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Windows Vista RC1 Impresses Critics

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the critics-aren't-always-critical dept.

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.

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  1. Windows bashing is old, even for Slashdot by Chicken04GTO · · Score: 1, Troll

    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.