Joe Peichel

Readers: Windows XP isn't worth the trouble - Tech News - CNET.com -- It'll be interesting to see shipment volume trends over the next few months...Windows OS releases often get off to a rocky start in the press, and then hit the million-unit mark within a couple of months of introduction. Of course, XP is a different animal from several perspectives and may produce a different adoption trend than past releases.

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