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Re: [LUG] Windows Vista

 

On Saturday 02 February 2008 15:52, Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 02:42:55PM -0000, Charlie BT wrote:
> > I am on Microsoft's side with one, as usual damned if they do and damned
> > if they don't.
>
> It's not a case of Microsoft doing something perfectly reasonable and
> people complaining about it, though; it's a case of them designing an
> over-complicated box, which doesn't have any immediately-obvious way of
> opening.
>
> What's wrong with a normal cardboard box - with security seals and
> shrinkwrap if they're really necessary. If nothing else, the Vista box
> is wasteful.

Agreed.  Have a look at the Mac OSX Leopard packaging. Simple, efficient and 
pleasing to the eye.


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