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Old 18-05-2009, 06:32 PM
Zaps
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My question: what justifies "upgrading" to the latest OS?

If you have a computer which runs well under your existing OS, and your applications all work well with both the existing hardware and OS, why go to the trouble and expense of buying the latest (expensive) OS, and the expensive new hardware required to run it?

Seriously, it means forking out for hardware that exceeds the "minimum specs" stipulated by Microsoft because 1) those specs are always hopelessly optimistic and 2) the best you'll get is a PC which runs the expensive new OS sluggishly, but won't usefully function when you try to run your applications.

Not to mention the all new suite of driver and patch issues you will inevitably run into: "This software is not supported by Windows Version Whatever."

You are trading up/down from an already paid for system which works well, to one which costs you a lot more cash and won't run as well as your older system unless you pay a LOT more cash...

Microsoft's revenue stream depends upon the gullible and the asinine (corporate IT management), and those who like to tell everybody that they "had it first".

Dunno about the rest of you guys, but my current system ain't broke in any way, and don't need a-fixin'!
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