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Re: Win98 versus 2000, XP, Longhorn, etc.
de Sparkle 06/22/2006 07:49
Craig wrote:
> Sparkle wrote:
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>> Craig wrote:
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>>> Sparkle wrote:
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>>>> Amazes me that people are willing to be specimens under the MS
>>>> microscope. And every few years, when MS says it's time, they pay
>>>> again to keep themselves there.
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>>> "Specimen under the MS microscope?" Feh, I call sour grapes.
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>> That makes no sense. "Sour grapes" is when you can't have something,
>> so you conclude it's probably no good anyway.
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> Dude, you evidently can't have fun w/an MS OS, ergo, sour grapes!
But, Dood! That still doesn't work. Win98 is still doing just fine for
me. (You accidentally snipped that, go back and look again.)
>>> Help me out. I can only find three reasons to avoid MS OSes:
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>> You found four. Yes, funny names and giggles do help make that last
>> one easier to swallow.
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> You got me Sparkle. But then again, I must be pretty...facile. Being a
> 'specimen' and all.
I was thinking "docile" but, hey, I'm sure "facile" describes you too.