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and wondering why I keep doing these dumb challaging things when I could be learning and having fun with an established working operating system, and have come to the conclusion that I may be more nuts than I thought.



nope, your just fine, i wish i could dump xp for linux but maybe i will experiment on this one when i invest in a new pc.

i personally do not like MS windows because xp is such a terrible program (anything based after NT is actually, same vulnerability).
but what offends me the most is the price they gouge you for because most people dont feel they can go elsewhere for a operating system.
when i bought this pc i didnt even get a win xp operating system cd like i did with past computers, they want you to buy another are they nuts?
if i paid FOR the os i want the disc of that os its only fair and logical.

this is the same as the vcr VS. betamax situation in the past. betamax was a superior system quality wise but the vhs people convinced the public that there was "just something wrong with betamax its too different etc" and crushed the product and consumed the market.


that goes for browsers too, most people use IE or netscape, but theres alot of people moving towards new browsers like opera and others.
i used to be a die hard netscape user untill too many problems made me start using IE.
if anyone uses opera or a new browser give an opinion about it.
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