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When you're locked in to a proprietary...
solution you have no where else to go. It's just a matter of when do you break the cycle. With the killing of XP, I would say this would be a great time.

If you upgrade your apps to Vista compatibility, you may be lucky enough to run them on MS's next OS. But the talk of the OS after that will break those apps. When does a company quit throwing their money down the drain?

It should not be the money pit that it has become. But it may always be so if you keep chasing Microsoft.
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When you're locked in to a proprietary...  bjbrock | 07/07/08
Not really necessary to bother with Windows ME version 2 at all.  golstat2003 | 07/07/08
with a virtual XP machine inside.  deowll | 07/09/08
Think of XP Under Virtualization as Patches for MicroShaft Addiction  drprod@... | 07/09/08
until finally, you just step off the MicroShaft merry-go-round altogether  deowll | 07/09/08
No, this isn't ME version 2.  JDLjr | 07/18/08
All software solutions are proprietary  frgough | 07/07/08
Who says you need to run Windows apps?  Michael Kelly | 07/07/08
Irrelevant to the point  frgough | 07/07/08
Who says you use all the features?  Resuna | 07/08/08
lot of them don't NEED to.  deowll | 07/09/08
Why do you hate wine?  chemist109 | 07/07/08
I find it humours that people complain about Vista compatibility yet...  ye | 07/07/08
Because  frgough | 07/07/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 07/07/08
Uh, that kind of defeats the purpose numbnuts.  deowll | 07/09/08
Have you tried CrossOver Linux ?  EdNetman | 07/08/08
True, but....  JasonVene | 07/07/08
The real problem is in Microsoft  Mikael_z | 07/08/08
Mac OS X  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
Don't get it twisted Jason...  i8thecat | 07/08/08
It has its applications. Run my entire enterprise? I think not.  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
Have you ever worked in an IT shop before???  blu_vg@... | 07/08/08
Mac OS X in the Corporate World  Masari.Jones | 07/08/08
How many employees....  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
This really has nothing to do with Mac OS X, and everything to do with XP  blu_vg@... | 07/08/08
Yes, Microsoft has removed freedom to choose, or at least made it very hard  Mikael_z | 07/08/08
Mac OS X, is it so hard to see?  deowll | 07/09/08
You are fools for being locked into proprietary solutions in the first  Lerianis | 07/09/08
Exactly  deowll | 07/09/08
Old software -New OS  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: The blame game.  donnellb | 07/07/08
Um, you are missing something  ccrashh2@... | 07/07/08
Then the author is leaving something out  GuidingLight | 07/07/08
Television is not a good analogy  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
How many people do you know who have actually Tried...  xuniL_z | 07/07/08
It just means they're never going to be happy.  ye | 07/07/08
exactly. I've said the same too many times actually knowing..  xuniL_z | 07/10/08
good analogy  reedjjjr | 07/08/08
So what did these people do with the release of...  ye | 07/07/08
Easy answer  rhomp2002@... | 07/07/08
So your answer is they were 100% backward compatible?  ye | 07/07/08
Nope, read...  TedKraan | 07/08/08
It's a rhetorical question.  ye | 07/08/08
Again the Blame Game  donnellb | 07/07/08
rE: Again the Blame Game  n0neXn0ne | 07/07/08
But...  Sleeper Service | 07/07/08
rather custom built, really freaking expensive applications  deowll | 07/09/08
re:RE: The blame game.  n0neXn0ne | 07/07/08
She should not have upgraded then.  osreinstall | 07/07/08
No choice  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
Yes there is.  osreinstall | 07/07/08
Sounds like she had a choice to me:  ye | 07/07/08
Some people are forced into making choices  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
Yes, it is her choice. No one forced her to buy...  ye | 07/07/08
The woman is in a bind.  deowll | 07/09/08
People lose their minds when talking about MS  NonZealot | 07/07/08
They are right to complain  Michael Kelly | 07/07/08
Right on  nilotpal_c | 07/07/08
How about this?  James Quinn | 07/07/08
How about it.? You totally can do that.  xuniL_z | 07/10/08
Re:People lose their minds when talking about MS  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/07/08
re: blame game  owner@... | 07/07/08
Why would you rush to port your hardware  rhomp2002@... | 07/07/08
Why would you rush to port your hardware?  deowll | 07/09/08
Exactly right  Lerianis | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  dprozzo | 07/07/08
RE: ...sour Vista lemons  n0neXn0ne | 07/07/08
There is a good reason why you cannot install IE6  Lerianis | 07/09/08
or made their software vendor rewrite the application so that it works on  deowll | 07/09/08
It is MS's fault  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/07/08
Times are changing, and MS is now left with a Catch 22.  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  Sleeper Service | 07/07/08
Why the insistance on replacing a working system?  ye | 07/07/08
NOT the American way...he heh heh  James Quinn | 07/07/08
vista has 4 legs, not 2  Ken_SF | 07/07/08
Get over the bloated argument already.  ye | 07/07/08
To be fair to the previous poster...  James Quinn | 07/07/08
Why do people get so hung up on resources requirements?  ye | 07/07/08
HAHAHAHAH  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/07/08
@Kid Icarus: Yep.  ye | 07/07/08
RE: system requirements  AndyCee | 07/07/08
@AndyCee: I've done that repeatedly.  ye | 07/07/08
Yeah, uhhh..ok  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/07/08
@Kid Icarus: Already been provided over and over and...  ye | 07/07/08
Sigh..All I got was a "Product not available" message  James Quinn | 07/08/08
@James Quinn: Looks like it's been discontinued  ye | 07/08/08
Fair enough...but.  James Quinn | 07/08/08
@James Quinn: What is the fascination with...  ye | 07/08/08
Ignorance is a rather harsh term...:P  James Quinn | 07/08/08
@James Quinn: The requirement was a system that runs VISTA well.  ye | 07/08/08
when brand new computers capable of running Vista  deowll | 07/09/08
What is the MLS software? And does it run under Linux?  ye | 07/07/08
The MLS software  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
If it doesn't work with Linux then why is this a Vista issue?  ye | 07/07/08
It -IS- a Vista issue  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
Sounds more like an SP1 issue.  ye | 07/07/08
OT: Please teach your kids that .50 cents != 50 cents  bmgoodman | 07/07/08
Offering an XP VM means  Michael Kelly | 07/07/08
Just make sure the finger is pointing at the right culprit  aalhc5@... | 07/07/08
But now he can't get the version he wants...  JasonVene | 07/07/08
Except...  Sleeper Service | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  johann@... | 07/07/08
You're joking, aren't you?  Sleeper Service | 07/07/08
Don't feed troll  AndyCee | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  wagiera | 07/07/08
Maxtor driver/program problems, Okidata driver issues, etc.).  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  hlthtm@... | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  1ceman | 07/07/08
Will current software be upward compatible with Microsoft's next operating  deowll | 07/09/08
How fast can you say ...  johnfenjackson@... | 07/07/08
Microsoft offered XP for 18 months past the release...  ye | 07/07/08
18 months ?  Santa_z | 07/07/08
Why does Apple force me to buy Leopard?  ye | 07/07/08
Sick to the truth.  deowll | 07/09/08
Right on!  tunghoy | 07/07/08
Better idea ...  johnfenjackson@... | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  Jackson Hole Jake | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  alaudel | 07/07/08
4GB... but actually 3.5GB  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
So let me see if I've got this right.  ye | 07/07/08
Because 64-bit XP...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
But your recommendation consumes more memory than...  ye | 07/07/08
That is not the point  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
Yes, you can run XP in a 2GB VM. And for what purpose?  ye | 07/08/08
That is not the point  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  dwood005@... | 07/07/08
Some thing is not configured right.  deowll | 07/09/08
Microsoft has serious problems  BALTHOR | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  El Condor | 07/07/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  DonBurnett | 07/07/08
Virtual PC  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
run Virtual PC well and folks I repeat it's FREE..  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  cartoonasaurus | 07/07/08
This "virtual machine" is exactly what Apple did  deowll | 07/09/08
what part of...  cartoonasaurus | 07/09/08
Who is an average user?  deowll | 07/09/08
Until Today  frj111@... | 07/07/08
What about the games?  TedKraan | 07/08/08
Enterprise vs home user.  kraterz | 07/08/08
So how are you dealing with the aging hardware?  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
Enterprise doesn't go to Best Buy for PCs.  osreinstall | 07/08/08
Is it up to Microsoft...?  Resuna | 07/08/08
DRM and MPAA and rigestered Windows user are a pain.  deowll | 07/09/08
Jason, you are not getting it....  Narg | 07/08/08
This is not a single instance  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
It never is. Funny how Linux users, who claim superiority, have...  ye | 07/08/08
Why are you classifying me  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
Oh I don't know. Could it be this:  ye | 07/08/08
I got news for you  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/08/08
LOL!  ye | 07/08/08
same kinda instance here  TedKraan | 07/09/08
The only "maintenance" I've done to my Vista systems is...  ye | 07/09/08
A mission in life  alf@... | 07/09/08
I would rather have the grail quest tbh (NT)  TedKraan | 07/09/08
Enterprises and end-users are having a great deal of problems with Vista.  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  pabeverly | 07/08/08
Are you insane? Seriously and with all respect.  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  madrucke@... | 07/08/08
Maybe They Already Are Making Lemonade!  donden@... | 07/08/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  jwgebhardt | 07/08/08
I sent my purchased copy of Vista upgrade back to Microsoft.  deowll | 07/09/08
Vista is 1/2 the problem.. Office 2007 is the other.  friedsonjm@... | 07/08/08
Did you try Firefox or Opera for MLS?  Earthling2 | 07/09/08
Why not put your lemons into a Virtual PC 2007?  Earthling2 | 07/09/08
ouch...  Earthling2 | 07/09/08
They need a standard image  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 07/09/08
Part of these problems are not coming from Vista  Lerianis | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  cd003284@... | 07/09/08
Obama is going to raise taxes or he's not a democrate.  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  doting.daddy | 07/09/08
Much much much better! LOL  cartoonasaurus | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  cd003284@... | 07/09/08
The interesting point to me is....  deowll | 07/09/08
RE: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons  sclover@... | 07/11/08
Adaptec, Nikon compatibilitties..  the.seeker@... | 07/22/08

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