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To: Stormweaver who wrote (34999)	12/1/1999 8:18:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (3) of 74651

...will people upgrade their win95/98/NT boxes to 2000... I only see two reasons to upgrade: W2000 has some 'gotta have' features; Win98 has some 'gotta get away from' flaws. I'm sure everyone has a 'wish list' for their OS. How well Microsoft gauges the public's appetites will determine the upgrade penetration. However, let's not forget that new PCs need OSs too, and that few people buy today's hardware with yesterday's software if given a choice. I'm probably in a minority here, but I'd rather see Windows trying to accomplish less but execute more reliably. The thrill of a new feature wears off very quickly when work stops because of yet another malfunction. I hope W2000 proves to be a stable OS. I'd rather wait a while longer and load a debugged product. In the long run, the repeated promise of reliability must be delivered or credibility is sacrificed. However, I'm aware that Microsoft gets the blame when things go wrong, their fault or not. Today's PC is much more complex than just a few years ago. Not all drivers are from Microsoft. Microsoft didn't write my BIOS. Each vendor adds their stuff to the pot too and not all developers follow guidelines. Cheers, PW

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