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First off,
calling Vista a "debacle" is a bit quick to pull the lever, isn't it? You do realize there are many finding Vista to be a great OS. People seem to be irritated by it's hardware specs but they will be minimal and widespread specs in no time at all....like XP any views of it as a "debacle" will soon blow away with the wind and it will be another permanent part of the world's technology. I'm not sure if you've worked with vista but it offers a very powerful programming interface or runtime. I'm not so sure I understand about "local" programming. Do you have a grasp on how much custom VB6 code exists in the world today? You know, I'm not sure I completely understand open source sometimes. I understand the model, but where do they get the large numbers of programmers who have time outside of work and family to write code for free, and being that everyone is human, what's in it for them? Notoriety? Glamour....a standing in society? I'm not sure I understand that part. Even if I was inclined to write free code for a system I simply can't imagine finding the time. Work takes up most of every day to keep my family warm, fed and clothed.
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Great review  msolgeek | 02/08/07
First off,  xuniL_z | 02/08/07
Compared to Windows 95?  epcraig | 02/08/07
Here you go:  Confused by religion | 02/08/07
reality of Jermey's lies  zzz1234567890 | 02/12/07
Would be useful...  John L. Ries | 02/08/07
Share  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
The code I am developing for ARM7  msolgeek | 02/08/07
Sorry but I do not believe their numbers  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
PCs are not the only computing platform  msolgeek | 02/08/07
Software is not just for computers  Confused by religion | 02/08/07
So you're saying  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
Corrections  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
I'd translate bespoke as  zkiwi | 02/08/07
Subtlety escapes you, YBK wink  Confused by religion | 02/08/07
No doubt  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/09/07
Responding to his post is pointless...  B.O.F.H. | 02/08/07
Interesting world  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
Or...  zkiwi | 02/08/07
It Depends  cyberscan | 02/09/07
Your counting computers, not software  douglasids | 02/12/07
Oops, "Your" should have been "You're" (NT)  douglasids | 02/12/07
Number sound about right to me  Niosop | 06/29/07
If the OS isn't counted...  jasonp@... | 07/13/07
Jeremy now works for ZDNet???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
Same as John Carroll  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/08/07
No,  rapson | 02/09/07
He explained that last time  John L. Ries | 02/08/07
Ah, I missed it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/08/07
It is clearly marked as commentary. Look at the first page.  DonnieBoy | 03/13/07
Open source and freeware.  Mike106132000@... | 02/09/07
Sticking with PCs...  richard.s | 02/09/07

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