On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 14:35 +1200, Apptech wrote:
> > Every other MS OS upgrade (except ME) that I've 
> > experienced has produced
> > a TANGIBLE benefit.
> 
> DOS 4 ? :-)

Wasn't there for that one, although I do know the history. First MS OS I
ever used use DOS 6.22.

> And, while I hated ME at the time, in retrospect it does 
> some useful things better than its predecessor.

No doubt. ME DID have some useful features, the problem was the useful
features were FAR outweighed by the instability relative to 98. 

Vista sits in a similar spot. It HAS some enhancements, but they are FAR
outweighed by all the hindrances it has, compared to it's predecessor.

TTYL
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