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Let's face it. Anyone who actually wanted Vista already has it; the system's been out for almost a full year now. The folks who don't have it are either Mac or Linux users, or holdouts who've heard about the well-documented bugs in the system.

Moreover, operating systems are a total yawn. Who wants to get one of these as a holiday gift, anyway?

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What's really sad....
Is that the editors at ZDNet think their readers need to be guided in their gift purchasing!

I would add this article to the list of things you don't want at Christmas. Bah HumBug!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Xwindowsjunkie Posted on: 12/12/07 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Ha Ha Vista Is On The List  itanalyst | 11/26/07
And that only if...  federico.churca@... | 11/26/07
The Crack Code...  Komplex | 11/27/07
Message has been deleted.  markrusso@... | 11/27/07
Vista as a Gift?  An Apple a Day | 11/27/07
Vista's DRM makes it a poor gift too  Bruce Walker | 11/27/07
RE: (Photos: Holiday tech gifts we don't recommend)  Mitchy | 11/27/07
I agree  PirateFaafy | 11/28/07
RE: (Photos: Holiday tech gifts we don't recommend)  PeninaD | 11/27/07
RE: (Photos: Holiday tech gifts we don't recommend)  rharrold@... | 11/27/07
Haven't seen it for a while  LadyGray | 11/28/07
Disagree about the OS gift  John Musbach | 11/28/07
RE: (Photos: Holiday tech gifts we don't recommend)  vtraven@... | 11/29/07
What's really sad....  Xwindowsjunkie | 12/12/07

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