I think the main factor is that people, like Tailsgirl, simply aren't big computer geeks/tech savvy people like we are. So they go out to the local Walmart and pick out whatever machine is on display or whichever one the salesperson tells them to get (and they're idiots too) without researching the hardware and compability, and get it just because it's there and it's cheap and *think* they're being informed by someone who knows what they're talking about. Whereas the rest of us will spend weeks/months looking up parts, comparing them, researching, and so on until we have a build that suits and satisifies us (I'm doing that now and it will be a year or so before I can even start building it).

So it's not really so much a factor that they're tards who spend too much on the software and neglect the hardware, it's probably that they just don't know any better and plainly accept what they're given without a second thought.

Hey there's no need to dump on me!!!   you don't know the first thing ABOUT me, or where/how etc I got my system, nor was I complaining about it, so no need to troll..

Don't single me out, you're just being hurtful.

EDIT: To below, this was in response to the post above.

I'll leave you to it , there are nicer topics out there, and friendlier people in them

I don't require everyone to be as tech savvy as myself.  But it certainly helps if they know someone like that.

Oh, and the software issue was separate from that.  It's just something I've been noticing more and more with people lately, and my mother's boyfriend is a prime example of that.  He's spent probably $800 in the past year on more addon planes for his flight simulators, but he continues to complain about how he needs a new video card and hasn't done anything about it yet.  Not that he can, because his system is much more ancient than the system that Tailsgirl has, but still, he could do a marginal upgrade if he wanted to.  (He's asked me, and I told him what his options were-and recommended that he start saving for a new system.)

@Tailsgirl

As far as I am concerned, it doesn't do that much more for me than XP.

I like Aero, and W7 x64 runs a bit faster - but that's about it.

XP runs just fine on my machine and with all my programs. I only frequent a few web sites, so virus's are not a real big concern. And, it never crashes.

So moving to a newer OS is simply not a very high priority - especially if I have to shell out $200-300 and a solid week or more of reinstalling/reconfiguring programs and backups to do it.

With Time and loacation price falls...

One in US can buy Iphone for US $199 but I will have to pay INR= US$800 for it i India.

And I think that everybody wants to make sure what he is buying before making a ppurchase because GOD has given brain to every human being as far my knowledge go...

Had it not been the case, Economic Crisis wasn't there....It happened because people refused to expend....

The best way to prove you are wise IS to prove others are the idiots.

BTW,

Specs Of IBM Personal Computer in 80s...

Model 5150

Price US $ 3000

CPU Intel 8088@ 4.77 Mhz

RAM 16K; 640K max

Display 80x24 text

Storage optional 160 KB 5,25 inch disk drive

OS IBM PC-DOS Verson 1.0.....

Can I run Vista on it?

I had one of those!

Well, close.

Tandy 1000SX (or was it TX?  Damn, it's been a while.)

But we didn't get that thing until it was ancient, back in, oh, '95 if memory serves.

Wow...you sure know how to take things personally when it wasn't intended that way. It was supposed to be a loose comparison/analogy/generalization, but if you would care to set the record straight and join the geek club, have at it.

If I was trying to be hurtful, you'd know it. I just call it like it is and don't bother wasting my time coddling people.

Yes, but not everyone uses it as wisely as some (few) do.

What exactly does that mean? 'It happened because people refused to' pay out exactly... what?

.....analyzing....analysis complete........
...post froze due to some iron hot replies.......

That's only because things got so stupid and off-topic.

No...

Attempting to prove others are idiots only proves you the fool....;)

*****************************

On a similar note....

Let's ALL not make inclusive generalisations which infer failings amongst our fellow site members, intentional or otherwise.

I hope windows 7 do not have all those useless programs that vista has. They eat too much resources.

So .....getting the thread BACK ON TOPIC 

I'd be prepared to pay a small [$50 or so] upgrade price for 7, since it was my decision to purchase Vista Ultimate in the first place.

I certainly won't be in a rush to get it though.. I'm happy enough with what I have right now.

 I may upgrade to Vista Home Premium,but as far as Windows7 goes,maybe on my next system.Vista has been working for me.(As long as I have a WB on to beautify it) My HP/Compaq is only 14 months old,and does everything I need for now but is decidedly entry-level.(Which I knew when I bought it ...at Radio Shack,not Wally-World.) I can't see paying for an OS when I know I'll be upgrading PC's in the future. 

I always thought Apple had a good price point on their OS upgrades.  Something like $150 isn't unreasonable for this type of product.

Based on my experiences with the Win7 beta so far, I'll probably upgrade to it (from Vista) when it launches later this year.

......break.......

Actually, I had said the same thing in a different more polite manner....

.......program to be continued..........

It's easy to appear intelligent in a monkey cage, it won't make you a genius though.

I admit I am a monkey and I am happy in my cage.

I'd only use it if they paid me...maybe

My thoughts are quite similar

Could we please get back OT?

My feeling, Zoomba is that M$ pulls this ME--->XP and Vista---> W7  every few years.

I cannot for the life of me understand why they would put out Mr. Bloat (Vista) as opposed to 7 first....after all, wouldn't have been easier to do just the opposite? And what's with 7's Start Menu? That doesn't look so great to me.

I'm gonna wait quite some time with this one, I'm afraid.

I just can't see myself going the W7 SP1--->n  as n increases logarithmically and the entire HDD becomes the OS. And by then, they'll have figured a way to charge for the SP's as well.

totally disagree with this......sorry, but i think your wrong.  For the sake of skinning only to please vista users, i went into debt for another year to upgrade my pc and get vista.....(after just paying off my new pc, the second in 9 or so years)  ..and let me tell you, it hurts, when your on a pension and every dollar counts.  My pc is a skinning pc, more than a gaming rig...although it could and can play the latest games ect.... but if w7 is going to cost a fortune....i wont be upgrading for some time, id rather buy food and toiletries than trying to keep up with the jones and the skinning world.......new skins can wait.....my life cant and wont suffer.

....next month i will have finally payed off my pc with the vista upgrade.........and I know i will feel very liberated and FREE.......

I can only hope that w7 will be the last os for quite sometime....i mean look at the gap between xp and vista..huge....... if ms again comes out with another os next year.....ill be throwing up my hands.....i certainly cant afford a new os every year or so.....its unfair and i think nothing more than a scheme for ms to make more money....... *grrr*

I don't mind paying the normal price of like $100-$200 for an OS (I assume that is normal price.  That is about what I've always paid for it) though I don't like the whole  Home vs. professional vs. ultimate thing.   Like, home should be totally cheap if they are going to do that, so any hum-bum user can use it.  ultimate shouldn't be a version, it would be an add-on expansion like the "plus" feature for old 95/98