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Posted on 04/21/2007 7:13:38 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
WITH TWO OVERLAPPING events, Microsoft admitted what we have been saying all along, Vista, aka Windows MeII, is a joke that no one wants. It did two unprecedented things this week that frankly stunned us.
Dell announced that it would be offering XP again on home PCs. The second that Vista came out, Microsoft makes it very hard for you to sell anything other than MeII. It can't do this on the business side because it would be laughed out the door, but for the walking sheep class, well, you take what you are shovelled.
(Excerpt) Read more at volesoft.com ...
Windows Millennium, the sequel.
Any freepers out there running WinME2?
I am still running ME on an older laptop and it is actually more stable than some of my XP machines. Never really understood all the negativity towards ME, it wasn’t all that different than other Win98 variants.
I look at WinME the same way I look at AOL software.
You’re one of the rare ones who’s not having problems with WinME.
So if you’ve had good luck with WinME, would you consider upgrading to WinME(part 2)?
The Legacy of Vista :CE ME NT
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“I am still running ME on an older laptop and it is actually more stable than some of my XP machines. Never really understood all the negativity towards ME, it wasn’t all that different than other Win98 variants.”
No problems using ME here, either. Other than the lack of support for the old OS.
Story is also on the Inq:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39087
Key quote (on Dell re-offering XP):
“Never before has anyone backpedalled on this,
to do so would earn you the wrath of Microsoft.
But Dell just did. This means that MeII [Vista]
sales are at least as bad as we think, the software
and driver situation is just as miserable, and
Dell had no choice but to buck the trend.”
Charlie opines that Mr.Bill is losing his
leverage over the OEMs.
Thanks for remembering BOB :State of the art from M$ !
If you spend time making sure you have the right drivers, ME was my system of choice.
But because of network protocols with clients, I use WIN2Ksp4 the most.
For a minute it appeared Microsoft might have hired Harry Reid as their spokesperson, but Microsoft did not say that and are not surrendering just yet.
you hafta wonda how the world’s richest man
got rich from this pos?
In other Vista news,
no Service Pack until November.
Otellini lets slip Vista Service Pack date
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39070
“Whether Otellini knows when the serice pack is
due or he’s guessing. But if anyone outside
Voledom has a inkling then, frankly, it’ll be him.”
Whatever, but you can expect zero enterprise
uptake of Vista until the first SP. And if
enterprises are wise, they’ll just stay on
Win2K and XP until they move to Linux or Mac.
Because Big Blue didn’t buy his crap.
And after 95 came around, IBM was quick with OS/2, which was at the time the only true multitasking OS for PC’s.
Gates filled a vacuum. Now he has competition. Let the chips fall where they may.
I recently purchased a Dell with Vista on it.
My experience so far:
-A few extra mouse clicks to confirm what I’ve just told it to do. Some folks find this annoying, but to a chowder-head-that-sometimes-gets-it-right like me, it has saved my bacon a couple of times.
-I use MS Word to do all my word processing...that would be the 1997 version (yeah, serious old school). It installed great and works without a hitch on Vista.
-It takes some getting used-to when it comes to “where did I put that file?”, but that was overcome quickly.
-The only problem I’ve had so far was trying to install “DVD Xpress” a piece of hardware that transfers analog video & audio to digital. On my XP computer, it works just fine, but Vista wouldn’t let it install.
The Bottom Line for me: it works.
The chips have fallen.
Microsoft has won. The game
wasn't even close.
Not if they keep releasing bloated operating systems that require expensive hardware upgrades.
Technology's cool.
It's advancing very fast.
Buying better cards
for video and
faster IO ain't a pain,
it's more user power.
Get with the program.
If you like thin clients with
no power, stick with them!
Since you either can’t or won’t reply like a normal human, forget about it.
I spend enough time decoding things.
> -The only problem I’ve had so far was trying to
> install “DVD Xpress” a piece of hardware that
> transfers analog video & audio to digital.
> On my XP computer, it works just fine, but
> Vista wouldn’t let it install.
This could be due to Vista DRM.
If so, expect more of the same.
It’s not that it wouldn’t work technically, it’s
that the old app doesn’t comply with MS
content-checking (Hollywood lawyer permission)
before allowing you to process your own content.
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