> We should be extending the lives of existing machines as much as possible right now, encouraging people to purchase new computers right now is irresponsible. Not just now ..., our entire economy is based on shoving perfectly fine hardware into the trash. Microsoft is just a small part in this game. Also everyone talks about "eco friendly" and at the same time things like that happen: "you want the new operating system - buy complete new hardware - its just slightly better then the old one".