>>>>I've been a Microsoft fan for decades, but I'm working hard to jump ship at this point.
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>>>What are you jumping to?
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>>That's the tough part. No really good alternatives.
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>The toughest and in the end unbeaten competitor to the Vista was XP. W7 will be the same for W8.


Is there pattern to it ?
They usually come with one which is all right right after the one that is considered rubbish. Maybe they will come again with something better with W9 ?