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- Subject: Re: Will anyone buy NT?? (Re: I will NEVER buy Windows 95 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-( Who really gives a shit what you buy
- Date: 28 Jan 1996 14:00:09 GMT
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- >Win 95 is a "stepping stone" to NT. Leaping to NT is, quite literally,
- a
- >leap. Hardware may or may not work. Software may or may not work.
- >
- >Stepping to Win 95 is relatively easy. Some hardware doesn't work,
- other
- >hardware works, but not perfectly (giving you a chance to upgrade).
- Same
- >with software. And since more people are using 95 than would be using
- NT,
- >hard/software developers tend to make sure their product runs on both
- OS's.
- >
- >Thus, a few years down the road, tha "leap" to NT has become nothing
- more
- >than another small step. The overall process, while taking more time
- than
- >a sudden changeover, is far less painful.
- >
- >Now, on the other hand, you can reap some early benifits by jumping to
- NT
- >right now. The developer base has already been set up by Win 95. As
- long
- >as your hardware and software runs on NT, you can switch over and know
- that
- >most likely any new software or hardware you get will likewise run well
- on
- >your OS.
-
- I agree but I have had such a bad experience with windows 95 that I am
- going to jump to NT next month. I am tired of the trial-and-error method
- of finding if software/hardware compatability so I am just going to
- upgrade everything to NT.
-
- R
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