Microsoft Windows Vista

[deo]

I'm currently sitting in my brothers computer which has Windows Vista installed and I can only say, wow! Awsome, much better, more friendly and smooth than than XP, gonna get it as fast as I can.

Do you plan to buy it?

 

[GenMarshall]

HAH! Only if you can bypass the problems Vista has that has been circling around. Sticking with the XP-tan sisters.

 

[Maniacal]

No way am I touching Vista.

 

[deo]

What problems?

 

[deo]

BTW, i forgot to add that this computer has a 2x 2.8Ghz Intel Xenon processor with 2Gb ram and a 256Mb Graphics card

 

[LightFang]

Haha, somebody else who knows who the OS-tans are. Now I feel less geeky and more nerdy 8)

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I have heard that Vista is horribly bloated and hard to use, so I would suggest not getting it. Still, a gimmick that Microsoft is probably going to do is to make a lot of PC games Vista only, forcing you to update. I think I will hold off on getting Vista though, at least until it gets less bloaty and more usable. It's all hearsay though, so don't take my word for it.

 

[GenMarshall]

What problems?

This should enlighten your view on the so called Vista-tan (Windows Vista)

 

[Padma]

I never "upgraded" to XP. Why would I want to waste money on such a terrible thing as Vista?

(I have everything useful that Vista provides, including the eye-candy, and have had it for over a year, now. If game companies would support Linux and Mac OSX more, Windows would already be a dead platform. )

 

[EzInKy]

I hope you didn't use the computer at the same time as your brother because Vista's EULA...

b. Number of Users. Except as provided in the Device Connections (all editions), Remote Access Technologies (Home Basic and Home Premium editions) and Other Access Technologies (Ultimate edition) sections below, only one user may use the software at a time.

...prohibits that. Also be sure to tell your brother to backup all his data because...

a. The software will from time to time validate the software, update or require download of the validation feature of the software.

...

c. If, after a validation check, the software is found not to be properly licensed, the functionality of the software may be affected.

...Vista can legally deny him access to it.

Seriously, take the time and read the license. It pretty much gives Microsoft ownership of any computer that uses Vista.

 

[Strider]

It's fairly common knowaledge (atleast I thought) that when you buy windows.. you don't "own" it. Your just buying the rights to "use" it.. and microsoft can deny you the use of it any time they want.

 

[EzInKy]

It's fairly common knowaledge (atleast I thought) that when you buy windows.. you don't "own" it. Your just buying the rights to "use" it.. and microsoft can deny you the use of it any time they want.

No, I don't think it is common knowledge because licensing is a pretty new concept in products marketed to the general public and very few people read EULAs. Traditionally, when you bought an item such as a book or CD you owned that copy of the original material and were free to do whatever you pleased with it short of distributing further copies to others without the permission of the creator. I think most people would find the whole license thing quite bizarre if they actually took the time to understand what they were agreeing to when they click the "I Accept" button on software that they purchased.

 

[kryszcztov]

I'm currently sitting in my brothers computer which has Windows Vista installed and I can only say, wow! Awsome, much better, more friendly and smooth than than XP, gonna get it as fast as I can.

Do you plan to buy it?

No. My PC is too low to even run it, and BTW it doesn't want to run it. I prefer to get a free OS and save the money on something useful.

I never "upgraded" to XP. Why would I want to waste money on such a terrible thing as Vista?

(I have everything useful that Vista provides, including the eye-candy, and have had it for over a year, now. If game companies would support Linux and Mac OSX more, Windows would already be a dead platform. )

Ditto ^ 2. If game compagnies were developing for Linux, we wouldn't face recurrent problems such as drivers, codecs, etc... That's why DirectX 10 is an important piece in Vista, they want to keep the game compagnies on Windows. Sadly Soren Johnson wasn't more punchy in his answer about it (see recent interview), but at least he is not praying DirectX 10 as the new Graal. Not to mention that DirectX 10 silently puts OpenGL off from the stage.

 

[tomsnowman123]

I try to stay away from all things Windows.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Last copies of windows my family bought was back when win 2k had just come out. We got it through my dads work, for like 20 bucks for 5 copies. If it wasnt the cheap price we wouldnt have even went to windows. So why would I even think of upgrading to Vista if I didnt even bother with XP? Now if I could only get linux to work, I could probably dump win2k too

 

[MarineCorps]

(I have everything useful that Vista provides, including the eye-candy, and have had it for over a year, now. If game companies would support Linux and Mac OSX more, Windows would already be a dead platform. )

Catch 22 there. They won't support them because they have such a small % of the market. Few will go to linux and Mac because few games.

I;m sticking with XP for now. I see no reason to upgrade.

 

[stwils]

I never "upgraded" to XP. Why would I want to waste money on such a terrible thing as Vista?

(I QUOTE]

Padma, are you saying you are still on a Windows 98 computer? I just got a new Dell XPS410 with Windows XP. It blows my mind the potential of this computer... (I can't believe I stayed with Windows 98 all these years.)

stwils

 

[Maniacal]

I never "upgraded" to XP. Why would I want to waste money on such a terrible thing as Vista?

(I QUOTE]

Padma, are you saying you are still on a Windows 98 computer? I just got a new Dell XPS410 with Windows XP. It blows my mind the potential of this computer... (I can't believe I stayed with Windows 98 all these years.)

stwils

Nope, she uses Linux.

Not to mention that DirectX 10 silently puts OpenGL off from the stage.

Pelase enlighten me as to what OpenGL is and why M1cro$0ft doesn't like it.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

OpenGL is just another API interface with your video devices. Its the soul-brother to DirectX, but in reality, openGL is used mostly for higher order rendering, in such areas as graphical design and modeling. Games are today optimized for DirectX, and OpenGL for other things, thats just how it is, and thats how it will most likely be

 

[GenMarshall]

I never "upgraded" to XP. Why would I want to waste money on such a terrible thing as Vista?

(I QUOTE]

Padma, are you saying you are still on a Windows 98 computer? I just got a new Dell XPS410 with Windows XP. It blows my mind the potential of this computer... (I can't believe I stayed with Windows 98 all these years.)

stwils

Padma is running on *shudder* Linux .

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Padma is running on *shudder* Linux .

*shudder*? Its free, it gives all the options windows has in usability, and if you want your games you can easily use an emulator to play them, or dual boot with windows.