Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Apr 2007 17:09 UTC, submitted by Jeremy
"Unlike previous Microsoft operating systems, Windows Vista is pretty streamlined right out of the box. It makes terrific use of a system's resources, but it's built as much for pretty looks and increased stability and security as it is for horsepower. It's time now for a course of action that will take the ball and chain off this baby and let it fly. The ink on Windows Vista's EULA is barely dry, so it's very likely that more speed tips, registry hacks, and deep settings will be revealed in the weeks, months, and years to come. For now, here's our set of tweaks that can help you turn up the throttle on your new operating system."
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RE[5]: Vista the last in line
by Xaero_Vincent on Wed 4th Apr 2007 16:27
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RE[6]: Vista the last in line
by terog on Thu 5th Apr 2007 01:31
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Member since:2007-03-09
The wine project only attempts to create an open-source Win32 API, not really the NT codebase.
Of course but how is this relevant to the point I was trying to make?
That said, it has taken the Wine project nearly 15 years to get to the point it's at now: a mature beta.
I'd dare to say that it would take Microsoft only 15 *months* to do the same if not less. The reasons for this should be obvious for everybody so i won't bother to go into detail here.
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2007-03-09
Vista is a prime example at how difficult Windows has become to manage.
That is exactly the reason why they should have rewritten the whole codebase.
I'm pretty sure they could have done it in five years, if the developers didn't have to worry about backwards compatibility.
That way they could have corrected all the old design mistakes that plaque Windows even with Vista.
It would not have been too difficult for them to write a good compatibility layer on top of that new OS either: Just think about the WINE project. They have been able to do just that *for Linux* even without Windows's source code! And when the apps run in WINE they run almost with native speed, even games!
The great advantage of a compatibility layer would also be that it would protect the new base OS from badly written legacy apps. Furthermore, fixing this layer would be just a matter of re-installing it.
Now THAT would have been the brave *new* Windows of the 21st century!
Edited 2007-04-04 12:53