On 1/26/07, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On 1/26/07, Herbert Graf wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 07:30 +0800, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > > On 1/26/07, David VanHorn wrote: > > > > Interesting development: > > > > > > > > http://cooltech.iafrica.com/technews/597889.htm > > > > > > > > Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will extend technical support of > > > > its current Windows XP operating system, ahead of the imminent release of > > > > the new Vista platform. > > > > > > > > Hmm.. Maybe they are feeling the tsunami of upgraders was not as high as > > > > they hoped? > > > > > > That is actually a very good thing. You can still use Windows XP > > > for a long time. You will most likely get Windows Vista on new > > > PCs soon but you can stick to XP with your existing PC. > > > > > > Long term support for Linux is not that good. The paid support > > > for Redhat RHEL are actually quite expensive. > > > > Every looked into how much MS charges for "support"? Trust me, RHEL will > > seem like a BARGAIN when you tally how much getting support direct from > > MS costs. > > > > It's amazing that a company can provide a product, and then provide > > almost zero free support for it. > > The thing is that most of the people know how to use Windows. At least > the coprate IT guys know Windows. They just need service packs or bug > fixes which is free. > > The main point I want to make is that I am against the blind anti-MS sentiment. In my perosnal opinion, I think it is not very nice to use "WINDOZE" to refer to Windows. I like Linux since it gives people another choice. I am pro-choice. Why can Linux/Windows coexist? In fact, they already co-exist and both are doing well. Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist