The hardware requirements alone will rain on this parade.
DonnieBoy | 03/07/06
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Bingo
nhac | 03/07/06
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doesn't require that much
csa0307 | 03/08/06
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1Gig RAM at Least...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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How would you know?
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Testing shows all...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Spoken by someone ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Written by someone
nomorems | 03/08/06
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When you are willing to bring a ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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What part of 'Real-World Use'
nomorems | 03/08/06
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You clearly have never seen Vista ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Again.
nomorems | 03/08/06
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See yah loser!
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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What exactly are the HW requirements?
Mr. Roboto | 03/08/06
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Or they will just hear the hype
ebrke | 03/08/06
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Ummm, what's the big deal on hardware requirements?
ac2_z | 03/08/06
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Totally incorrect read of the situation.
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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According to Microsoft
JSMc | 03/08/06
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No, 64-bit not required
Qbt | 03/08/06
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There are 32bit and 64bit versions ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Reading ZDNet I thought it had already started;-)
Richard Flude | 03/07/06
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Staying with XP
DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
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So you wasted four years of your life ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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You missed my point BADLY!
DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
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When Windows ME was launched ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Here's your heat
DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
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ME and 2000 RTM dates?
spammyman | 03/08/06
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Oops
spammyman | 03/08/06
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Ok, I was wrong, so what...
DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
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Why upgrade at all?
voska | 03/08/06
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For the record ....
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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For some strange reason..
Patrick Jones | 03/08/06
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On the record
DragonBRockin | 03/09/06
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I agree
999ad@... | 03/08/06
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Not in the marketing blitz: features left out
Boot_Agnostic | 03/08/06
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The question will be
Michael Kelly | 03/08/06
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I expect $400 computers will work with Vista...
Anton Philidor | 03/08/06
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Marketing blitz of 1995?
zmud | 03/08/06
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Dreaming the Impossible Dream!
linux_for_me | 03/08/06
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How many people actually upgrade their os
zmud | 03/08/06
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Then I wonder why Best Buy and all the ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Those are for all the peolple who lost their windows cds
zmud | 03/08/06
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Even if what you say was true ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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You are smart!
Qbt | 03/08/06
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I speak for most.....
linux_for_me | 03/08/06
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You speak for... Buwahahahahaha
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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Dude...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Then how do you explain all those shiny ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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They are not so shiny...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Retail Shelf space goes for a premium and retailers don't ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Resellers
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Try not spouting FUD and grow a brain.
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Microsoft
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Once again ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Yeah,
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Hear you go
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Speaking as a Home User..
DragonBRockin | 03/09/06
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Actuall you are wrong
Linux User 147560 | 03/08/06
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I'm yawning already...
jinko | 03/08/06
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Microsoft readying Vista marketing blitz
Loverock Davidson | 03/08/06
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YOURE A MORON
crankyspanky | 03/08/06
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U CANT SPELL
Loverock Davidson | 03/08/06
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I POOP ON YOUR HEAD
BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
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The 2nd largest rip-off of humanity about to begin
mlindl | 03/08/06
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The definition of irony has to be ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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The definition of irony has to be...
MacCanuck | 03/09/06
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Another drive by from Joseph
ShadeTree | 03/10/06
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incredible
April May | 03/08/06
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MS has a monopoly
nomorems | 03/08/06
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It would seem that Apple ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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And...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Then your claim of a Microsoft monopoly ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Point was
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Your right.
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Just like me...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Maybe when you grow up and get a job ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Maybe when you learn to express yourself
nomorems | 03/08/06
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I get my check ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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TOP 3D 999$ CARDS for...AERO cheap effects..
pixel111 | 03/08/06
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Microsoft if funny
Protostar | 03/08/06
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Microsoft is funny
Protostar | 03/08/06
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Nothing ~
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Oprah? hehehe
dave95 | 03/08/06
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Starting the advertising now can only hurt them
zmud | 03/08/06
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Not unless they pay them
Chad_z | 03/08/06
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people will choose Linux
Linux Geek | 03/08/06
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Hardy har har har har har
zmud | 03/08/06
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Agreed
Protostar | 03/08/06
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I like Ubuntu too
zmud | 03/08/06
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bwa-ha-ha-ha!!!!!!
ac2_z | 03/08/06
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And the year that Microsoft started to lose touch
nomorems | 03/08/06
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The launch of Vista will be a success, ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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YOUR WRONG and ...
DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
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What am I wrong about?
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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You're right about the 90 day thing
Michael Kelly | 03/08/06
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ummmmm, no.
ac2_z | 03/08/06
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Ummmmm, yes.
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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nah
NemesisNL | 03/08/06
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yeh
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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We are the same
Patrick Jones | 03/08/06
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this is the same for many companies...
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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"What reason would people look at to drop what is working "
nomorems | 03/08/06
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It is representative
ac2_z | 03/08/06
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OK, I can help out
voska | 03/08/06
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But...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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For all of the "businesses won't upgrade" ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Well,
Patrick Jones | 03/09/06
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We sell to small, medium, large, education, ...
ShadeTree | 03/09/06
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Lockin must be nice...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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How can anyone say differently?
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Impossible task on the UI side
ejhonda | 03/08/06
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Not only UI - EVERYTHING
xizzy44 | 03/08/06
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Won't happen
voska | 03/08/06
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Depends on the user...
voyager529 | 03/08/06
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No, you have that one wrong
mdemuth | 03/08/06
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For now...
voyager529 | 03/08/06
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Only 3 windows open at a time?
nomorems | 03/08/06
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When people start looking at more than the bottom line
voyager529 | 03/09/06
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Microsoft is the king of the 3Ps
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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True
voska | 03/08/06
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Sorry, but you are wrong.
linux_for_me | 03/08/06
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Buwahahaha
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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Why
nomorems | 03/08/06
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RE: Why
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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See..
nomorems | 03/08/06
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I am who I am and that is not ....
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Only No_Ax
nomorems | 03/08/06
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You see a lot of things that aren't there(nt).
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Re: Microsoft is the king of the 3Ps
BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
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What a silly little rant having NOTHING to do with sales.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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So...
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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Although they don't make as ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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and you don't see that as wrong?
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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The only thing wrong here is you.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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Why dont you do us all a favor and jump off a cliff
BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
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Tell ya what, you go first...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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As your post so obviously shows...
nomorems | 03/08/06
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they aren't?
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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YOour argument ran into a stone wall of your own making.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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Not from my experience
voska | 03/08/06
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There is no requirement from Microsoft on ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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No_Ax is No_Winner
nomorems | 03/08/06
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You don't pay twice
voska | 03/08/06
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the way you say it, thats true, yes...BUT
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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oh...and
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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There is no major PC OEM that requires ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Are you nuts?
zmud | 03/09/06
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I always get laugh at guys that say MS is doing poorly...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
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Message has been deleted.
BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
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actually...
Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
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Touche'
BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
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How about this?
BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
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The sales takeup for vista will largely depend
zkiwi | 03/08/06
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True...
Patrick Jones | 03/08/06
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Sure it'll sell
Michael Kelly | 03/08/06
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Microsoft is the king of the 3Ps
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Definition of success will be
mrjonno | 03/08/06
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The definition of success will be the ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Well...
zkiwi | 03/08/06
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Yeah, but you forget,
nomorems | 03/08/06
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That's not relevant to the story
j.m.galvin | 03/08/06
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But it is completely relevant to the post ...
ShadeTree | 03/09/06
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Biltz
kjgslg@... | 03/08/06
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Then you will be really disappointed to ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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I'm more excited about Fedora Core 5...
Bill_Jackson | 03/08/06
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Of course you are ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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And the only way you can feel good about yourself
nomorems | 03/08/06
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and the only way you ...
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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I think I just did.
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Will quite openly use whatever OS the rest of the world uses
mrjonno | 03/08/06
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Like most,
nomorems | 03/08/06
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Shout at the top of your lungs.
ShadeTree | 03/08/06
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Dan Cox?
Jake Danger | 03/08/06
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If only MS would put the $$$ millions of glitzy PR to
michael_t | 03/08/06
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Anyone know...
Patrick Jones | 03/09/06
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Probably.
nomorems | 03/09/06
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Or know a product through past history
Boot_Agnostic | 03/09/06
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