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The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Desktop convergencePosted by Mitch Ratcliffe in Rational Rants on Mar 27, 2007 11:46 AM
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The return to the Mac/Vista showdown has been languishing as I actually used the two systems for a while. During the past few weeks, I’ve found that I continually gravitate...[Read the rest]

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