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Windows Vista and XP Head To Head

Posted by kdawson on from the who's-the-fairest-of-them-all dept.

thefickler sends in an article comparing Windows Vista and Windows XP in the areas of security, home entertainment, GUI, parental controls, and networking. The author clearly believes that Vista wins across these categories.

6 of 364 comments (clear)

  1. Well then, by megrims · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess it's time for a new PC. I don't know that I can live without IE 7's new 'anti-phishing' filter.

    1. Re:Well then, by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

      You should install the lord_pwnalot toolbar, that protects you against spyware and adware too.

      --
      echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
  2. Re:Randomization? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, you exist for mine. Now dance, monkey!

  3. Re:Inquiring Minds Want To Know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>> "Shut your mouth and don't read it."

    You usually shut your eyes when you don't want to read something....

  4. I hate sudo by gagge · · Score: 3, Funny

    A new 'user account control' system tries to protect you from yourself, so you don't accidentally make changes to important system settings without being warned first. However pressing the 'ok' button lets you do whatever you want anyway, and experienced users will just be annoyed. What did I do? I turned it off completely and am not bothered by it anymore. You'll probably do the same, too.
    Yeah, I just tried this new thing called Linux or Ubuntu or something, they use the same kind of security, called sudo or something. It annoys me so I just log in as root, as the author recommends. That sudo thing is only to protect the computer from yourself.
  5. No bare feet, please by Lime+Green+Bowler · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The author clearly believes that Vista wins across these categories." Wow, a sock puppet article.