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New PC? Wait for Windows Vista

October 27, 2006 › Sandy McMurray | comment

Do you need a new computer? Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg suggests you should wait until next spring, when you can buy a new PC pre-loaded with Windows Vista.

Or buy a Mac.

I advise this delay because the Windows world is on the verge of an upheaval. Microsoft is about to replace its tired, insecure Windows XP operating system with the first all-new version of Windows in more than five years. It's called Windows Vista, and it's likely to be more secure and easier to use. But Vista won't be available until around Jan. 30, 2007. So, all those brand-new Windows computers you might buy this holiday season will be powered by an operating system that is on its deathbed.

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Advice on buying a Windows PC (if you must buy now)

October 27, 2006 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item

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