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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:49 AM Original message |
Users Fight to Save Windows XP |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. I've been lucky enough not to have had problems with Vista. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. i still cant understand what the deal is with vista |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I guess you don't remember |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. nope |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Part of the issue was with Apple ... |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. u hafta admit a mistake |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Worse than Windows ME? Surely you jest. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. i never had a problem with ME |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
62. We have Vista U, 64 |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
74. vista is to XP |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 06:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
87. Nah, this is the third worst blunder. |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. I Actually Have More Success With My Windows 95 Than XP But...... |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. please dont be running that win95 machine |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Success with what? Playing Myst? :) n/t |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Rise of the Triad, baby! n/t |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Duke Nukem forever |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. High end graphics programs do not run well with Vista |
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SteinbachMB (304 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. XP |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. Microsoft has always pulled support for their OS's after 5 yrs or so.... |
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pocoloco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
10. I love Ubuntu |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. running Kubuntu |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 06:16 AM Response to Reply #65 |
88. Ubuntu amd64 |
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THX1138 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
13. I installed Vista this weekend |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Do people hate change? Sure seems like it! |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Lol. and people wonder why Vista runs slow! Looks sweet tho. n/t |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Not really, its only downloadable. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
49. That just about sold me right there! |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. My new system has Vista |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
53. It's just slow and those of us who adapted early were nearly insane before MS put out some patches |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
59. I'm not whining. |
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THX1138 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. I Wasn't |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
80. You sound like you are |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
14. All yurz XP's belongz tu us! Vizta futur YU be muzt be glady! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. Each subsequent version of Windows is incrementally worse than the last. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. You can turn off UAP |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. My Cadd program... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. But that link explains how you make it stop doing that! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I'm familiar with your link and I do run it as elevated... |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Then turn of UAC... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Vista dialog boxes, like warning labels on lawnmowers |
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THX1138 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. The point is |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Right. It's more like the lever that you must duct tape in its engaged position... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. You also need to click APPLY and click OK and then reboot your PC |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. Changing the run level permissions on an application |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. What CAD program do you use? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. General Cadd Pro |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. I know we get attached to the familiar, particularly software ....... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. I know I need to get with the 21st century. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #73 |
81. Seats range from 400 to 2000, depending on the flavor you get |
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sentelle (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
58. and lets not talk about Wide Format Printer Compatbility |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 04:54 AM Response to Reply #58 |
82. Oh please ..... what a pain in the ass that is |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #27 |
90. I use AutoCAD, and looked high and low for a laptop running XP |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
76. Did you try to Wine your CAD app? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:28 AM Response to Reply #76 |
83. The app runs under wine... |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #16 |
89. You might want to look at BRL-CAD |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
18. I watched my computer expert son battle all day when installing Vista |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
20. Vista Sucks!!! |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. We bought a Vista PC, tried it for about two days, and took it back! |
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THX1138 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Sounds like |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. They all worked just fine and dandy with XP |
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THX1138 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. All the vendors |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. That is EXTREMELY common! |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. The drivers did'nt exist at that point (about nine months ago, I think). |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. The venders (most) are always behind Microsoft with the drivers |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Not an issue now. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
26. Microsoft should base it's next O.S. on Unix or Linux, sorta like Apple did. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
75. Microsoft DID have an operating system based on UNIX back in 1984. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #75 |
92. Very cool. I remember Xenix, mostly what I read about it. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. I just got 2 computers - one with vista one with xp sp2 |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. You probably need to UNINSTALL that hardware (the printers) |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #42 |
91. I will try that with the printer/scanner |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
40. FreeBSD operating system ...it's not for lamers. |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. Well, when two things happen, I'll switch to Vista: |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
51. Vista is the best OS MS has ever made |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Being a windows hater is a learned state. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Some of us aren't emotionally invested in our operating systems |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I wish I weren't emotionally invested. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #63 |
79. There are some programs that run under Linux and will run MS Windows software. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:55 AM Response to Reply #79 |
84. I've run Ubuntu, Mepis, Redhat (fedora), Dreamlinux and AntiX |
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Codedonkey (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. *gasp* |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. No, I'm a happy Vista user |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. LMAO |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
77. If Vista is the best that MS can come up with, then they are a poor excuse for a software company. |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
64. Vista finally cured me of Windows |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
93. XP "cured" me. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
67. Well Bill just ain't rich enough. He can't just stick with a stable platform |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
68. Vista blows. XP works fine. Cept I do wish it could use all 4gb of memory I have. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
70. It took almost six months for Vista to work right for me... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
71. i remember when.... |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-14-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
72. I really thought Linux would be a household name by now. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:02 AM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Microsoft has had a grand time spreading FUD about Linux and every piece of software they don't sell |
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hamerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #78 |
86. Vista cured me! |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
85. Microsoft is an excellent argument against the capitalist system. |
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