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How would you know?
I'm running it on a 256MB 1.5 GHZ Pentium M laptop and it runs just fine. Where do you get your numbers?
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The hardware requirements alone will rain on this parade.  DonnieBoy | 03/07/06
Bingo  nhac | 03/07/06
doesn't require that much  csa0307 | 03/08/06
1Gig RAM at Least...  nomorems | 03/08/06
How would you know?  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Testing shows all...  nomorems | 03/08/06
Spoken by someone ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Written by someone  nomorems | 03/08/06
When you are willing to bring a ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
What part of 'Real-World Use'  nomorems | 03/08/06
You clearly have never seen Vista ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Again.  nomorems | 03/08/06
See yah loser!  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
What exactly are the HW requirements?  Mr. Roboto | 03/08/06
Or they will just hear the hype  ebrke | 03/08/06
Ummm, what's the big deal on hardware requirements?  ac2_z | 03/08/06
Totally incorrect read of the situation.  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
According to Microsoft  JSMc | 03/08/06
No, 64-bit not required  Qbt | 03/08/06
There are 32bit and 64bit versions ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Reading ZDNet I thought it had already started;-)  Richard Flude | 03/07/06
Staying with XP  DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
So you wasted four years of your life ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
You missed my point BADLY!  DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
When Windows ME was launched ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Here's your heat  DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
ME and 2000 RTM dates?  spammyman | 03/08/06
Oops  spammyman | 03/08/06
Ok, I was wrong, so what...  DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
Why upgrade at all?  voska | 03/08/06
For the record ....  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
For some strange reason..  Patrick Jones | 03/08/06
On the record  DragonBRockin | 03/09/06
I agree  999ad@... | 03/08/06
Not in the marketing blitz: features left out  Boot_Agnostic | 03/08/06
The question will be  Michael Kelly | 03/08/06
I expect $400 computers will work with Vista...  Anton Philidor | 03/08/06
Marketing blitz of 1995?  zmud | 03/08/06
Dreaming the Impossible Dream!  linux_for_me | 03/08/06
How many people actually upgrade their os  zmud | 03/08/06
Then I wonder why Best Buy and all the ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Those are for all the peolple who lost their windows cds  zmud | 03/08/06
Even if what you say was true ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
You are smart!  Qbt | 03/08/06
I speak for most.....  linux_for_me | 03/08/06
You speak for... Buwahahahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
Dude...  nomorems | 03/08/06
Then how do you explain all those shiny ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
They are not so shiny...  nomorems | 03/08/06
Retail Shelf space goes for a premium and retailers don't ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Resellers  nomorems | 03/08/06
Try not spouting FUD and grow a brain.  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Microsoft  nomorems | 03/08/06
Once again ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Yeah,  nomorems | 03/08/06
Hear you go  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Speaking as a Home User..  DragonBRockin | 03/09/06
Actuall you are wrong  Linux User 147560 | 03/08/06
I'm yawning already...  jinko | 03/08/06
Microsoft readying Vista marketing blitz  Loverock Davidson | 03/08/06
YOURE A MORON  crankyspanky | 03/08/06
U CANT SPELL  Loverock Davidson | 03/08/06
I POOP ON YOUR HEAD  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
The 2nd largest rip-off of humanity about to begin  mlindl | 03/08/06
The definition of irony has to be ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
The definition of irony has to be...  MacCanuck | 03/09/06
Another drive by from Joseph  ShadeTree | 03/10/06
incredible  April May | 03/08/06
MS has a monopoly  nomorems | 03/08/06
It would seem that Apple ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
And...  nomorems | 03/08/06
Then your claim of a Microsoft monopoly ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Point was  nomorems | 03/08/06
Your right.  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Just like me...  nomorems | 03/08/06
Maybe when you grow up and get a job ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Maybe when you learn to express yourself  nomorems | 03/08/06
I get my check ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
TOP 3D 999$ CARDS for...AERO cheap effects..  pixel111 | 03/08/06
Microsoft if funny  Protostar | 03/08/06
Microsoft is funny  Protostar | 03/08/06
Nothing ~  nomorems | 03/08/06
Oprah? hehehe  dave95 | 03/08/06
Starting the advertising now can only hurt them  zmud | 03/08/06
Not unless they pay them  Chad_z | 03/08/06
people will choose Linux  Linux Geek | 03/08/06
Hardy har har har har har  zmud | 03/08/06
Agreed  Protostar | 03/08/06
I like Ubuntu too  zmud | 03/08/06
bwa-ha-ha-ha!!!!!!  ac2_z | 03/08/06
And the year that Microsoft started to lose touch  nomorems | 03/08/06
The launch of Vista will be a success, ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
YOUR WRONG and ...  DragonBRockin | 03/08/06
What am I wrong about?  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
You're right about the 90 day thing  Michael Kelly | 03/08/06
ummmmm, no.  ac2_z | 03/08/06
Ummmmm, yes.  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
nah  NemesisNL | 03/08/06
yeh  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
We are the same  Patrick Jones | 03/08/06
this is the same for many companies...  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
"What reason would people look at to drop what is working "  nomorems | 03/08/06
It is representative  ac2_z | 03/08/06
OK, I can help out  voska | 03/08/06
But...  nomorems | 03/08/06
For all of the "businesses won't upgrade" ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Well,  Patrick Jones | 03/09/06
We sell to small, medium, large, education, ...  ShadeTree | 03/09/06
Lockin must be nice...  nomorems | 03/08/06
How can anyone say differently?  nomorems | 03/08/06
Impossible task on the UI side  ejhonda | 03/08/06
Not only UI - EVERYTHING  xizzy44 | 03/08/06
Won't happen  voska | 03/08/06
Depends on the user...  voyager529 | 03/08/06
No, you have that one wrong  mdemuth | 03/08/06
For now...  voyager529 | 03/08/06
Only 3 windows open at a time?  nomorems | 03/08/06
When people start looking at more than the bottom line  voyager529 | 03/09/06
Microsoft is the king of the 3Ps  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
True  voska | 03/08/06
Sorry, but you are wrong.  linux_for_me | 03/08/06
Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
Why  nomorems | 03/08/06
RE: Why  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
See..  nomorems | 03/08/06
I am who I am and that is not ....  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Only No_Ax  nomorems | 03/08/06
You see a lot of things that aren't there(nt).  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Re: Microsoft is the king of the 3Ps  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
What a silly little rant having NOTHING to do with sales.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
So...  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
Although they don't make as ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
and you don't see that as wrong?  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
The only thing wrong here is you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
Why dont you do us all a favor and jump off a cliff  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
Tell ya what, you go first...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
As your post so obviously shows...  nomorems | 03/08/06
they aren't?  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
YOour argument ran into a stone wall of your own making.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
Not from my experience  voska | 03/08/06
There is no requirement from Microsoft on ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
No_Ax is No_Winner  nomorems | 03/08/06
You don't pay twice  voska | 03/08/06
the way you say it, thats true, yes...BUT  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
oh...and  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
There is no major PC OEM that requires ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Are you nuts?  zmud | 03/09/06
I always get laugh at guys that say MS is doing poorly...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/08/06
Message has been deleted.  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
actually...  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
Touche'  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
How about this?  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 03/08/06
The sales takeup for vista will largely depend  zkiwi | 03/08/06
True...  Patrick Jones | 03/08/06
Sure it'll sell  Michael Kelly | 03/08/06
Microsoft is the king of the 3Ps  nomorems | 03/08/06
Definition of success will be  mrjonno | 03/08/06
The definition of success will be the ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Well...  zkiwi | 03/08/06
Yeah, but you forget,  nomorems | 03/08/06
That's not relevant to the story  j.m.galvin | 03/08/06
But it is completely relevant to the post ...  ShadeTree | 03/09/06
Biltz  kjgslg@... | 03/08/06
Then you will be really disappointed to ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
I'm more excited about Fedora Core 5...  Bill_Jackson | 03/08/06
Of course you are ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
And the only way you can feel good about yourself  nomorems | 03/08/06
and the only way you ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
I think I just did.  nomorems | 03/08/06
Will quite openly use whatever OS the rest of the world uses  mrjonno | 03/08/06
Like most,  nomorems | 03/08/06
Shout at the top of your lungs.  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
Dan Cox?  Jake Danger | 03/08/06
If only MS would put the $$$ millions of glitzy PR to  michael_t | 03/08/06
Anyone know...  Patrick Jones | 03/09/06
Probably.  nomorems | 03/09/06
Or know a product through past history  Boot_Agnostic | 03/09/06

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