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Ten Reasons to Buy Windows Vista
pennconservative writes "Michael Desmond, writing for PCWorld.com, gives us ten reasons to buy the next version of Microsoft Windows. Some of his reasons sound compelling, and it definitely sounds like Microsoft has found yet another way to ensure market dominance for a few more years. Desmond also gives a few reasons not to buy Vista, but the most compelling of those is the hardware required to run it. Since Vista will likely ship on every new computer anyone buys, I don't see that being a major roadblock."
Windows Vista is a conspiracy to sell you the latest hardware that no one would otherwise need/want except gamers. Windows Vista force the web browsing, email checking and flash game playing people to upgrade to the latest hardware just to be compatible with the rest of the world.
you've been using IE7 on the mac for years? mac browsers suck.
much of the list isn't really comparable to mac or is vague. security fixes? more media? improved mp3 library? hard to know what he's really talking about. new user interface? hard to say you've been using that on a mac or that you'd want to.
Get a console to play games!
Which non-Blizzard real-time sim is well-supported on Mac OS X? Or do you claim that all non-Blizzard RTS games are poorly engineered? Which console supports independent gaming?
I'm unaware of any peripheral I need/want that is incompatible with OSX.
For one thing, the peripherals that switchers may already own. For another, the peripherals that people receive as gifts, either to individuals from family members or to non-profit organizations from charitable donors.
I can't think of any major IE-only sites at the moment; I'll let others respond.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
...top 10 reasons you should have switched to the Mac two years ago.
----- "All right. It was a miracle. Can we go now?"
[Windows Vista catches up to Mac OS X Panther] In terms of user-functionality.
Does that include being able to run the same game software that other people who live on your block or in your university residence hall run, in order to form LAN parties? Does that include being able to run your employer's telecommuting software? (For the price of gasoline to avoid having to telecommute, you could buy a PC that runs Windows.) Does that include being able to use the peripherals that you already own before switching or which are donated to you or to your employer?
Bad News dude, I run XP with the 'Classic' look and its still a dog.
This on a dual core P4 2.8Ghz with 512Mb ram. Damn I have p2-400s with 256mb ram running linux in the lab that are faster than this.
I've had to spend this week in the latest XP upgrade, doing paperwork process stuff that requires Word, Agile and PVCS releasing software. This system is SOOO cumbersome and clunky my hands still hurt. Every single action in windows throws up a damn 'I am doing XYZ, are you sure?', 'Attached programs may contain viruses are you sure?'
Outlook+Exchange takes 30-90+ seconds EVERY DAMN TIME I send a email out to connect to the server.
And every layer of windows in the corps(e) structure has a password!
Windows and its ilk are a SERIOUS drag to getting any work done.
In the past, Microsoft helped people 'get things done', but lately they are in the way. They are seriously dragging down productivity in the office.
They Live, We Sleep
Cool, let me run out and buy a $2500 laptop so I can run BSD with a fancy Window manager and join a user base of pretentious wire-rimmed freaks. Maybe if you guys stopped patting each other on the back long enough, you'd notice you got jerked over on hardware.
My ex loved Macs. Bought one of those cube things. What junk.
Um honey, that thing's a piece of crap and your OS crashes constantly.
Yes, but it's so pretty.
Exactly. Style over substance. You knock yourself out. Just don't spill your latte on the keyboard as you tuck your earbuds in.
>> what feature will I get that I don't already have in Mac OS X 10.4?
> Compatibility with more games.
> Compatibility with more peripherals
> Compatibility with more vertical-market apps such as the one used by your employer.
> Compatibility with web sites that are made exclusively for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Which one of these is a feature, again?
(In other words, some people don't give a damn about any of that. If that's all M$ has to offer, they'll be irrelevant in another 5-10 years.)
My other car is first.
ever heard of mactheripper? i say no more.
VLC FOR MAC IS DYING! IF YOU DEVELOP, PLEASE SAVE IT!!