I guess my question, after reading all the various specifications and
comparison charts, is: why should I upgrade from XP? It looks as if I
would have to buy a new machine with more memory and faster processor
speed, when the machines I have now work just fine with under 1 GHz and
under 1 gig of memory. I don't play games or edit movies or watch TV - I
just surf the 'net, do Email, create simple documents, and do limited
processing and storage of digital images. I am all for "progress", but I
am not convinced that I need this next step (aside from the promise of
"lack of support" for XP going forward). I still have Win98SE machines
on my network that are happily running scanners and hosting networked
printers; they will continue to perform those functions until they
literally die (and when they do, I will merely pick up anther discarded
"clunker" from freecycle.com and run it). I am not a Luddite or deny
technological improvements, but I really wonder what it is that Win 7 is
going to do for most users.
Mike
Chris Dunford wrote:
Of course, then the question becomes: What are the odds I would
ever need this?
And it's a good question, too. My own view is that I've never needed
an XP mode with Vista, so why would I need it with Win7? For those
still using XP, it's a different question, since they could
conceivably be using critical apps that don't work with Vista
(although that's pretty rare now) and not know it.
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