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Windows Vista RC1 Impresses Critics
bradley fellows writes "Early feedback from testers already using Windows Vista RC1 (Release Candidate 1) report that the OS is more stable than expected, which bodes well for Microsoft's plan to have Vista out according to its current schedule." Mind you, "expected" is relative given how many users regard their frequent crashes as normal operation for a PC.
It's easy to see what they mean, but I think most of us know that a new install of XP can seem shiny and beautiful, but 2 months later, you've got a total piece of crap. This RC hasn't been out for too long, and I doubt they've had the full "Windows dies slowly" experience.
You Linux nerds crack me up. You still think its 1996 or something and everyone still uses windows 95 because of the "OMGZErs the windows crashes all the times!" For people who claim to be on the cutting edge of technology, you sure as hell seem to have missed the last 10 years of OS history.
UMM NO.
Windows 2000 and XP are VERY stable. I literally cannot remember the last time ive seen a blue screen, or had the OS crash on me where I needed to reboot, and ive been working in IT for 15 years. Yes, ive had apps fail, but you shut them down, and relaunch them. Yes, occasionaly an MS update will require a reboot...so what? I won't get into my personal experiences with Linux and fun times involving driver frustrations and dll hell.
Now I haven't used Vista so I wont comment on it, but this whole "Windows crashes all the time it sucks!" just shows you ignorant you really are. You wanna convert more people to Linux? Stop acting like 10 year old children arguing over the best cartoon show.
Then label me a troll because my PC becomes sluggish after being on for 24 hours. I only use Commercial software (MS Office, MS Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Norton's AntiVirus). I don't even have a CD/DVD Burner on my office PC.
Am I infected? I don't think so. I only use IE when I need MSDN, my mail server has an AntiVirus checker, I have 2 firewalls (one hardware and one software). I don't run any servers on my box.
The slow downs gets real bad after 24 hours without a reboot. If I right-click on the desktop and got New... it will take over 30 seconds before the next menu appears. This is on a 1 year old P4 2.8GHz
I can add a third and a fourth:
OS/2 - HPFS was a great approach to a filesystem.
Linux - it just runs and runs, although it's a server, not a workstation.
MS could replicate these successes by junking NTFS and getting a real file system.
The cesspool just got a check and balance.
But, linux box at home doesn't crash ever.
Bullshit. I used linux at home, and it would indeed crash, locking to the point where X would no longer respond (not even to ctrl alt backspace).