Posted on 04/01/2009 3:40:55 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
AUSTIN — It could be “Hasta la vista, baby” to state agency purchases of Microsoft’s Windows Vista information technology under a proposed state budget provision.
The “rider” in the proposed two-year, $182.2 billion state budget — expected to be taken up Wednesday by the Texas Senate — would require state agencies to get written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Vista technology related to an operating system, equipment or licenses.
Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, added the provision in committee and said it’s meant to block purchases of the technology, which has been targeted by criticism: “Don’t buy it, because it’s not worth it.”
Hinojosa, Senate Finance Committee vice chairman, said, “We have a lot of problems with the Vista program. It had a lot of bugs. It takes up a lot of memory. It’s not compatible with other equipment, and it’s supposed to be an upgrade from the XP program that is being used by state agencies, and it’s not.”
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fyi
I have it on my machine it is been okay - knock on wood.
VISTA could be the dumbest thing microsoft ever did
after redeaming themselves (almos) with Win2K and Win XP Pro
Office 2007 SUXKS too
LMAO !!! Sweet !
The Windows 7 beta, though, is Vista the way it should have been from the outset.
I love the new Microsoft OS and will install the RC when it becomes available in a few weeks. It's been extremely stable and reliable since I installed it 3 mos. ago. Plus, it looks cool.
I wouldn't hesitate deploying any of these in an office environment.
Windows 7
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) will be the next release of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, netbooks[1] and media center PCs.[2] Microsoft stated in 2007 they were planning Windows 7 development for a three-year time frame starting after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Microsoft has stated that the final release date would be determined by product quality.[3]
Unlike its predecessor, Windows 7 is intended to be an incremental upgrade from Vista, with the goal of being fully compatible with device drivers, applications, and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible.[4] Presentations given by the company in 2008 have focused on multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup,[5] and performance improvements. Some applications that have been included with prior releases of Microsoft Windows, most notably Windows Movie Maker, and Windows Photo Gallery, are no longer included with the operating system; they are instead offered separately as part of the freeware Windows Live Essentials suite.[6] ...”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
“Office 2007 SUXKS too”
We decided to use Open Office for our small business. It really has everything we need, and the price is right!
Probably doesn’t have everything MS Office does but it’s a well put together package.
Thought so- UT is already waist deep in Vista, too late to turn the tide until Windows 7 goes RTM. UT has its own in house IT department separate from other state agencies anyway.
Billy, Vista Sucks!
By now, I guess we all know the reason for the great ascendancy of Microsoft XP, right?
At least your statehouse is looking out for you...
But I still like Linux and use it at home. Not perfect either, but not the bloatware that Windows seems to be becoming. Get reminded of that whenever I boot one of the old 'Win95 or '98 boxes. So light, so fast!
I use it for my work with the state legislature. I don't need much and it provides more than I need. Agree on the price, but I wouldn't be adverse to paying a moderate price. The vast majority of Office2003 capabilities are wasted on me and only get in the way.
Once in a while.
This is where I had a bit of a problem with Windows 7. On everything related to speed and stability it was great in a VM even compared to XP. But for looks I can tell a simple paint job over the old UI any day. Many of the dialogs are the same crappy dialogs they've had since the NT days. Their attempt to emulate the OS X Dock didn't go well either. But on the UI special kudos go to the reworked Performance Monitor.
Maybe. But can you name anything of note that it does better than XP? Nagging you about stupid things and distracting you from you work don't count.
i'm a big fan of Linux, use OpenSUSE 11.1. i can tell you that KDE 4.x is starting to get pretty bloated too. Still not the level of Windows, but noticeable.
Still love and use KDE, but it is distressing.
Uh....lemme get back to you.
I keep an XP box booted just because my favorite scanning software doesn't work on Windows 7 64-bit.
I must really be getting used to Windows 7 because I get mildly annoyed when I have to use two hands to browse files with XP that the new program lets me access with one. Some of the tricks like Aero Peek and Window Flips, etc. that I at first found gimmicky, have turned out to be real time-savers. I can't imagine going back to XP or Vista full-time.
Are you running this as your primary OS or have you installed it as another operating system you can boot into, i.e. multiboot?
To me, Aero Peek isn't a great metaphor for finding your windows, and Windows Flip doesn't impress me since I mainly use OS X with Expose, which has been out for five years and IMHO works better.
What about Bob?
From what I understand the full DRM environment hasn't been fully enabled in W7 yet. I might be wrong about that though as I don't follow the train wreck that is microsoft as much as I used to.
I just let go of KDE after about a decade, for XFCE (Xubuntu). Machine is a bit more responsive.
I installed Windows 7 Beta back in early January as a lark. I put it on a separate drive in a smallish partition to see how it worked. I liked it so much that I did an upgrade installation within the week on top of my Vista operating system on my primary hard drive. Very few bugs, it is compatible with almost everything I had installed, no BSOD yet. I haven't reinstalled Vista and don't anticipate having to do so. So, basically I have a dual boot system in which I can load Windows 7 from two different places. It is certainly the best operating system that MS has developed and I was a pretty happy XP user.
i’ve used XFCE, and have it installed, but i still like the convenience and flexibility of KDE. i guess it’s a trade off, eh?
Sounds like another Bawney Fwank commenting on the banking industry.
It is definitely a tradeoff.
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