While Build 5232 was released today to testers, WinSuperSite continues its review of build 5231. "Windows Vista Build 5231 could have been horrible and I'd still be happy about it, because we're finally getting regular Windows Vista builds. That build 5231 is not horrible, and includes a number of exciting new features, is just the frosting on the cake. After a rough beginning and a particularly bad 2004-2005, Windows Vista is finally on track."
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Member since:2005-07-14
Well, by definition, if XP is a good desktop OS, it should not have such bugs.
Also, by logical reasoning, if people are using Linux as an desktop OS (and there are such people, I know a lot of them), Linux already _IS_ a desktop OS => ready for desktop. So debating whether it will be ready for the desktop in the future makes no sense. 
Member since:"Also, by logical reasoning, if people are using Linux as an desktop OS (and there are such people, I know a lot of them), Linux already _IS_ a desktop OS => ready for desktop. So debating whether it will be ready for the desktop in the future makes no sense. "
well not when most of then are dual booting with windows..
Member since:2005-10-02
just like the thousands of known bugs in whatever linux distro you are using
What thousand bugs? Should we begin to count bugs as a little competition between you (Mr.Noname) and me?
Let's see how many bugs I can find in Windows, and Gnome, Equinox and outside Gnome and Equinox.
Probably a lot more than you think.
If GNU/Linux isn't ready for the desktop, nor is Windows. The same goes for Mac OS X.
None of these can handle drag and drop to printer properly - windows is especially bad at this one.
Windows couldn't recognize my mainstream hardware. I had to manually install everything.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again until the issues are solved: No desktop environments are ready for the desktop yet.
Member since:"What thousand bugs?"
just have a look here for a start:
http://bugs.gnome.org
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oh no you had a little problem getting a USB bluetooth dongle to work. That is a very well known bug in XP SP2, just like the thousands of known bugs in whatever linux distro you are using. Windows XP is more ready for the desktop than any linux distro, at least if it doesn't work out of the box there's a simple solution to get the hardware to work rather than add a line in some remote config file or use an emulator (Ndiswrapper) for your network card which doesn't support WPA and has half the performance or mess about with your sound card only then to realise than digital output of your card is not supported in linux or try to install your graphics card only to realise ATI have terrible linux drivers and when you go to a forum you are told "RTFM n00b" or buy an nvidia card.