InfoWorld says WinXP much slower than Win2K

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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Re:not the only performance hit

[Masem]

If only we told people how to *use* computers as opposed to teaching them to click on specific buttons and using specific menu items to do specific tasks...

Typically, as long as an OS has a consistent interface *and* plenty of help, I doubt a well-trained computer user will get lost. However, sheep that are trained on how to use Windows or Word or Excel will flounder when they have to deviate a bit from the path.

The XP interface isn't terrible. (I'm a sucker for AA fonts and alpha layer fun). All the buttons are in the usual places, but look just a bit different. But because we've "trained" people to look for a black X on a grey button in the top right corner of a blue-background window border in order to close a window, the new XP interface will give those sheep headaches. Microsoft's fault? No; I blame "..For Dummies" and the rest for the sheep mentality.