[RTTY] Windows XP Pro OR Vista?

[R Johnson]

Hi Andrei:
For what it's worth, Microsoft has acknowledged that Vista was a flop !!!

They are coming out with Windows 9 to replace Vista in mid 2009 (or 2010).

Microsoft has been offering to downgrade from Vista to XP for a coulpe of years.
(for additional $$$ of course)

My Son-in-Law is Software Engineer for companies that do Credit Card Security and
Law Enforcement Software. All of their customer base has kept XP or XP Pro.

Most commercial software is not supported for Vista !!!

Microsoft has stated that they support XP products until at least 2014.

I am building 3 new computers and am ordering 3 OEM copies of XP.

Do a little "WEB Research" on Vista before you buy anything.

FWIW:
My Son-in-Law bought  my Daughter a new  DELL laptop with XP Home installed just to
save on his "Aspirin Bill" :-) !!!

73 es GL
Bob, K1VU




At 20:03 12/7/2008, Andrei Stchislenok wrote:
>Hello al:
>
>I have bad news and good news.
>
>Bad news is my main desktop computer crashed this Friday evening, lost
>everything there, all stuff. It was running Windows XP Pro.
>
>Good news is I can go now and shop around to buy a new one for Christmas
>gift for myself. Oh, well.
>
>Thinking - what OS to purchase? Windows XP Pro or Vista?
>
>Saw plenty of inexpensive computers everywhere running Vista, but scared a
>bit, not familiar.
>
>Heard that not all Ham radio programms are operational with Vista. However,
>progress cannot be stopped; I heard that too.
>
>What should I do? XP or Vista?
>
>Christmas is coming.
>
>Any thoughts/advises will be appreciated.
>
>-- 
>73's Andrei
>EW1AR-NP3D
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