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To: LindyBill who wrote (196303)	2/13/2007 11:23:18 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 793990

>>Microsoft touts new features, many filched shamelessly from Apple's Macintosh<< I'm doing fairly OK with XP now, after a gazillion service packs. But I want to try a Mac for my replacement machine. My attitude seems to have reached a tipping point. People are calling Microsoft's Vista a "chrome-plated turd".

To: LindyBill who wrote (196303)	2/13/2007 4:58:51 PM
From: MJ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793990

"I suggested to one Windows product manager that if the company were truly serious about security, Vista might offer a simple way to delete files securely and eliminate all traces of identity and passwords so you could safely pass the machine on or sell it years from now. His reply: "Does any other operating system do that?" That tells you all you need to know about Microsoft. The real slogan: "No innovation here." Seems like a possibility. If a virus can wipe out your files then why can't a computer be designed to do likewise by the user. Another problem are the files on the search engines. When one searchs on a search engine the same links are repeated over and over again with no new information. In other words, how can duplication be eliminated? mj