"It's all too easy to get caught up in the million dollar marketing engine as we approach the consumer release of Windows Vista, so lets not forget that it isn't the second coming, and by all counts is an upgrade you can do without. There are many lists out there on why to get Vista, so here's ours on why not to." Update: I have written a rebuttal on my weblog. Update II: Another rebuttal.
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Member since:2006-04-21
[/] That's how it has always worked for MS - people are lazy in general and therefore cannot grasp that there are enough alternatives around. [/i]
In which case either NOT buying a new PC or installing Linux instead is the solution? That sounds pretty "lazy" to me, but also common sense, if your PC still works.
But it's funny to listen to all these people condemning Vista and hailing the wonderful 2000 or XP ...
Well maybe that's because Vista doesn't really feel like an OS that's been in development for five years? I doubt many of the people who were using Linux/BSD/BeOS when XP came out now think that XP is somehow a suitable replacement for Linux - indeed, the reverse is probably more true now than ever.
Think about it: five years and still there's no drivers or software or anything. I thought Microsoft were supposed to work closely with vendors or something (not least on Firefox, as reported by this very site some time ago, which according to the present article still has problems with Vista despite Microsoft's "help"). Although if their "help" writing apps is as good as the "Help" they put in their programs, I'd advise any old grannies needing to cross One Microsoft Way* not to accept their "help".
Honestly, with the number of apps needing an update to work with Vista and yet not coming out with one, you could be forgiven for thinking they' been spending the last five years converting them to work on Linux.
*Notice how they named it that without irony?
Edited 2007-01-21 23:41
Member since:2006-04-21
What are you going to do when you need to buy a new PC?
Well considering that I think the OS was already far too bloated when XP came out, I will probably junk Vista for Linux anyway. So yes they will get £15-25 of my money - if I can't find a desktop PC with Linux on it.
But actually the last time I "bought a desktop PC" I built it myself, entirely dispensing with a Windows CD licence which I've found little reason to miss in three or so years. And the next PC I buy will probably be a laptop - with Linux preinstalled.
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2006-06-26
Ok, let's say that's true for you (don't really know why, but that's your opinion). What are you going to do when you need to buy a new PC? Install the wonderful Windows 2000 on it? Doesn't work. Install the great Windows XP on it? Won't probably work either - simply because there won't be enough drivers. What are you going to do then? I'll tell you what you are going to do: Start up the PC with Vista and use it for the nest 3 - 4 years.
That's how it has always worked for MS - people are lazy in general and therefore cannot grasp that there are enough alternatives around. But it's funny to listen to all these people condemning Vista and hailing the wonderful 2000 or XP ...