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   Message 146,312 of 146,966   
   Char Jackson to keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net   
   Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Aliv   
   22 Dec 12 09:17:30   
   
   XPost: alt.windows-xp, microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment,   
   microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support   
   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: none@none.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:54:56 -0500, knuttle   
    wrote:   
      
   >I am not against new things in the operating system. In fact I was using   
   >OS/2 when most people were extolling the virtue of the first version of   
   >Windows. Why because it was far superior to Windows.   
   >   
   >I gladly upgraded to XP as it was based on part of the code that made   
   >OS/2 far superior and stable.   
   >   
   >However, why should I get excited about upgrading to a system that   
   >assumes I am using a touch screen on my computer?   
      
   That explains a lot about your attitude. You seem to have completely   
   ignored the multiple mentions of being able to avoid the modern UI and   
   using a standard desktop.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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