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using it at a daily basis, have no fucking clue what you're talking about.

win ME was a buggy mess. mavericks too? hyperbole much? and oh, how much did you pay for it?

overall, software quality has increased a lot in the recent years. haven't seen a BSOD in ages. OS are rock solid nowadays.

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I think that people sometimes look upon certain OS releases with rose-colored glasses. Snow Leopard is certainly one example, and I wouldn't be surprised if people felt that way about Windows XP (or maybe 7) as well.

Operating system quality has gone nowhere but up, and that's true for every player I can think of, both desktop and mobile. This includes Windows 8, embattled as it may be in the UI department, as I've found it fairly fast and stable.

Yeah, Windows XP was a 'disaster' at the beginning according to most people. I personally didn't think it was great until Service Pack 2.

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