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From: Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
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Subject: Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP
Date: 17 Mar 2014 10:33:31 GMT
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On 2014-03-15, Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 2014-03-15, Huge wrote:
>> On 2014-03-15, Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm waiting for ReactOS to enter at least 'beta' status.
>>><http://www.reactos.org/>.
>>
>> Sounds *awful*. Why would they want to inflict the hideously broken Windows
>> UI on people?
>
> I think it sounds like a great idea.  I don't really like anything
> about windows, but for times when you need a VM install or for a
> grandmother who isn't interested in learning a new interface, this
> sounds like a good solution. 

Good points and ones I had not thought of. Thank you.

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