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Thread ID: 58309 2005-05-28 01:25:00 Review: Windows XP Almost Ready for General Desktop Use vinref (6194) PC World Chat
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359082 2005-05-28 01:25:00 Here's a review (os.newsforge.com) from a long-time Linux user of XP Home. A bit tongue-in-cheek, but valid none-the-less. vinref (6194)
359083 2005-05-28 02:09:00 Heh I've seen a firend try and install XP from one of those recovery CDs and because he had a non-standard video card in his HP, it was very difficukt to read the screens (they were scambled). I had to help enter a product key blind. The guy from the HP helpdesk had no idea what was going on.

The guy in the "review" probably had a crappy LCD screen with broken DDC.
He is really looking for problems that are due to odd hardware. If you read the posts to my local LUG, then you find that Linux opens a different can of worms.
Both operating systems could do with a lot of polish. Maybe he should try OS X next :)
gibler (49)
359084 2005-05-28 02:53:00 Good article its nice to here a review of Win xp from a linux user sambaird (47)
359085 2005-05-28 03:28:00 Here's a review (os.newsforge.com) from a long-time Linux user of XP Home. A bit tongue-in-cheek, but valid none-the-less.

Lovely piece.
Murray P (44)
359086 2005-05-28 04:40:00 I especially like the "Shocked by additional software costs" section, because I can relate to it. vinref (6194)
359087 2005-05-28 07:50:00 Here's a review (os.newsforge.com) from a long-time Linux user of XP Home. A bit tongue-in-cheek, but valid none-the-less.

Having read this what is your point?
WinXP works for me as it does for most people.
Elephant (599)
359088 2005-05-28 10:38:00 Having read this what is your point?
WinXP works for me as it does for most people.
his point is that xp is crap! and people don't know any different, 90% of people use it because thats what they know, doesn't make it good
plod (107)
359089 2005-05-28 12:41:00 "Why no bundled software ?"

M$ does not want to get sued for exploiting it's market position.
KiwiTT_NZ (233)
359090 2005-05-28 14:08:00 Having read this what is your point?
WinXP works for me as it does for most people.

It's a caricature of the average Linux review by a Windows user, as you may have seen many times. It rates Windows according to Linux, and it is valid because Windows falls far short of what Linux (and *BSD) offers.
vinref (6194)
359091 2005-05-28 14:09:00 "Why no bundled software ?"

M$ does not want to get sued for exploiting it's market position.

Are you serious?
vinref (6194)
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