[Hidden-tech] macbook, parallels, xp vs. vista

[Rikk Desgres]

Gp with XP if you have any older software or software from small developers.
I have an unopened Vista from my free upgrade 14 months ago. I have no plans
on installing it anytime soon.

Rikk
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on 6/6/08 11:46 AM, andrew bellak at andrew at stakeholdersinc.com wrote:

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> Well my dell laptop is dying (something smoked even) so I bought a macbook,
> 2.4 gHz, 2 GB, 250 GB hard drive to replace it.
>  
> I want to run Outlook w/Business Contact Mgr. (BCM) because I¹m used to
> Outlook and I¹ll need to interface seamlessly with Office¹s Excel, Word and
> PowerPoint.
>  
> My current thinking and advice is to get Parallels, XP (Pro?), and Office with
> BCM.  Office Pro includes BCM.  Vista seems newer, probably more buggy, and
> more expensive.
>  
> If the collective wisdom H-T wisdom agrees, what¹s the difference between OEM
> versions of MS software vs. Œretail¹ versions?
>  
> Does this price on XP Pro seem too good to be true at $55? -
> http://cdsfu.com/index.php?categoryID=87, Office 2007 w/BCM runs $110 at
> Amazon: 
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WEJYM4/ref=nosim/?tag=pricegrabber2-soft-20&creat
> ive=380333&creativeASIN=B000WEJYM4&linkCode=asn
> <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WEJYM4/ref=nosim/?tag=pricegrabber2-soft-20&amp;
> creative=380333&amp;creativeASIN=B000WEJYM4&amp;linkCode=asn>
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> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew
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