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To: IHateSourCream who wrote (54788)	7/20/2006 9:42:27 PM
From: Dave Budde	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

All I can say is that I've always been a Windows/PC user. Never considered switching. That is....until now. I've been both Windows and Mac user and in the last 9 years never considered switching back to a Windows machine until now. So I guess thats won one, lost one. You claim there are many like you. I'd bet there are many like me. So it will be at best a wash, maybe a little one way or the other, but no significant growth in the long term. This is a short term blip. Just my opinion.

To: IHateSourCream who wrote (54788)	7/20/2006 9:51:20 PM
From: Dave Budde	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

I use a number of software programs that require Windows, and the ability to run both operating systems simultaneously is extremely appealing to me. I am very computer savvy. But I don't want to administer one OS let alone two or three. Most consumer computer users are in a world of hurt when it comes to administering their machines. Having to deal with two operating systems that work differently with applications installed differently, file system is different, applications look different, networking is different, etc., etc., etc. is a nightmare for most people. This is not a good long term solution. All these people going around saying this is great have blinders on. The proverbial shit will hit the fan when people wake up to the complexity of managing two systems now.