But also MS has the compatability thing I'm sure you've heared of. I just noticed that it seems it was added to w2k with an update I got. It does work. I had an old game called outpost that you have to use 256 color in to play. That's how old it is (not very old but old enough). It didn't work at first. I turned on the compatability thing to 95 and it worked.
Ok MS has passport and would like it if you used it. They have Windows Messenger and MSN Explorer on XP.... Does that mean you have to use them... NO! There may be a few more things on XP that can use the passport... but again.. do you have to use them... NO!.. Unless you have to use them I don't think there is anything wrong.
Yes I know Windows XP will have may things that many people don't like. I for one though think it's more good than bad. Since it puts NT and 9x together I'm kind of glad that a lot of home users will now have an actual stable OS. I think that's a bigger thing than a bunch of features that many of I will most likely never use.
One thing I do think about sometimes. A lot of linux distibutions come with various programs already on them that do things like cd burning and such. Now Windows comes along with new things built in. Before you would have to go get the program seperately. With linux it was already in there depending on what distribution you have. Now with XP these come with the OS. It's not exactly the same thing but still it kinda makes me think sometimes.
I will add though that I do think those prices are a little too high.
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But also MS has the compatability thing I'm sure you've heared of. I just noticed that it seems it was added to w2k with an update I got. It does work. I had an old game called outpost that you have to use 256 color in to play. That's how old it is (not very old but old enough). It didn't work at first. I turned on the compatability thing to 95 and it worked.
Ok MS has passport and would like it if you used it. They have Windows Messenger and MSN Explorer on XP.... Does that mean you have to use them... NO! There may be a few more things on XP that can use the passport... but again.. do you have to use them... NO!.. Unless you have to use them I don't think there is anything wrong.
This still shows me having to get another program outside of windows. Which is my whole point. Anyway... I like nero.
hrm.. looks like I still have to get nero though. I can't burn a vcd or svcd. There still is a market since they just put the basic stuff in.
Yes I know Windows XP will have may things that many people don't like. I for one though think it's more good than bad. Since it puts NT and 9x together I'm kind of glad that a lot of home users will now have an actual stable OS. I think that's a bigger thing than a bunch of features that many of I will most likely never use.
One thing I do think about sometimes. A lot of linux distibutions come with various programs already on them that do things like cd burning and such. Now Windows comes along with new things built in. Before you would have to go get the program seperately. With linux it was already in there depending on what distribution you have. Now with XP these come with the OS. It's not exactly the same thing but still it kinda makes me think sometimes.
I will add though that I do think those prices are a little too high.