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... it's more likely he'll buy a Mac instead?

Well, it's not quite right. Think it this way: Compatibility broken from XP to 7, not enough features to change (so I agree with you here), ... But, a I've been told that Mac ...

A friend who works at a financial institution, and they switched from earlier (2003 server, XP) versions of Windows, to Mac.




Compatibility isn't broken between XP to 7 ... only certain apps that used unofficial APIs. And for those you can use its "XP mode" (built on top of Virtual PC).

Personally I've had few problems with Win 7, granted I only use it on my home computer.

Apple breaks compatibility a lot more often, like every two years.




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