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InfoWorld says WinXP much slower than Win2K

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-surprise-here dept.

iforgotmyfirstlogon submitted an InfoWorld story that makes the shocking claim that XP is slower then 2k for business use. Pretty graphs, comparisons of SMP, and they even tested without the eye candy. My favorite comment is this one "it appears that for light-duty service on the newest hardware, Windows XP with Office XP is an acceptable choice -- if an 11 percent performance hit, or 53 minutes added to an 8-hour day, is acceptable." And thats the best case scenario.

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  1. even more shocking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "InforWorld story that makes the shocking claim that XP is slower then 2k for business use"

    even more shocking is that InfoWorld has changed their name to InforWorld, and that the previously respectable publication has taken to printing such elementary mistakes as "slower then" rather than "slower than"

    troll me, flamebait me, i don't care. you should check your spelling and learn the difference between the common homonyms! and here i thought this site was for geeks and nerds...

    1. Re:even more shocking... by sulli · · Score: 5, Funny

      But without the typos, it wouldn't be salshdto!

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      sulli
      RTFJ.
    2. Re:even more shocking... by iforgotmyfirstlogon · · Score: 5, Funny

      In my defense, Taco edited the piss out of what I posted. It was error-free when I sent it in.

      - Freed

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      "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love." -Turkish Proverb
  2. Microsoft announces Windows XP Turbo! by Refried+Beans · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now with compiler optimizations!

  3. Re:Not much of a surprise by joshjs · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is why I still have my typewriter: you don't even have to tell it to print, it's so damn fast.

  4. As the old saying goes... by ptomblin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Grove giveth, and Gates taketh away.

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  5. Independence test by wytcld · · Score: 5, Funny
    "independently of Microsoft: CNET/ZDNET, eTesting Labs, eWeek, PC Magazine, and PC World"

    Independently of the big three automakers, ExxonMobile says, "We objectively consider the newest crop of SUVs to be the most wonderful ever, and urge their immediate purchase by all."

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    "with their freedom lost all virtue lose" - Milton