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Richard C Ballantyne -- Me
Kathleen O Ballantyne -- My wife
Robert Mandigo -- A roofing contractor (BNM Contracting) who operates in upstate NY who you should avoid
Michael Peter Bunnell -- Another person who you should not trust.
Here are reasons why you should delete Microsoft Vista from your computer and request a refund:
  1. Vista restricts you. Find out why Vista will prevent you from going where you'll want to go tomorrow.
  2. Vista makes hardware unnecessarily more expensive
  3. Vista deliberately degrades the quality of some HD video. Download Microsoft's own paper on this here
  4. Vista is laden with DRM. Digital Restrictions Management technologies are Big Brother-ish because they prevent you from doing certain things on your computer that you ought to be allowed to do. One example is creating one backup copy of each of your Blu-ray video disks in case any of the originals get scratched. Hasta la Vista to Fair Use.
  5. Vista is partially backward compatible making it vulnerable to malware
  6. Vista isn't completely backward compatible, so companies must hire engineers to create new software products that are "Vista Ready". This results in higher prices for consumers, and lower profit margins for businesses that make computer products.
  7. Vista is expensive ($199US to $399US for non-upgrade versions)
  8. Vista is more difficult to support and causes confusion since it comes in 8 different editions. This is an attempt by Microsoft to expand its OS market share using price discrimination. Microsoft is concerned about competing operating systems gaining popularity in developing countries through projects like the OLPC. Microsoft's strategy in public schools and universities is to "Hook 'em (the users) while they're young!"
GNU/Linux is a very high quality alternative to proprietary operating systems like Microsoft Windows or MacOS. GNU/Linux contains free software, which does not subjugate or spy on users like proprietary software does. Here are several GNU/Linux distributions you could install on your desktop, notebook, or netbook computer.