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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 3320745" data-attributes="member: 2477">I've got 2 desktops and a laptop, all with XP, so it's not worth the trouble for me to upgrade.It's probably like XP, where you have to call and verify stuff in order to switch to a new machine, PITA really and one more irritation to put up with.It's the probably I have with most of this DRM stuff. They use piracy as one of the reasons for higher prices, but force all these anti-piracy things on us without lowering prices. We pay more for more inconvenience.Last I looked, prices were comparable for Vista vs XP editions. My main issue with all the high prices is the cost of extra licenses. When I was building the new PC, I looked into just purchasing a license, and it cost the same as the retail version of XP (IIRC). I got an OEM version for a lot cheaper, so buying just a license is pointless. (I think the OEM versions are also cheaper than upgrade versions, so I wouldn't bother buying the upgrade.)Linux will always be marginal, the barrier of entry to even KNOW what Linux IS, let alone use it, is too high for normal folks.I don't think Vista is any different from the previous Windows releases really. I remember having to get a new HD when 98 came out. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Every reason Apple hasn't "won" in the previous years is still in force now. I can't see Dell, Gateway, HP or any of the others making iMacs or switching to Linux, so I think it's a moot issue.Sure there's folks that build their own, but they're not a huge impact. It's even possible that folks build computers for friends & family. The Customer Support required usually makes that not worthwhile though. (I installed an aunt's printer 4 years ago, why must I still supply tech-support! How did she get my cell #!)</blockquote>

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