Bulky System Requirements for Windows Vista

unsurreal writes ""A Tech Strategist within Microsoft, Nigel Page, has gone on record to discuss the hardware requirements for Windows Vista, due out next Christmas." The next year is going to be an interesting one as hardware vendors smile towards the shocking new recommended hardware needed for the next generation Windows operating system." From the article: "Graphics: Vista has changed from using the CPU to display bitmaps on the screen to using the GPU to render vectors. This means the entire display model in Vista has changed. To render the screen in the GPU requires an awful lot of memory to do optimally - 256MB is a happy medium, but you'll actually see benefit from more. Microsoft believes that you're going to see the amount of video memory being shipped on cards hurtle up when Vista ships." Coverage available at Tom's Hardware as well, with a semi-transcript at Tech Ed.

Comments

Re:Thank you Captain Obvious...

[Joe U]

If you put OS X on a Vista class system in 2006/2007, and compared to Vista, who would win?

I'll say Vista.

1. It will run the software I have today.
2. It will run more software that I may buy tomorrow.
3. It will run 64 bit software if I need it.
4. It's going to run rings around OSX.

Re:Thank you Captain Obvious...

[KillShill]

vista would win.

because you can install it on any hardware you choose.

replacing perfectly capable hardware to install another OS just isn't a good idea.

if you have gobs of money, perhaps you'd think about donating some of it to me. then i might consider getting a mac system. right now, i live very comfortably on my fast amd machine.

Re:256mb?

[DesScorp]

Yet another reason to use linux.

Not so fast, my friend...you can bet your GNU/Ass that KDE and Gnome will try to ape Vista's looks as fast as they can manage, and then most distros will be as bloated as anything MS makes.