DavidG, it isn't so much that XP itself sucks, it does, but the way the Evil Empire MS markets it. Renewable license. Mandatory updates. Imagine you just bought a new car. The car dealer says; "Now you have to bring this car back every 6 weeks for tire rotation. If you don't, we have installed a GPS system in it. And we will permanently disable your car." Would you stand for that? I don't think anyone would.
As I posted earlier, I use 98SE modified.
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