Reply #22: Yes, the market responds to Microsoft, not vice versa.

[Lionel Mandrake]

Once there was DOS. Then there was a Windows application running under DOS. Then several versions of Windows operating systems, culminating in XP.

Now the all-powerful Microsoft Corp. has decided to release Vista. XP's days are numbered. Most of us will have to get used to Vista sooner or later, whether we like it or not.

I use Mac OS X when I can, which is most of the time. But sometimes I need to use Windows-only software. For that, I bought a computer that runs Vista. I chose Vista over XP because I don't want my machine to become obsolete any sooner than I can help. I made sure my new machine has the resources necessary for acceptable Vista performance - including lots of memory and a fairly good graphics card. I haven't had any serious problems so far. Maybe I'm lucky.