It's funny to see these anti-vista comments. Everybody with a new computer/laptop that I have met uses Vista. Do they have a problem? Hell, no. Most of them complain about some change in the interface for a day or two, and then, soon enough, get used to it. After a week, they wouldn't want to switch back to XP. Will corporations change to Vista? I'm sure they will, eventually. Because of the ridiculously large amount of anti-vista hype that is being blasted out, I'm sure that quite a few organizations will initially stay away from Vista. I remember the same thing when XP came out - I had seen organizations sticking to '98 for YEARS after that...I suspect Vista will take a similar time-frame, maybe less.
I use Vista at home, and XP at work. Which do I prefer? Honestly, I haven't decided. Neither is 'worse'. There are so many things that are cool and fancy about Vista, but the most important thing is - it just works. Except for a few complaints here and there, I'm pretty happy with Vista. I can't think of a single reason to 'upgrade' to XP. On the other hand, XP doesn't seem outdated and clunky either, yet. I see this as a win-win for MS.
About Linux, I'm sure Linux has its advantages. However, I am a geek, but when I come home, I just want to read mail, listen to music, surf the web, and do things that the 'common man' does. I am sooo tempted to try out Ubuntu or some other flavor of Linux - I have only tried two different versions of Redhat, and that was like 7-8 years ago. But each time, the thing that stops me is the question, "Why?". Except for the high of trying something new, I can't think of a reason to install Ubuntu, go into the trouble of creating new partitions, and possibly having to hunt down drivers, etc. How will installing Linux help me? Most of the apps that I use on a daily basis might be available on Linux, but many will not. Emulation seems silly when you've got the real thing lying around. Performance? Except for boot-up times (around 30 secs, cold boot), I can't complain about Vista's performance. Stability? Vista is solid as a rock. Security? I consider myself a smart enough user to deal with security issues. I've got an antivirus, use Vista's firewall, and anti-spyware apps. If it ever happens, I can deal with a virus infestation. Being able to tweak the OS/kernel? Being able to view the source? These were things that intrigued me once, but now I realize, I am not really interested, except maybe as a hobby. Any new features I would need probably been done in an app in Windows somewhere. If not, I can just whip up an app in a few days.
So to round if off, from a Vista user's perspective, all these anti-Vista/MS rants, while amusing, seem only as relevant as a 'Go Vegetarian' ad to a non-vegetarian.
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It's funny to see these anti-vista comments. Everybody with a new computer/laptop that I have met uses Vista. Do they have a problem? Hell, no. Most of them complain about some change in the interface for a day or two, and then, soon enough, get used to it. After a week, they wouldn't want to switch back to XP. Will corporations change to Vista? I'm sure they will, eventually. Because of the ridiculously large amount of anti-vista hype that is being blasted out, I'm sure that quite a few organizations will initially stay away from Vista. I remember the same thing when XP came out - I had seen organizations sticking to '98 for YEARS after that...I suspect Vista will take a similar time-frame, maybe less.
I use Vista at home, and XP at work. Which do I prefer? Honestly, I haven't decided. Neither is 'worse'. There are so many things that are cool and fancy about Vista, but the most important thing is - it just works. Except for a few complaints here and there, I'm pretty happy with Vista. I can't think of a single reason to 'upgrade' to XP. On the other hand, XP doesn't seem outdated and clunky either, yet. I see this as a win-win for MS.
About Linux, I'm sure Linux has its advantages. However, I am a geek, but when I come home, I just want to read mail, listen to music, surf the web, and do things that the 'common man' does. I am sooo tempted to try out Ubuntu or some other flavor of Linux - I have only tried two different versions of Redhat, and that was like 7-8 years ago. But each time, the thing that stops me is the question, "Why?". Except for the high of trying something new, I can't think of a reason to install Ubuntu, go into the trouble of creating new partitions, and possibly having to hunt down drivers, etc. How will installing Linux help me? Most of the apps that I use on a daily basis might be available on Linux, but many will not. Emulation seems silly when you've got the real thing lying around. Performance? Except for boot-up times (around 30 secs, cold boot), I can't complain about Vista's performance. Stability? Vista is solid as a rock. Security? I consider myself a smart enough user to deal with security issues. I've got an antivirus, use Vista's firewall, and anti-spyware apps. If it ever happens, I can deal with a virus infestation. Being able to tweak the OS/kernel? Being able to view the source? These were things that intrigued me once, but now I realize, I am not really interested, except maybe as a hobby. Any new features I would need probably been done in an app in Windows somewhere. If not, I can just whip up an app in a few days.
So to round if off, from a Vista user's perspective, all these anti-Vista/MS rants, while amusing, seem only as relevant as a 'Go Vegetarian' ad to a non-vegetarian.