Individual Liberty — Individual Responsibility

For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001

“Our God given unalienable rights are given to us all as individuals. They tell us what we may do for ourselves, and they are the embodiment of liberty. The so-called rights that government gives to some of us are parcelled out to select groups as classes. They tell us what one class of people may require another to do for them, and they are the very essence of slavery.”
— Perri Nelson, February 9, 2010

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Vista shmista - Gimme back XP!

Published Fri, Apr 20 2007 4:12 PM
Technorati Tags: Computers and Internet, Software Development

There's an interesting, if brief article on Dell Computers, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows XP on Techdirt.

Not only is Vista not leading to higher computer sales, but there's a significant subset of consumers that actually would prefer to buy an older version of Windows. This demand has prompted Dell to start selling a few PC models preloaded with Windows XP, which the company had discontinued earlier this year.

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But with so many complaints about the resource demands of the operating system, and the amount of crapware that it comes bundled with, it's no surprise that many people are happy to go with the old system.

I love that term. "Crapware". That pretty much defines how I feel about Vista after my recent upgrade.