Volkhart,
You can hardly blame Microsoft that the vendor doesn't have a 32-bit
version. Let's face it, 32-bit has been a standard since 1995. Six years
should have been time for an update.
As for registering XP, it is a common myth that it sends personal
information. It does not. It is just a reasonable attempt to slow down
piracy, something, as a software developer, I support. Once registered,
which is painless, you can make quite a number of changes without having to
reregister, which is also quite painless.
As for the Mac, I suppose I could take a step backwards in time to an
inferior operating system on a slow processor, but I don't really think I
will <g>.
Tom
<snip
I wonder whether
XP is more backward-compatible than 2000. Anyway, I don't like the way they
_force_ you to register your copy of XP; I think when I buy a piece of
software it is _my_ decision whether I want the manufacturer to have my
personal data or not, and this bothers me enough to keep me from even trying
an upgrade to XP.
MtFbwy,
Volkhart
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