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Having started with DOS 2.1 and worked our way through Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, etc., etc., Microsoft has laid out a clear path of improvement for us with each new iteraIon.

Wow—we do this article every year, and every year the value for the consumer just gets better. The choices for a new Personal Computer (PC) are almost limitless. The bad news is no matter what system you buy, it will be dated within 3 months, so lets focus on getting value for our investment for the average computer user (internet access, email, some accounting, word processing, and etc.).

Microsoft has released Vista to the public—should you jump on the bandwagon?

Windows Vista is the long delayed successor to Windows XP. While Microsoft describes it as a revolutionary upgrade, to most users it will only see an incremental evolution from XP.