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Midnight rush to grab Vista
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| 1/30/2007
| Andrew Colley
Posted on 01/30/2007 12:16:33 AM PST by ShawTaylor
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To: Incorrigible
Yes, you are correct, but HP sells their product with that Microsoft product in it. IMO, they own the problems that go with it.
To: TChris
"What? His "assertion" was a statement of his personal experience. His "reputable source" is himself.
Why are you bashing the guy for relating his personal experience?"
His assertion is his personal experience?
This is what he said:
"We still have a bunch of Windows Professional 2000 boxes, and by far it's the most stable Windows version ever."
Perhaps you will explain to me how a guy can say Win 2000 is the "most stable Windows version ever", when he has neither used XP nor Vista, which Microsoft themselves have done extensive tests to prove are far more stable than win 2000?
To: Bommer
"
Doubt it! Vista is the ME of XP"
Proof that you don't know ME or Vista.
ME was a very minor upgrade that ame out barely a year after Win 98.
Vista is a major upgrade that had cme out a full 5 years after XP.
Your analogy doesn't even come close to being close to reality.
Get back to me when you get to the real world will ya?
"
Theres nothing in it that makes an upgrade "
Yeah?
There are 100 reasons right here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/100reasons.mspx
And more here:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/639a0593-b990-4f53-82be-857fcea5a5061033.mspx
"
I don't think people are going to want to risk buying Vista after remembering the nightmare of XP's first release and all the SP's they had to go through to secure it."
Luckily, you don't speak for "people".
The Microsoft-haters said exactly the same things about XP when it was launched. It went to become the best selling operating system ever. So you will excuse me while I laug at your predictions.
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To: ShawTaylor
I'm not a Microsoft hater (except for ME-I really hated that piece of crap), but I won't be running out to upgrade. I'm happy with XP right now. I'm tired of getting everything tweaked just the way I want it and then having MS want me to do it all over again with a new OS.
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posted on
01/30/2007 11:32:07 AM PST
by
GATOR NAVY
(Naming CVNs after congressmen and mediocre presidents burns my butt)
To: ShawTaylor
A signed copy of Vista? That ought to be worth something fifty years from now. Or maybe not.
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posted on
01/30/2007 11:33:45 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: Roux
You'll have to upgrade some or all of your other software, too. Best wait and buy a whole new system after we get through the infant mortality phase.
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posted on
01/30/2007 11:35:38 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: ShawTaylor
Because Steve Balmer tell us if his flagship product was failing, amirite? XD
To: relictele
3) Virtual sandboxing (VMWare etc.) will level the playing field quicker than any flame wars and advertising campaigns. That's why MS and others will micromanage license terms in order to avoid giving customers the ability to switch platforms in an instant. If you had 10 cars in the garage, would you drive the same one every day? Too late. Running Mac OSX 10.4 with Parallels. WinXP on a partition for when I absolutely need to access a recalcitrant, badly coded website. I can switch platforms in an instant.
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posted on
01/30/2007 11:45:14 AM PST
by
LexBaird
(98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
To: Doohickey
Windows XP completed Microsoft's transition to a unified line of Operating Systems based on the robust and proven NT kernel. It was a necessary upgrade to get that kernel. Besides eye candy and the DRM content restrictions, I'm hard pressed to see exactly what improvements Windows Vista offers to computer users.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
01/30/2007 11:51:44 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: ShawTaylor
Perhaps you will explain to me how a guy can say Win 2000 is the "most stable Windows version ever", when he has neither used XP nor Vista... Did you know for a fact that he hasn't used XP or Vista when you bashed him? Sounds like the blatant assertion was on your side.
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posted on
01/30/2007 12:24:04 PM PST
by
TChris
(The Democrat Party: A sewer into which is emptied treason, inhumanity and barbarism - O. Morton)
To: ShawTaylor
Proof that you don't know ME or Vista. ME was a very minor upgrade that ame out barely a year after Win 98. Vista is a major upgrade that had cme out a full 5 years after XP. Your analogy doesn't even come close to being close to reality. Get back to me when you get to the real world will ya Oh Ok Shawn. Tell me the major overhaul of Vista other than its 64 bit (as have been Mac and all UNIX based OS's) and that there are alot of programs and periphials that aren't supported by it?
Look, just because your a MS butt kisser, doesn't justify pissing $199 on this. So far the reviews (just like ME) have been unentusiastic!
Uninspiring Vista
Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting
PC World - Every Microsoft upgrade sets a new standard--in hype.
I went to Microsofts web page to look at their TOP 100 reasons to upgrade. I'm only listing the top 50 because the bottom 50 are just as lame! Still waiting on something that tells me this is worth $200! Vista offers a lot of improvements over Windows XP, but most of them are conveniences rather than essentials!
Heres The top 50 from the MS web site:
1. It makes using your PC a breeze
2. Because all of your music is just a remote control click away
3. It's the safest version of Windows ever (yeah right)
4. See your world in a whole new light
5. It can find your stuff
6. Because you're always on the run
7. Because you can freeze time
8. Your PC can take care of itself
9. Unchain your mobile PC
10. Surf more safely
11. Help protect your kids online
12. Schedule showtime on your time
13. Because you need to know who the bad guys are
14. Make any room a media room
15. Because your PC remembers to back up for you
16. Get your new computer up and running in no time
17. It's like having your own personal anchorman
18. Create your own personal archive
19. Watch live TV on your PC
20. Set up your home network in a flash
21. Put more playtime in family time
22. See everything you're working on at a glance
23. Because it's like a digital candy store
24. Because you don't want to worry about spyware
***25. It works with the software, hardware, and services you want
26. Because you're a multitasker
27. Because your computer can keep up with you while you're on the go
28. Enjoy your memories, larger than life
29. Take the handwritten approach
30. Restore your PC in an instant
31. Because your PC lets you know if something's wrongand helps you fix it
32. Streamline IT management across your business
33. Preserve a lifetime of memories
34. Connect to the network at work or school
35. Because you'll know it when you see it
36. Get a "do-over" when you need it
37. Keep your info under lock and key v 38. It's the cure for red-eye
39. Relive your memories
each and every one
40. Because you love what you do
41. Because your PC will stay up to date, automatically
42. E-mail your photos without worrying about the file size
43. It's parent friendly
44. Because you have a need for speed
45. Because you hate all those boxes and wires
46. Your music can look as good as it sounds
47. Let the fun start now
48. Stay connected wherever you go
49. Take your workspace with you
50. Get more out of the web
Oh and the disclaimer is great: Some product features are only available in certain editions of Windows Vista and may require advanced or additional hardware.
So now it $199, plus more RAM and not sure which of my software and periphials will work or not on the first release of a software! No thanks!
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posted on
01/30/2007 12:31:01 PM PST
by
Bommer
(Global Warming: The only warming phenomena that occurs in the Summer and ends in the Winter!)
To: RightWhale
I have been trying for the last two weeks to get a new computer (ours is about to crash). Weekend before last it was hard to get anyone to help at Best Buy (too busy). You could buy a computer and got a coupon for Vista. This past weekend they wouldn't sell any computers because Vista was coming out Tuesday.
I went to Best Buy this morning. There was a crowd waiting at the doors before open. All were there to buy new computers (me included). Got what I wanted and left 3 hours later. Warning: It takes about an hour to boot the computer the first time with Vista. They'll do it in the store for you and it's free check.
I could care less about Vista. I just needed a new computer.
73
posted on
01/30/2007 12:38:22 PM PST
by
Danette
("If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.")
To: goldstategop
The value proposition of any feature is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. Things I see value in don't necessarily apply to you. There's nothing wrong with that. Here are a few of my favorite features:
- Desktop composition: Programs don't control their windows, so if an application hangs it doesn't leave a hole in my desktop and can even be minimized.
- Shadow copy support: Just last week my daughter over-wrote a homework assignment by mistake. Using the new "Previous Versions" functionality, I was able to restore her assignment instantly.
- Fast user switching for domain-joined machines (not applicable to most, but I run a 2003 SBS here at home.
- Search: No more digging through the Start menu to find something. I just what I'm looking for into the search bar and it'll find it for me.
And best of all, my wife and daughter don't have to run as Administrator anymore.
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posted on
01/30/2007 12:40:18 PM PST
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: Danette
"Look, just because your a MS butt kisser, doesn't justify pissing $199 on this."
Just because you are a knee-jerk Microsoft hater, doesn't make what you say about Vista of any relevance.
" So far the reviews (just like ME) have been unenthusiastic"
You and your Microsoft-hating pals from Apple fanboyland, and the open sourceland and assorted critters from the liberal media and the New York Slimes , are "unenthusiastic" about Vista?
That is new how? When did that ever make any difference to the sales of any Microsoft product ever?
Apple fanboys and the open source clowns are always "unenthusiatic" (to put it mildly) about EVERY single Microsoft product, and the more "unenthusiatic" they are, the more consumers buy the Microsoft products.
" could care less about Vista. I just needed a new computer"
I could care less if you care about Vista or not.
Your opinions are about as relevant as those of Saddam's (if he is still allowed to have opinions in hell that is). Vista is going to be the biggest seling operating system ever.
To: ShawTaylor; goldstategop
Of course I didn't go to the Apple fan sites to read their hatchet job "reviews". Let's see. Here is a partial list of some "Apple fan sites" that have published less than stellar reviews of Vista:
- Seattle Times
- Computerworld
- CNET
- Bangkok Post
- BBC
- Information Week
- Wall Street Journal
- New York Times
- The Guardian
- ComputerPowerUser.com
- The Inquirer
- Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows
- Technology Review
- OSWeekly.com
- Dr. Dobb's Journal
- CIO Magazine
- Wisconsin Technology Network
- PCPro Magazine
- Engadget.com
- PCAdvisor.com
- Hardwaregeeks.com
- TechWeb
- Salon.com
- NetworkComputing.com
- St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press
- IT Wire - Australia
- DailyTechRag.com
- Arstechnica.com
- CBS4Boston.com
- CNN.com
- ZDNet
- PC Magazine
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posted on
01/30/2007 7:09:55 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: ShawTaylor
I really can't think of anything I would want that badly.
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posted on
01/30/2007 7:11:22 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I am the Cat who Walks by Himself and all places are alike to me!)
To: ShawTaylor
This is when I'll buy Visa [voluntarily]......
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posted on
01/30/2007 7:13:25 PM PST
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s......you weren't really there)
To: ShawTaylor
Um.....you replied to the wrong person.
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posted on
01/30/2007 7:29:22 PM PST
by
Danette
("If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.")
To: ChildOfThe60s
Why limit it to "Till hell feeezes over"?
That could still happen.
Stranger things have happened.
I'd be much happier if people of your sort never bought Vista at all.
For everyone one of your fanatic Microsoft-hating type, there are thousands more that will buy Vista, ending up making it the highest selling operating system in history.
By the end of this year, Vista sales woulda have already exceeded the entire current installed base of Linux and Mac OS combined by several times.
You don't count.
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