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Makes sense.
Particularly at a time when huge hard drives are comparatively inexpensive. Microsoft will have to maintain both old and new operating systems on the same device.

As mentioned, most applications (and operating systems) don't need top of the line mechanical capability. So expect the process of moving to that capability to be slow.

This isn't the time when software had to wait on hardware to provide features people considered essential, reasons to buy a new product immediately.
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Remarkable  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
The downside of building ecosystems.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
No they went with a multi-core PPC.  Richard Flude | 09/13/05
Slip of the tongue (fingers).  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
When are people willing to "make the leap"?  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
Not the way it will happen.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
Makes sense.  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
Most interesting analogy that can be expanded.  Zinoron | 09/14/05
Why diminish?  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
My two cents to this...  jmills@... | 09/13/05
Expect bloat.  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
Yes, at best vista is NT 6.0  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 09/14/05
Excellent Article Murph.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Doesn't sound that monumental  Richard Flude | 09/13/05
Is that a future or a predicted demise?  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
Yet to be seen  Richard Flude | 09/14/05
Nope, SPARC will be aorund long after x86 is gone  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/05
Thoughts  Roger Ramjet | 09/14/05
hang in there, there are surprise coming  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 09/14/05
People whose projects have been failing...  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
Success? Those guys?  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/05
If I were to place a 10 year bet...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/19/06
SO that's the future?  TonyMcS | 05/16/06

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