mweidler :
Its funny how all of the vista bashers just come up with generalizations..nothing specific it just sucks.
Thats pretty laughable.
Ive been using it for 2
Actually, what's laughable is trolls bringing up a months old thread about something that never would/will ever happen in order to start a flame war.... And people actually taking it seriously.
Better to accept that in the long run 'meaningful discussion' and 'Internet' are for the most part mutually exclusive.
Long time computer users know this is all a repeat of the exact same flame wars, angst, hype, hyperbole *each* *and* *every* time Microsoft release a new operating system. So meh..
Personally, I've grown into the opinion that it would have probably been better if Vista 32 wasn't released at all. Rather, Microsoft release only Vista x64
(which *does* include the libraries needed to run 32 bit code - Never mind the bullsh*t people come to accept because their buddy said something ringing of Truthiness). Issue a statment/policy saying that 64 bits are
"The Way Forward" and if you want to be there then please feel free to join us with your next computer purchase. Don't bother upgrading your existing box unless it meets
<these higher requirements>, because it'll run like sh*t. As far as XP, we understand the needs of Legacy users, will do some extra work on SP3, and will extend support a while longer than we otherwise would have. But it is EOL as of <date>.
Regarding the OS itself - (1) It runs fine, does what it's supposed to, and believe it or not does it better than any just released OS I've had the pleasure of playing with - and know that this goes back to the days when a 386 was hot stuff. (2) Every OS released by any maker has been slower, with a larger footprint, and therefore more comsuming of Hardware than the prior version from that same maker. A lot of people seem to conveniently forget this little fact of computing life. (3) It is different from what came before - look/feel/behavior - and so what??? Get the stinking book, learn the stinking thing, and get on with it.
But, of course, this being the Internet, the above statements are meaningless too.... So where does that get us?? Nowhere.
But I will state unequivocally that coffee made from freshly roasted beans, ground on demand, is far superior than any other method. But that people are too hurried/lazy to make the effort to learn the differences, let alone incorporate it and enjoy the results of the extra bit of labor.
I suppose a parallel could be made to personal computing and choices of operating system. But this being the Internet and all.... <shrug>
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