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To: rnsmth who wrote (63605)	4/25/2007 11:58:25 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 213177

you know, along with your statement and the few I received after I stated that virtually everyone I know and work with has to reboot windows XP every few days... I don't know what to think. I am completely honest when I tell you I need to reboot windows almost constantly as does everyone else I work with. We all use the same apps... video conferencing, adobe, then the msft tools for office work. Thats most of it. Maybe it is one particular function we are using like the meetingplace/open office meetings/netmeeting? I don't know. But when people say they have to reboot windows constantly - believe me, it is true. And I consult for companies with thousands of people and they all have to do it too. Why- I don't know.

To: rnsmth who wrote (63605)	4/26/2007 12:02:28 AM
From: billcasto	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Good Job. No pun intended. Well, maybe a small one. I have both calls and longs. I now plan to start getting much longer. Someone or something will surly come out in the next week or two to knock the stock down below $110 so I can get longer for the phone, the new Ipods and Leopard. Not to mention ITV, which I hear is selling very well. On a different note. I think it was in late Dec. of last year I made a comment about the large amount of money Apple spent on Nand. I think it was on the the delayed 8K they were filing to restate earning because of the options backdating. Someone on this board told me they were building up supplies on the cheap. Possibly that is reason for the 35% profit margin? Can someone comment on this? Also, what are the benefits of spacing out revenue recognition on the different products?

To: rnsmth who wrote (63605)	4/26/2007 2:01:29 AM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Respond to of 213177

Your statement does not agree at all with my experience. You are wrong, way wrong, for the millions who use Windows everyday with very few problems. That is true in my experience as well. Where I've had more difficulty is the amount of time I've need to spend simply keeping their virus, spyware and keylogger software updated, and issues in troubleshooting problems when they occur. I've found Windows XP to be quite stable given enough RAM and with adequate protection from viruses and spyware. Security is a huge issue with Windows, let me give you and example: Have you ever heard of the game World of Warcraft? It's an extremely popular massively multiplayer online game, with some 8 million subscribers worldwide paying $15 for the privilege to play. Anyway, sales of in-game gold is a huge business, suppliers charge about $12 per 100 gold pieces. Many keyloggers have been invented and imbedded into websites for Windows users to get infected by, for the sole purpose of capturing their Warcraft password. These scam artists then steal all the player's gold, remove all their weapons and equipment, and leave them standing naked at a mailbox next time they log in -- if they can log in at all. It has become a big problem in the game, simply because many people are lazy about updating virus software, Windows updates, and running scans, or don't have the expertise to set it all up properly. As a Mac user who plays that game myself, I have never worried about these keyloggers. It's not to say they can't happen, I've just never heard or read of a case.

To: rnsmth who wrote (63605)	4/26/2007 5:51:06 AM
From: BillHoo	Respond to of 213177

Windows has gotten more reliable over the years, but from an IT management standpoint I am glad it still has problems! Nothing like job security! Although the number of macs in my shop is a third of the windows population, the windows machines generate more problems per 100 workstations. This could be because most of the graphics/web guys are adept enough to figure out how to fix their own problems. Or is it that windows problems are harder for the average user to figure out? The advantage in the windows problems is that they are like an outbreak of lice in an elementary school. If all the kids run to the nurse complaining about an itchy head, you just have to look at one kid to know what the problem is and prescribe the solution for the rest of them! The problem is then how to keep it from spreading to the other kids en masse! -Bill_H

To: rnsmth who wrote (63605)	4/26/2007 3:34:28 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

msmth said: You are wrong, way wrong, for the millions who use Windows everyday with very few problems. Your experience, and pyslent's experience, and indeed the experience of millions who have not had problems, do not obliviate the statistics and experience of even more millions of people who do have problems. It's just statistics. For every person who doesn't have a problem many do have problems. In addition you are probably more adept at maintenence. Among the windows users I know personally, I would say that over 50% have serious problems where a system restore is necessary or they just get frustrated and buy a new machine. My ex just switched because of this. I just stayed at a friend who bought his first computer, a Mac, because his wife has a PC. His wife is going to buy a Mac soon and dump the PC. My brother is going with a Mac after 15 years on PCs. Your experiences do not disprove stats.