[Richard Crowley]

wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote:

Most knowledgeable people in my acquaintance are
avoiding it like the plague.

well, that's what is out there and time marches on. i'm sure it will
settle in.

I propose to migrate to Linux (or Mac?) by the time WinXP
support ends.

a big drawback is that it requires a lot of ram. but
ultimately, the architecture will allow massive amounts of ram. we
will be able to forget about how fast the drives are, raid, etc. just
load the entire file into fast ram and don't worry about the drives.

None of those things are the major concern. As you say,
Moore's Law provides improved CPU, RAM, hard drive,
display, etc. technology all the time.

The embedded (and draconian by most accounts) DRM
is the show-stopper for many people.