On Nov 11, 2003, at 4:16 PM, Craig White wrote:

> here we go again - is it really necessary to bash Windows?

No, I was a doubtless childish venting of frustration. Windows does 
make itself a target, however, by containing items that are essentially 
commercials for Windows and in this case, HP. They seem gratuitous. The 
lady already had the computer and the OS. I suppose the notion is that 
all her friends were going to see it and want one just like it.

> Windows, like Macintosh, Linux, BSD etc. is simply a tool to do a job.
> Not any one tool is the best for all uses, each apparently has it's own
> time and place and though there is a lot of overlap, it is the presence
> of each of them which makes each one of them better.

I'm sorry but I can' visualize a situation in which Windows XP Home 
Edition is the best tool for the job. It seemed to be Windows XP with 
stuff missing.