__/ [ John A. Bailo ] on Wednesday 10 May 2006 17:24 \__
> The @#$(*# problem with operating systems is too many distros!
>
> I mean, look at this:
>
> "Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows Server 2003; Windows
> Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 for
> Itanium-based Systems; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for
> 64-Bit Itanium-Based Systems; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64
> Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based
> Systems; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition; Windows Server
> 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows XP 64-bit"
>
>
http://207.46.19.60/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D8EECD75-1FC4-49E5-BC66-9DA2B03D9B92&displaylang=en
...About a dozen more on their way by August 2007; And that does
not include service packs and non-supported 'distributions', on which
the plug has already been pulled. Saturation is something that everyone
but Apple seems to accept as a necessity as it provides /choice/. In re-
ality, it's not 'one size fits all'.
Best wishes,
Roy
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