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Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> types:
> Other people don't spend time poring over technical specifications to see 
> which one is best suited to their needs.  Most people want compatibility 
> and easy access to software and support.
[...]
> It sucks, but nobody has lost anything because of it.

Those two lines pretty much sum up how most of the non-geeks I know
feel about Windows. It sucks, they know it sucks, but it's not
critical and they don't want to fool with it.

	<mike
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