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To: JustTradeEm who wrote (4393)	11/9/2001 2:26:48 AM
From: lh56	Respond to of 99280

from briefing.com (took me a while to remember where i'd seen this). the figures a little dated by now, but, maybe still indicative. 06-Nov-01 10:42 ET Microsoft (MSFT) 63.36 +0.9 (+0.1%): NPD INTELECT reporting that over 300,000 copies of Windows XP were sold during the three-day period following its official launch. By way of comparison, sales of Windows Me were slightly above 200,000 units for the comparable period after its release while sales of Windows 98 approached 400,000 units during the comparable period following its release. larry

To: JustTradeEm who wrote (4393)	11/9/2001 1:12:55 PM
From: s berg	Respond to of 99280

I have no love of microsoft as my wife worked for Apple and feels I have succumbed to the dark side of the force by switching years ago to dells (but how else can you get your todlers latitudes with warranties on e-bay for a few hundred dollars). But I upgraded from 98 to Windows 2000 years ago. XP is basically Windows 2000 with consumer drivers, cosmetic tweaks and additional software (remote access, media,,,). Windows 2000/ XP home IMHO is a compelling no brainer upgrade for home users. Crashing much less is a big deal and on top of that your computer is significantly faster than Windows 98. OT if anyone else out there has small kids into CDROMs latitudes have shock absorbers around the hard drives and have survived numerous real crashes from my kids. Try dropping a Mac (or inspiron) from the coffee table. JBinPA Microsoft also issued a press release today that demand for XP upgrades was strong. Of course they did, they also would not quantify any sales figures to support their release. Most feedback on XP from professional developers has been luke warm to quite negative. I don't think you'll see any great rush for people to upgrade or replace existing systems. JB