A lot of/.er's seem to get so much enjoyment out of any flaw that is revealed about Windows Vista on the site even if the flaw will be addressed with the next update or two (Remember, the OS is pretty damn new). What makes it worse is that the/. gods ignite the war by posting the negative news about anything Windows; be it even the pettiest piece of news (I.E. This article). Any real techie should know that every OS has their flaws when they are first released. We already know XP is the way to go right now rather than Vista but get this: XP has been out for 6 years now! They have had enough time to perfect the OS. When Vista has been out for about a year or so, it WILL be better than XP. M$ will have no choice BUT to make it better since the adoption rate will be so high.
Another thing, Linux is not the end-all solution to everything. I understand that Linux is great (I use Ubuntu Edgy on my laptop) but it is not as user friendly as it could be (you need a damned degree in engineering just to install a software package) and the software/hardware support is just not there yet. As with Vista, give Linux a few more years when more industries start acknowledging it as an OS that is actually worth it and we will see the perfect Linux flavor.
I love reading Slashdot and all but honestly I'm sick of the Anti-M$, Pro Linux post. I'm all for Ubuntu Edgy (I run it on my super crappy laptop) but it comes down to this; I have Vista and I can honestly say that I have had no problems since day one (about a month ago). Everything "just worked" like it did in XP. Vista recognized many of my devices from the start, all I needed to do was install the Beta drivers for my GeForce 7600 GT (which I hope won't be beta for too long).
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A lot of /.er's seem to get so much enjoyment out of any flaw that is revealed about Windows Vista on the site even if the flaw will be addressed with the next update or two (Remember, the OS is pretty damn new). What makes it worse is that the /. gods ignite the war by posting the negative news about anything Windows; be it even the pettiest piece of news (I.E. This article). Any real techie should know that every OS has their flaws when they are first released. We already know XP is the way to go right now rather than Vista but get this: XP has been out for 6 years now! They have had enough time to perfect the OS. When Vista has been out for about a year or so, it WILL be better than XP. M$ will have no choice BUT to make it better since the adoption rate will be so high.
Another thing, Linux is not the end-all solution to everything. I understand that Linux is great (I use Ubuntu Edgy on my laptop) but it is not as user friendly as it could be (you need a damned degree in engineering just to install a software package) and the software/hardware support is just not there yet. As with Vista, give Linux a few more years when more industries start acknowledging it as an OS that is actually worth it and we will see the perfect Linux flavor.
Yours truly,
Steven a.k.a BlkMagik07
I love reading Slashdot and all but honestly I'm sick of the Anti-M$, Pro Linux post. I'm all for Ubuntu Edgy (I run it on my super crappy laptop) but it comes down to this; I have Vista and I can honestly say that I have had no problems since day one (about a month ago). Everything "just worked" like it did in XP. Vista recognized many of my devices from the start, all I needed to do was install the Beta drivers for my GeForce 7600 GT (which I hope won't be beta for too long).