Ok, so the Forbes video link has a 20 second advertisement before the actual content. That's fine--I can stand that. However, the content is a lady on for about 12 seconds introducing what content will show up "after the break". Then there is ANOTHER advertisement. What the hell?
Steam. Actually, that's something I like about steam. I can see when my brother is in a game, what game he's playing, and an easy link to join him. Plus, the chat can be easily accessed from any (steam-powered) game or from a stand-alone window.
For every company that I've worked, there has always been a "proper use" policy for PC usage. None of them allow the web e-mail, StumbleUpon, Slashdot, Digg, and/or Reddit time that nearly ALL coworkers I've seen use (with me, I use all of them most of the day. They should give me work that I've been requesting. Small tasks do nothing to fill 8ish hours.)
it was a late/CYA attempt to add security... in other words, a hack. So third party tools still have access to anything they want. And being that I haven't heard any of your credentials, though you have bitched about me not having any, I'm done. My guess is that you have limited experience with alternatives, and, thusly, assume that windows is THE way. I hope you get Vista and enjoy it. Best wishes.
my problem with UAC is that it is trying to cover a non-permissioned based filesystem (fat32 or NTFS, same deal). Now if they had actually followed through with WinFS, perhaps this wouldn't be an issue. UAC is a OS-level protection--NOT filesystem-level. This means that EVERYTHING related to drive permissions is essentially a hack.
The reason your software (games or whatever) have permission to write to C:\Program Files? Because that is what the filesystem allows. Is it wrong? Hell, yes. This is part of my problem with windows in general and why i use osx/linux at home.
Our applications are pretty old (15+ years or something), and, thus, have a lot of issues. I agree with some of the other posters that there should be a legacy wrapper (brought up many times before of course). Lord knows, since the resource requirements for Vista were already so high, they could have at least squeezed it in somehow.
Aero... don't get me wrong, i think it looks nice--the glass is a neat effect, but they changed the way resize logic happens for parent containers. Now we're fighting with a 3rd party developer who changes our windowing skin (not my choice) to make it handle space created in EVERY component of the app.
Sharing? VNC server. UAC blocks all 59xx ports (yes, you can manually configure the port) which VNC uses. In order for QA to run VNC so we can see some problems, we have to disable UAC AND the firewall. That makes ZERO logical sense.
I don't call myself a Vista developer. In fact, I was hired on to do something else and NEVER wanted to do any more MFC stuff. (.Net is a step in the right direction, but as i mentioned, these are legacy apps that mgmt doesn't want to touch). Vista is just the frustrating icing on the cake.
My biggest beef with Vista (well, mostly MSFT) is that it seems ZERO problems were addressed--ONLY symptoms.
I guess I'll repeat what everyone else is saying then, since they're all known problems that *gasp* have been mentioned already on countless blogs.
1. UAC (and tons if issues related to pseudo-permissioned file systems)
2. Aero (and how it relates to various 3rd party windowing)
3. Printing
4. Any sort of sharing NOT related to remote desktop.
5. Registering controls for IE7 in a locked-down registry.
That better? I'm so sick of whiners that don't read anything other than one tree of a conversation. I guess we're all supposed to repeat all other points just to satisfy them. How about actually adding your own insight/experience? Are you a Vista developer? If so, address these points.
I only replied in the tone you set. and, for what it matters, I can't really use the software either--it requires a huge infrastructure which I had assumed you didn't have (possibly incorrectly). Take a deep breath as I wasn't trying to be offensive.
Well, all of our proprietary applications (wealth management software you would not have heard of nor been able to use), but as other posters have said: Just google instead of being lazy and replying with your first thought. Clearly, you're not a developer. You just assume things always work and don't know all the things we have to deal with. And my friends wonder why developers seem to hate microsoft much more often than non-developers... Also, if you ARE a developer, learn to research.
I didn't see Vista as any sort of gain when I first started using it (before switching back to XP) on my gaming PC, but now as a developer who has been forced to port applications to the platform I all-out loathe it. It is a disaster to use. I've developed a lot on linux, a lot on windows, and a little on Mac. I've never seen anything like this. The issues you run into--really dumbfounding. People complain about the extra web development time IE causes... Vista is almost as bad from XP! Think about that for a second. This isn't trying to use a bunch of cute IE tags. This is a new version of a "backwards compatible" version of an operating system. Thanks, Bill!!!
I have patented putting characters in an ordered sequence. I'm calling it a SENT-ENCE. I'd ask for your thoughts on it, but I will of course need royalties.
I'm all for direct my brain/Microsoft linkage. If installed on my work computer it could drastically reduce the delay between using Microsoft products and relaying the resulting anger/discomfort to Microsoft... Which will then continue to be ignored. Lovely.
I know for a fact that the performance sucks compared to the windows version, as I own 2142 for both mac and windows. I also have a 2.4GHz MBP, so it's certainly not beyond the capability of the computer.
Additionally, I've used transgaming's linux releases (Point2Play, etc) before, and was not impressed--especially by their licensing model.
I don't consider "success" to be 50-60% performance in a port. I'm beyond the CAN they do it, and am questioning the HOW WELL they did it.
EA is always looking out for others--especially their customers! Thanks for the mac versions of year-old games! When do you predict they will start working?
"the best interests of the new acquisitions at heart"...
Translation: EA and EA's bottom line.
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FM transmitter, micro-USB.
I think you mean "e.g.", not "i.e."
I knew it... I'm surrounded by *ssholes.
Keep braking, *ssholes!
IBM clearly deviated from established and acceptable protocol--buying and intimidating voters.
No swing, no thanks... yet.
being that ODF is an ISO standard, the International Standards Organization is.
Ok, so the Forbes video link has a 20 second advertisement before the actual content. That's fine--I can stand that. However, the content is a lady on for about 12 seconds introducing what content will show up "after the break". Then there is ANOTHER advertisement. What the hell?
Would you like to play a game of global thermonuclear war?
Try watching the video on the site. Idiot.
There is no "gPhone". There are many gPhones on the Android open platform.
http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/
Steam. Actually, that's something I like about steam. I can see when my brother is in a game, what game he's playing, and an easy link to join him. Plus, the chat can be easily accessed from any (steam-powered) game or from a stand-alone window.
For every company that I've worked, there has always been a "proper use" policy for PC usage. None of them allow the web e-mail, StumbleUpon, Slashdot, Digg, and/or Reddit time that nearly ALL coworkers I've seen use (with me, I use all of them most of the day. They should give me work that I've been requesting. Small tasks do nothing to fill 8ish hours.)
Swords.
I shouldn't have clumped NTFS with the Fat complaints, you're right.
it was a late/CYA attempt to add security... in other words, a hack. So third party tools still have access to anything they want. And being that I haven't heard any of your credentials, though you have bitched about me not having any, I'm done. My guess is that you have limited experience with alternatives, and, thusly, assume that windows is THE way. I hope you get Vista and enjoy it. Best wishes.
my problem with UAC is that it is trying to cover a non-permissioned based filesystem (fat32 or NTFS, same deal). Now if they had actually followed through with WinFS, perhaps this wouldn't be an issue. UAC is a OS-level protection--NOT filesystem-level. This means that EVERYTHING related to drive permissions is essentially a hack.
The reason your software (games or whatever) have permission to write to C:\Program Files? Because that is what the filesystem allows. Is it wrong? Hell, yes. This is part of my problem with windows in general and why i use osx/linux at home.
Our applications are pretty old (15+ years or something), and, thus, have a lot of issues. I agree with some of the other posters that there should be a legacy wrapper (brought up many times before of course). Lord knows, since the resource requirements for Vista were already so high, they could have at least squeezed it in somehow.
Aero... don't get me wrong, i think it looks nice--the glass is a neat effect, but they changed the way resize logic happens for parent containers. Now we're fighting with a 3rd party developer who changes our windowing skin (not my choice) to make it handle space created in EVERY component of the app.
Sharing? VNC server. UAC blocks all 59xx ports (yes, you can manually configure the port) which VNC uses. In order for QA to run VNC so we can see some problems, we have to disable UAC AND the firewall. That makes ZERO logical sense.
I don't call myself a Vista developer. In fact, I was hired on to do something else and NEVER wanted to do any more MFC stuff. (.Net is a step in the right direction, but as i mentioned, these are legacy apps that mgmt doesn't want to touch). Vista is just the frustrating icing on the cake.
My biggest beef with Vista (well, mostly MSFT) is that it seems ZERO problems were addressed--ONLY symptoms.
yawn.
I guess I'll repeat what everyone else is saying then, since they're all known problems that *gasp* have been mentioned already on countless blogs.
1. UAC (and tons if issues related to pseudo-permissioned file systems)
2. Aero (and how it relates to various 3rd party windowing)
3. Printing
4. Any sort of sharing NOT related to remote desktop.
5. Registering controls for IE7 in a locked-down registry.
That better? I'm so sick of whiners that don't read anything other than one tree of a conversation. I guess we're all supposed to repeat all other points just to satisfy them. How about actually adding your own insight/experience? Are you a Vista developer? If so, address these points.
I only replied in the tone you set. and, for what it matters, I can't really use the software either--it requires a huge infrastructure which I had assumed you didn't have (possibly incorrectly). Take a deep breath as I wasn't trying to be offensive.
Well, all of our proprietary applications (wealth management software you would not have heard of nor been able to use), but as other posters have said: Just google instead of being lazy and replying with your first thought. Clearly, you're not a developer. You just assume things always work and don't know all the things we have to deal with. And my friends wonder why developers seem to hate microsoft much more often than non-developers... Also, if you ARE a developer, learn to research.
I didn't see Vista as any sort of gain when I first started using it (before switching back to XP) on my gaming PC, but now as a developer who has been forced to port applications to the platform I all-out loathe it. It is a disaster to use. I've developed a lot on linux, a lot on windows, and a little on Mac. I've never seen anything like this. The issues you run into--really dumbfounding. People complain about the extra web development time IE causes... Vista is almost as bad from XP! Think about that for a second. This isn't trying to use a bunch of cute IE tags. This is a new version of a "backwards compatible" version of an operating system. Thanks, Bill!!!
I have patented putting characters in an ordered sequence. I'm calling it a SENT-ENCE. I'd ask for your thoughts on it, but I will of course need royalties.
Ok, first of all... starting your post with "How come" immediately makes you look like an idiot.
Secondly, every 6 months is more predictable and often than either Apple or Microsoft supply--take your complaints elsewhere.
I'm all for direct my brain/Microsoft linkage. If installed on my work computer it could drastically reduce the delay between using Microsoft products and relaying the resulting anger/discomfort to Microsoft... Which will then continue to be ignored. Lovely.
I know for a fact that the performance sucks compared to the windows version, as I own 2142 for both mac and windows. I also have a 2.4GHz MBP, so it's certainly not beyond the capability of the computer.
Additionally, I've used transgaming's linux releases (Point2Play, etc) before, and was not impressed--especially by their licensing model.
I don't consider "success" to be 50-60% performance in a port. I'm beyond the CAN they do it, and am questioning the HOW WELL they did it.
EA is always looking out for others--especially their customers! Thanks for the mac versions of year-old games! When do you predict they will start working?
"the best interests of the new acquisitions at heart"...
Translation: EA and EA's bottom line.