"$99 for a product that will last the next 5 -7 years (like XP)."
But it didn't. Vista was a considerably delayed software project. Microsoft certainly didn't intend XP to "last" as long as it did and everyone had to put up with that. I certainly don't think you'll find users of OS X or Linux complaining that their OS is refreshed often. It's an interesting attempt to spin what is accepted by all to have been a messed up project as a good thing, but definitely invalid.
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"$99 for a product that will last the next 5 -7 years (like XP)."
But it didn't. Vista was a considerably delayed software project. Microsoft certainly didn't intend XP to "last" as long as it did and everyone had to put up with that. I certainly don't think you'll find users of OS X or Linux complaining that their OS is refreshed often. It's an interesting attempt to spin what is accepted by all to have been a messed up project as a good thing, but definitely invalid.