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Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs

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On 2014-03-29, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <lgvnfs$5ds$1@jefelex.eternal-september.org> 
>   John <j@j.j> wrote:
>
>> "Huge" <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote in message 
>> news:bpfhutFd3oiU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 2014-03-25, John <j@j.j> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Windows 8 ... it stinks and is
>>>> basically unusable for normal computer usage)
>>>
>>>> Windows was and is garbage - only designed to require you to purchase new
>>>> equipment to "keep up with the Jones'es".
>>>
>>> Do you expect people to take you seriously when you spout nonsense like 
>>> this?
>>>
>
>> I don't care if you take me seriously or not - you know what I am saying, 
>> the people who agree with me agree, and the people who don't don't!
>
> But the people who agree with you are at best ignorant and at worst
> stupid.
>
> I *detest* Windows 8.0, but it is certainly not "unusable" nor is it
> "garbage". It's not even as bad as Vista, if you want the truth. 8.1 may
> even be reasonable now that they've backed off some of the idiocy. (I
> honestly don't know, my PC is staying on W7).
>
> And keep in mind, 95% (or more) of my computer usage is OS X and BSD, so
> not exactly a Windows fan here.

Precisely.


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Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-22 11:27 +0100
  Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-22 15:25 +0000
  Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-22 19:05 +0000
    Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2014-03-22 14:21 -0500
      Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-03-22 21:18 +0000
        Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs greymausg <maus@mail.com> - 2014-03-23 09:27 +0000
    Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-03-22 15:52 -0500
      Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-03-25 16:02 -0700
        Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-25 23:32 +0000
          Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-03-26 00:53 +0000
          Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-03-26 16:14 -0700
        Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-26 08:37 +0000
          Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-03-26 16:23 -0700
            Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-29 08:00 +0000
              Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-29 10:35 +0000
                Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs john <j@j.jj> - 2014-03-29 14:59 +0000
              Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Will Honea <whonea@whonea.net> - 2014-03-29 14:43 -0600
  Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-03-22 15:48 -0500
  Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2014-03-29 16:51 -0300
    Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-30 11:14 -0400
      Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2014-03-31 01:11 -0300
        Re: Microsoft slips WinXP holdouts $100 to buy new Windows 8 PCs Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-31 10:09 -0400

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