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Longhorn could be tough sell
Name: IronMan Date: March 30, 2005 at 22:38:41 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 512MB
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Longhorn has already survived several major delays, intense scrutiny from the industry, and a radical redesign of its features. But the toughest test for Microsoft's next release of Windows is still to come: Will anyone buy it?
With past updates, users had clamored for more stability and security, but analysts say people are pretty happy with Windows XP.
Name: Sabertooth Date: March 30, 2005 at 23:05:31 Pacific
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IMHO it is a moot point, since OEM's will at that time most likely be selling boxed units with Longhorn pre-installed, unless a similar fate to WinME befalls the OS which is arguably unlikely.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: March 30, 2005 at 23:06:08 Pacific
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Anybody who's "pretty happy with XP" will probably buy anything.
M2
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Response Number 3
Name: SmilinJack Date: March 30, 2005 at 23:30:53 Pacific
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Experiences and opinions vary. I maintain a dozen PCs, without charge, for friends and family who run XP. My only requirement is that they run a good AV program and firewall, and perform routine scans for spyware, etc.
For some, their PC is part of their livelihood. All told, they're pretty happy with XP.
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Response Number 4
Name: terii Date: March 31, 2005 at 15:36:26 Pacific
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As SmilinJack said above I maintain about a dozen PC's with WinXP installed. They all run a good AV and firewall. They are all scanned regularly for adware. All customers are pretty happy with XP.
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