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microsoft dropping windows xp
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Clever Name
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Crash Different
dcibrando
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They were ahead of their time. That's why they didn't sell
Victor Kelly
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While I am still new at linux, it has a learning curve. Apple OS is a much better and stable platform than windows. I think windows 2000 pro was the pinnacle of windows platforms. I ran it for 10 years, no hiccups, no crashes. Windows Vista, Windows 7 both stink. I have no desire to ever use Windows 8. I will just keep on using linux and learning as I go.
Clever Name
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Apple Blu-ray support has been outstanding!
NowInc
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Chromebook is also significantly cheaper than the average laptop. And also...I have seen (but can't confirm so won't use it as any sort of point) reports of them also having alarmingly high RETURN rates as well.
luv
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Vista! That is when I left Microsoft! I had been such a fan, too. Always liked them so much and was so grateful for Windows, which was what really allowed me to start using computers...it was so much easier.
But had to give up on them and jump ship. Apple was even more easy.
But had to give up on them and jump ship. Apple was even more easy.
BoarderPhreak
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Oooh, so clever!
That's why I have a Blu-ray player - attached to my home entertainment system... Where it belongs.
DizFiz
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Hands down to the best post of the week I can't stop laughing.
Anyways, I thought Microsoft dropped support for XP a longtime ago and besides we know Disney has their own program to operate their parks to fit their needs.
Kobe!!
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So you are a CP. lol
AndyS2992
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A what?
luv
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It was so horrible. I'm glad they're back on top of their game.
But it's too late for me. I've had enough "uninstall and reinstall" for one lifetime!
Clever Name
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Some of us never dealt with Vista. We stayed with XP until 7 came out. We also avoided the horror show that was Windows ME (Mistake Edition)!It was so horrible. I'm glad they're back on top of their game.
But it's too late for me. I've had enough "uninstall and reinstall" for one lifetime!
Dealt with all of those. Vista was no big deal as it was just on my daughters two computers. They did far more harm than Vista could ever dream of. ME on the other hand was on half a dozen work machines. XP was a downright savior.
Clever Name
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I prefer to have a media center PC hooked up to my entertainment system. I have a TV tuner card built in so I can record all TV shows to a hard disk (in high definition) and then burn Blu-ray discs or transfer the shows to other hard drives in my network to archive and/or watch later.Oooh, so clever!
That's why I have a Blu-ray player - attached to my home entertainment system... Where it belongs.
I have all of my music, photographs and DVD's stored on my main computer (with regular backups) and I can stream those to my entertainment center at will. Blu-rays don't stream well over my network so I store those on the 10 TB's of hard drive space I currently have on the entertainment center PC.
In addition to the PC, I also have a separate media player that I can use also. My television is a 55" Samsung LED and it has it's own built-in media player as well. It will play music, photos and any video from its USB port. The various media players will handle any video file type.
Apple would like us to think that CD's, DVD's and Blu-ray discs are legacy technology and that all media should now be downloaded. The fallacy in that thinking is that the downloaded media is generally much more expensive. Since I still have optical drives, I can shop for my media and find the least expensive version. If a download is cheaper, I'll buy it.
It has been my experience that physical media is still king and much less expensive. For example, iTunes has the 1951 Disney classic Alice In Wonderland to download for $14.99. Yet, I'm sure you know, the same title is readily available as a DVD for $9.99 (including shipping). Used DVD. CD and Blu-ray disks are dirt cheap on eBay and other sources.
Why should I pay a higher price for a download when I can purchase a DVD, CD or a Blu-ray and burn it to disk myself?
danlb_2000
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Something worth mentioning... the public drop of support does not have to affect any large corporation at all...
The Fortune 500 Chemical Company that I retired from paid for "extended support" for a good three years after Windows NT was dropped. It works this way... MS wants the money, the corporation doesn't want to move... everyone is happy (well, except the corporate end users).
Actually, the public support ended for XP a couple years ago, the 2014 date in the end of the extended support period.
Clever Name
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Microsoft's lifecycle policy has always been subject to change. They extended the lifecycle support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows Millennium.
To quote Microsoft:
"Will Microsoft also consider making this change for other products?Microsoft does not currently plan to make any additional adjustments for other products. However, we listen to our customers on all topics, including our support lifecycle policies."
What problems have you got with Mountain Lion? We've got several machines running that, zero problems. By far the best OS I've ever used.
Well for Apple it is about iTunes and digital downloads. Blu Ray is a piece of plastic that will ultimately become unavailable, as will the players, and you will be left with a collection of drink coasters.