Why Good People Make Bad OS Choices

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"As our conversation continued I discovered that while he knew many people were unhappy with their Vista PC purchases -- he told me most of them complained about older software and hardware incompatibilities -- Vista was still the newest operating system so, it was, somehow, the best.

"And, this mind you, was from someone who've I seen selling PCs at this particular store for more than five years. If this is what experienced sales help is like, God help poor customers who come in and just want a good computer for their money."

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