Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 46613
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2007/5/13-14 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:46613 Activity:nil
5/13    Someone please give us a 411 on Windows Vista? Is activation
        tougher than WinXP sp2? Is it impossible to get around now forcing
        you to pay for upgrades? Let me just say that I don't like Windows
        OS.  I don't mind using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint,
        and they actually make decent games. However, for over a decade
        I've been sucked into using Windows3.0/95/98/2K/XP because
        I can't get by without using an amazing number of really
        great Windows sharewares and warez like Yahoo Messenger (with
        unique Win features), MS Office, etc. As much as I hate to
        say this I'm sure that it's just a matter of time before everyone
        switches to Windows Vista due to incompatible Word, Excel, and
        Powerpoint files that I will need to share with, which will
        be created by new versions of MS Office, which will only run on
        Windows Vista. It has happened with MS Office 2000, Office XP,
        and it will happen with Vista. Sad.
        \_ I think vista verifies your legitimate purchase every few minutes.
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