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    Efficiency? I've heard of it

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Pitabred, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Pitabred, Feb 6, 2007
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  2. Phillip

    Phillip Phillip J. Fry

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    Leave it to Microsoft to make things complicated.
     
    Phillip, Feb 6, 2007
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    mobius1aic Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    There is a reason why all these Vista ready notebooks (like mine) have 2 GB of RAM from the get go: it's to monitor itself in order to protect and maintain it's own operations. LOL Trying out Ubuntu should be fun!
     
    mobius1aic, Feb 6, 2007
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    starling Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe you should also read some of the rebuttals to the original April 2006 blog article. With regard to Windows anything, being able to do more things, with the widest compatibility possible, does require more code and resources.
     
    starling, Feb 7, 2007
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    Vista is a joke when it comes to PCBSD, DesktopBSD, or Ubuntu :)
     
    Arabian, Feb 7, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    And in the process manages to be less secure and more unstable. Give me security and stability any day over being able to run ancient applications which should have been upgraded eons ago anyway.
     
    Pitabred, Feb 7, 2007
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