Topic: MS sees Windows 7 leap, but XP workhorse refuses to die

[Clive]

Most Windows 7 customers are satisfied with the new operating system, according to tech analyst house Forrester Research, but many stick-in-the-mud types still see no reason to upgrade from the OS that refuses to die - Windows XP.

THE REGISTER

[Simon]

Too right!

[Rik]

And me. I wonder when Clive will make the move from Windows 95? 

[Clive]

Nowt wrong with 3.1 Rik.  It's done me proud!   

[Rik]

 

At least move to 3.11, I've probably got a set of floppies somewhere...

[Clive]

I had 3.11 on a laptop that cost me £1000 and took about an hour to boot up.  I bought it from Morgan computers if you remember them.  

[Rik]

I do.

[Clive]

I thought you might! 

[Rik]

 

[daveeb]

For my first "proper" pc i initially considered Escom, but they were there one day gone the next despite having a nationwide high street presence i had a narrow escape. Settled on Dan who sadly are no longer with us either. I took a risk and avoided the familiar (to me) windows 3.1 and went for the new off the shelves all singing and dancing windows 95 

[Rik]

Nor Evesham, Time, the original Mesh...

[Clive]

I had several Time computers - four I think.  I remember paying up to £1600 each for them!  That seems an awful lot of money now. 

[Rik]

I've found that the price of computers has hardly changed over the years, Clive, I've just gone for higher and higher specs.

[Clive]

The Acer I'm using now only cost £400 when I bought it 2 years ago.  It was quite a good spec at the time.   

[Rik]

That probably lasted a couple of months, Clive.