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Windows Vista - Still Fresh After 19 Months?

Posted by Zonk on from the long-term-houseguest dept.

MyStuff writes "ZDNet blog Hardware 2.0 looks at the effect of having used Windows Vista for over 18 months. It Windows Vista the indispensable upgrade that Microsoft wants you to think it is? Writer Kingsley-Hughes says 'Having been using Vista for over 18 months I believe that it's a huge improvement over XP and even though I still use XP I find that I miss many of the features that Vista offers.' Just the same, he goes on, 'I wouldn't call any of the changes earth-shattering. When I'm using XP systems I miss some of the features but not so much that they push me to upgrade any faster.' He then goes on to give a feature-by-feature breakdown of all of the improvements Vista has over XP, and what long-term use of these features can net." A possibly useful guide for gamers or administrators thinking about upgrading sometime soon.

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  1. You've got to be kidding me... by Svartalf · · Score: 5, Funny
    The BOFH has it right...

    "You should go to Vista."

    "So you like Vista?"

    "Not really, no. I run a Vista simulator."

    "Virtual Server?" the Boss asks.

    "Nah, I just turned on all the flashy crap in XP, changed the background image, took some memory out of my box and clocked down the CPU. Then broke Media player. Works like a charm."
    --
    I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the State of Texas
  2. Re:Desktoplinux.com thinks Mepis is better than bo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What can I say? They learned from the best - Microsoft.

  3. Vista's Hidden Charms by Bellum+Aeternus · · Score: 4, Funny

    One often over looked "benefit" of Vista is that it's Control Panel is completely redesigned and made much more confusing. So confusing in fact that my mother (after having upgraded and I don't know why) is unable to break her PC anymore by messing with the Control Panel. Under XP she knew where things were and would adjust them. Now she can't find anything, so I get fewer calls.

    On the flip side of the coin, the poor guys in my IT department are also lost as to where the hell the controls they need have gone in the new Control Panel.

    --
    - I voted for Nintendo and against Bush
  4. Re:When was Vista launched? by CellBlock · · Score: 3, Funny

    In 12 months, most PS3s will still be in the boxes, so yes.

  5. Re:I don't know about you guys? by SeaFox · · Score: 3, Funny

    So what was MS working on all those years?

    DRM, and a new EULA.