That was the exact problem. Despite being given plenty of warning, many software developers (applications and drivers) did not adjust to the new environment in time for its release. Couple that phenomenon with weak integrated GPUs that should never have been certified for Vista, and that's that.
I've run Vista flawlessly on Athlon XPs on nForce2 chipsets and Socket 478 Pentium 4s on Intel 865 chipsets, so old hardware isn't the issue.
Windows 7 is just a stripped-down, modular Vista with a streamlined user interface; the big difference is that drivers and applications are finally up to speed.
Agreed.
Reminds me of a salesman we had at this independent Apple Partner where I used to work a number of years ago (I was the PC service manager). He'd promise the moon to customers spending well under $1000 on used machines. Luckily, I was able to deliver enough features by installing various FOSS to keep customers from being too disappointed; they all thought they were getting Symantec security software, MS Office, Photoshop, and hardware upgrades for free after talking to that salesman.
The guy was eventually fired when he went too far and we ended up losing money on one particular sale.
Anyway, my point is that yeah, this happens all the time, all over the place.
Just about every song from the 32X gem Knuckles' Chaotix is top notch... Same goes for SEGA's other under-appreciated platformer, Ristar! And let's not forget Rez for DC/PS2/360 Live Arcade!
Man, SEGA's on a roll:)
We've had a few interesting ones over the past few years, but two really stand-out:
1) A customer brought an IBM tower to Best Buy to have viruses/spyware removed. The customer was charged $200, had all of his personal data erased, and the system was still infected. He brought it to us (we're a resonably large, long-standing independent shop), I took pity on him, and then fixed it for free (it was a slow day, and his parents bought me a coffee from next door afterwards:) ).
2) A customer brought in a Compaq desktop that had been repaired at Future Shop (Canadian equivalent of Best Buy, actually burchased by Best Buy a few years ago), complaining that it still wasn't working right. We opened-up the case to find a stack of rubber bands and a very large screwdriver lying across the motherboard (this was a flat desktop system)... Yeah, good times.
You are correct, sir. I apologize for typing only "copyright holders", as they are not always the direct beneficiaries of such taxes. Please note, however, that I did specify SOCAN as the main common beneficiary of the two uses of taxes mentioned in my post.
Unfortunately, we're getting away from what I said initially. You are attacking semantics rather than the issue at hand in my particular post. I'm all for hearing every side of the argument, and government funding that levels that playing field is a good thing, but this particular deal has too many issues surrounding it (RTFA?;) ), potentially setting a very bad precendent for this kind of thing in Canada. Even all of that is beside my initial point though... All I'm pointing-out is this: Doesn't it strike you as a little odd that Canadians are paying people for the right to make private copies of their work while at the same time paying representatives of those same people to potentially take that already paid-for right away from them?
So, lemme get this straight... I'm paying taxes that fund copyright holders' (specifically, SOCAN) efforts to make more money while I'm still paying a blank media tax that already puts money directly into those same copyright holders' (SOCAN) pockets? Sweet deal;)
What was the first Mac with USB? Apparently it was the Rev.A G3 iMac? (1998)
I have an Intel motherboard (AL440LX) from 1997 that has two USB ports on it...
I mean, sure, it wasn't the fastest thing on the block, but it had triple-monitor support and some other really nifty technologies in there (par for the course from Matrox). I know, not exactly a gaming card, but if you're going to include the G550, you can't leave the Parhelia out.
Then there's the Px50 series too...
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That's why I own a PC Engine Duo-R ;)
That was the exact problem. Despite being given plenty of warning, many software developers (applications and drivers) did not adjust to the new environment in time for its release. Couple that phenomenon with weak integrated GPUs that should never have been certified for Vista, and that's that. I've run Vista flawlessly on Athlon XPs on nForce2 chipsets and Socket 478 Pentium 4s on Intel 865 chipsets, so old hardware isn't the issue. Windows 7 is just a stripped-down, modular Vista with a streamlined user interface; the big difference is that drivers and applications are finally up to speed.
Agreed. Reminds me of a salesman we had at this independent Apple Partner where I used to work a number of years ago (I was the PC service manager). He'd promise the moon to customers spending well under $1000 on used machines. Luckily, I was able to deliver enough features by installing various FOSS to keep customers from being too disappointed; they all thought they were getting Symantec security software, MS Office, Photoshop, and hardware upgrades for free after talking to that salesman. The guy was eventually fired when he went too far and we ended up losing money on one particular sale. Anyway, my point is that yeah, this happens all the time, all over the place.
Just about every song from the 32X gem Knuckles' Chaotix is top notch... Same goes for SEGA's other under-appreciated platformer, Ristar! And let's not forget Rez for DC/PS2/360 Live Arcade! Man, SEGA's on a roll :)
1) A customer brought an IBM tower to Best Buy to have viruses/spyware removed. The customer was charged $200, had all of his personal data erased, and the system was still infected. He brought it to us (we're a resonably large, long-standing independent shop), I took pity on him, and then fixed it for free (it was a slow day, and his parents bought me a coffee from next door afterwards :) ).
2) A customer brought in a Compaq desktop that had been repaired at Future Shop (Canadian equivalent of Best Buy, actually burchased by Best Buy a few years ago), complaining that it still wasn't working right. We opened-up the case to find a stack of rubber bands and a very large screwdriver lying across the motherboard (this was a flat desktop system)... Yeah, good times.
You are correct, sir. I apologize for typing only "copyright holders", as they are not always the direct beneficiaries of such taxes. Please note, however, that I did specify SOCAN as the main common beneficiary of the two uses of taxes mentioned in my post. Unfortunately, we're getting away from what I said initially. You are attacking semantics rather than the issue at hand in my particular post. I'm all for hearing every side of the argument, and government funding that levels that playing field is a good thing, but this particular deal has too many issues surrounding it (RTFA? ;) ), potentially setting a very bad precendent for this kind of thing in Canada. Even all of that is beside my initial point though... All I'm pointing-out is this: Doesn't it strike you as a little odd that Canadians are paying people for the right to make private copies of their work while at the same time paying representatives of those same people to potentially take that already paid-for right away from them?
So, lemme get this straight... I'm paying taxes that fund copyright holders' (specifically, SOCAN) efforts to make more money while I'm still paying a blank media tax that already puts money directly into those same copyright holders' (SOCAN) pockets? Sweet deal ;)
What was the first Mac with USB? Apparently it was the Rev.A G3 iMac? (1998) I have an Intel motherboard (AL440LX) from 1997 that has two USB ports on it...
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/ 20/1912221&tid=126&tid=137
Yeah, thought it looked familiar...
- I'd be interested in a similar article about somebody who switched from Windows to OSX (on anything)
Damn those pesky relevant answers to questions askedAnand of AnandTech's experience with Tiger.
I mean, sure, it wasn't the fastest thing on the block, but it had triple-monitor support and some other really nifty technologies in there (par for the course from Matrox). I know, not exactly a gaming card, but if you're going to include the G550, you can't leave the Parhelia out. Then there's the Px50 series too...