On Dec 18, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote: > > On Dec 18, 2008, at 7:16 AM, Ed Gould wrote: > >> Backwards compatibility is *EVERYTHING* > > Unless you want your computer to be fast, and stable, and you want > the latest technology, and you want frequent upgrades to even newer > technology, etc. > >> and a happy customer means great quality control. > > I'm not sure that there is anyone else in existence who considers > customer satisfaction to come under the rubric of QC. Though good > QC can contribute to good CS. > > But, really, if you think that Vista's backwards compatibility is > the bomb, and an indication of a company that really cares about > its users, why are you using the Macintosh instead of Windows? Why > not switch to Vista and report back to us how great it is and how > well Microsoft is treating you? > > Though I'm not sure that even other Windows users will agree with > you. Just check out any issue of PCWorld. > > I have never indicated that MS is the other manufacturer. I would *NEVER* hold MS as an example (except maybe just to show how many fools are out there). Ed