions.  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 09/05/08
No assumptions  Loverock Davidson | 09/05/08
Hmm, I see a rational debate with you  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 09/05/08
You noticed?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
Ditto (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 09/05/08
@loverock  Eleutherios | 09/08/08
if you use linux then you hate Microsoft?  k1nj0 | 09/08/08
Re:  dvm | 09/07/08
"Creative Accounting" is easy  Ole Man | 09/08/08
I can tell you got  TedKraan | 09/07/08
Yes, the world is changing . . .  photog7 | 09/05/08
Yes, the world is changing . . . tRu dAt ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/05/08
To be honest  John Zern | 09/05/08
Being honest also...  storm14k | 09/05/08
Really?  John Zern | 09/06/08
Yes really...  storm14k | 09/06/08
And it sells more Windows XP preloaded...  transposeIT | 09/09/08
You gotta be kidding me!!  proudgeek | 09/17/08
HP OS, a good idea...  mikefarinha | 09/05/08
WINE for thoght  motie38@... | 09/17/08
Absolutely  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
Absolutely  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/05/08
If the included HP software in my Pavillion is any indication...  Roque Mocan | 09/05/08
I saw this coming a while back.  storm14k | 09/05/08
HP is smarter than that  LiquidLearner | 09/05/08
That may not be that smart.  storm14k | 09/05/08
HP and operating systems  zoroaster | 09/05/08
Got OS, but what programs to run?  joemartn | 09/05/08
this depend on who is on the machine  Quebec-french | 09/08/08
Let's try this by the numbers...  voyager529 | 09/06/08
I doubt HP needs to develop a new OS  John L. Ries | 09/06/08
Good insight  frgough | 09/08/08
2 CAN PLAY THAT GAME!  Windows Defender | 09/07/08
F I N A L L Y !  jabailo1 | 09/07/08
RE: Mainstream media writes Windows obit  Billlovescomputing | 09/07/08
HP could win by supporting Ubuntu  scott1329 | 09/08/08
Yes. And lose 90% of their desktop business...  transposeIT | 09/09/08
RE: Mainstream media writes Windows obit  winddrift03 | 09/08/08
Makes more sense than the original report  John L. Ries | 09/08/08
John Morris' Bio...  Narg | 09/08/08
Linux, Linux, Linux....  mikifinaz1@... | 09/08/08
I expect desktop virtualization  A.Lizard | 09/08/08
Now, if one of these OEMs would just preload  Update victim | 09/08/08
Funniest post so far. Well, good luck to that OEM...  transposeIT | 09/09/08
Why is that funny?  motie38@... | 09/17/08
My grandson has no problem  Update victim | 09/08/08

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