Comments on: Windows XP Follows Gates into Semi-Retirement http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: ZCZC http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-1038047 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:41:33 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-1038047 <a href="http://www.ruantui.cn/fenlei/1/" rel="nofollow">窃听器</a> 窃听器

]]> by: LZW http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-932879 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:42:45 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-932879 Sounds like vista sucks for users of xp. It is probably no better or worse then a handful of other unfamiliar operating systems. In retrospect, Microsoft should have made something that XP users would love. I've been using windows since v3.1 and have found each version a little better. (except for Millennium Edition) Except until now, with Vista, I see nothing better about it. People say the Aero Glass interface is real cool but I think the XP Luna style is even cooler. Aero has kind of a dull flat look to it. People rave about the mind blowing security features of Vista but I've not had a security problem with XP since switching to Firefox. Yet the Vista fan base grows every day. I even know one person who swore they would never use vista, who now swears Vista is the best thing ever! One person might not be a lot compared to the countless people I know who hate Vista or have no opinion but one person is a start. What then can microsoft do to wow the current fans of Vista with the upcoming Windows 7? Will they design an even darker and gloomier visual style? Can they make it faster or more reliable? When will the wow start? I think microsoft needs to convince people that the next operating system was designed for them and not as some DRM security for Hollywood. Sounds like vista sucks for users of xp. It is probably no better or worse then a handful of other unfamiliar operating systems.

In retrospect, Microsoft should have made something that XP users would love. I’ve been using windows since v3.1 and have found each version a little better. (except for Millennium Edition) Except until now, with Vista, I see nothing better about it.

People say the Aero Glass interface is real cool but I think the XP Luna style is even cooler. Aero has kind of a dull flat look to it.

People rave about the mind blowing security features of Vista but I’ve not had a security problem with XP since switching to Firefox.

Yet the Vista fan base grows every day. I even know one person who swore they would never use vista, who now swears Vista is the best thing ever! One person might not be a lot compared to the countless people I know who hate Vista or have no opinion but one person is a start.

What then can microsoft do to wow the current fans of Vista with the upcoming Windows 7? Will they design an even darker and gloomier visual style? Can they make it faster or more reliable? When will the wow start?

I think microsoft needs to convince people that the next operating system was designed for them and not as some DRM security for Hollywood.

]]> by: Bill http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-928906 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:52:44 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-928906 Win 95 promised it would work faster and be more productive--if you bought a faster cpu and doubled your memory so you could run it. For generations, Kodak and Gillette kept changing handles and film formats to keep people buying something new and to stay ahead of generic suppliers. Does anybody remember the Kodak disc camera? Vista is Bill Gates's disc camera. Bill Ramsey Win 95 promised it would work faster and be more productive–if you bought a faster cpu and doubled your memory so you could run it.

For generations, Kodak and Gillette kept changing handles and film formats to keep people buying something new and to stay ahead of generic suppliers. Does anybody remember the Kodak disc camera? Vista is Bill Gates’s disc camera.
Bill Ramsey

]]> by: MissingFrame http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-928799 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:27:10 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-928799 Most complaints about Vista are with brand spanking new computers. I don't know a single soul who installed Vista on a computer that didn't ship with it, and why would you? Most complaints about Vista are with brand spanking new computers. I don’t know a single soul who installed Vista on a computer that didn’t ship with it, and why would you?

]]> by: Michael Forry http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-928592 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:23:21 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5829#comment-928592 Main thing people bitch about with Vista is running OLD crap on it. UPDATE people, then you wont have a problem! I hate seeing Vista getting bashed, even though Microsoft is a money hungry, greedy, non-supportive company, Vista is NOT bad! I ran Vista from beta and I have tosay, the 64bit version sucked and I have never gone back to it to try again. On the other hand, the 32bit version works just fine and I think, it works even better in gaming and updating. Mike Each to their own I guess, but everyone needs to stop saying "its slower than xp", "it wont run my software from the year 1837", "I cant use my 30 year old printer on it", my lord people, you spend HOW MUCH on tech items each year and you cant afford to buy a new printer, etc to make sure it works on Vista? Lame excuses. Side note- I still think if Linux would get its head out of its own butt and make a FEW distors instead of 80billion, it would overtake MS within a few years! Also you need to make installing ANYTHING easier, not just stuff in the manager program thingy. Main thing people bitch about with Vista is running OLD crap on it. UPDATE people, then you wont have a problem!

I hate seeing Vista getting bashed, even though Microsoft is a money hungry, greedy, non-supportive company, Vista is NOT bad!

I ran Vista from beta and I have tosay, the 64bit version sucked and I have never gone back to it to try again. On the other hand, the 32bit version works just fine and I think, it works even better in gaming and updating.

Mike

Each to their own I guess, but everyone needs to stop saying “its slower than xp”, “it wont run my software from the year 1837″, “I cant use my 30 year old printer on it”, my lord people, you spend HOW MUCH on tech items each year and you cant afford to buy a new printer, etc to make sure it works on Vista? Lame excuses.

Side note- I still think if Linux would get its head out of its own butt and make a FEW distors instead of 80billion, it would overtake MS within a few years! Also you need to make installing ANYTHING easier, not just stuff in the manager program thingy.

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