Comment Re:Article Summary (Score 1) 683
"I said that laptops have so much custom hardware that it's a Bad Idea to do an OS install from anything but a restore CD."
I suppose the questions of GP should've read: Why does MS Windows need restore CDs when Linux can do without?
And: Will there be new restore CDs made available for my 2-year-old laptop?
"The last several iterations of Operating Systems have been handled via machine upgrades."
Correction: The last few upgrades of *Windows* have been done through hardware upgrades.
Linux, OSX and Solaris are usually upgraded when a new version is made available.
Come to think of it, I know many companies and organizations that upgrade Windows without a hardware upgrade. It is probably just home users that only upgrade with the hardware.
I suppose the questions of GP should've read: Why does MS Windows need restore CDs when Linux can do without?
And: Will there be new restore CDs made available for my 2-year-old laptop?
"The last several iterations of Operating Systems have been handled via machine upgrades."
Correction: The last few upgrades of *Windows* have been done through hardware upgrades.
Linux, OSX and Solaris are usually upgraded when a new version is made available.
Come to think of it, I know many companies and organizations that upgrade Windows without a hardware upgrade. It is probably just home users that only upgrade with the hardware.
