Just remember that M$ is simply providing what the pundits have been asking for. We are getting what the press has been pressuring them for. It is still my option not to upgrade.

As for Linux, it will never be a mainstream OS until folks like my Dad can have a successful chance of installing it. Mac OS, likewise, will never be mainstream until the can convince business that it offers what M$ offers.

My $.02.. YMMV and enough said for me on this topic. I have to work with this stuff and this board needs to be an escape for me!