Shadylookin
master debater
no. on the off chance that I buy a new computer I'll likely be forced into vista, but given the option I'd like to avoid $300 worth of insane digital rights management practices.
Because I don't want to go into an OS that I am not used to nor run an OS that does not play any of the major title games without an emulator or major tweaking. Plus installing a new OS (as I have heard) is more of a headache.why have vista when u can have ubuntu?
I heard that DirectX is going to be just an upgrade of the previous one and still play older games on it. Though one may or may not have to use compatibility mode.Is it true that the new DirectX for Vista doesn't include the previous ones? I read that somewhere. If it's true, then definitely not. Me want play old games.
It still comes with a cost. The basic Vista OEM version is listed for 95 !! Buying a PC without Vista will therefore cost you 95 less for the Home Basic version, 215 less for the Ultimate version. Prices found on the Internet for France.Bundled OS is a small part of the total cost of a PC.
I don't enjoy that too. If you're playing various games, you can just forget Linux ; Microsoft has made sure Linux wasn't for you.But how long is it going to take me to install and configure the free OS so that I can play all my games? If it takes me one entire week-end, I'd rather pay $100 for Windows. Fixing computers is not something I enjoy.
I totally disagree. Linux costs you zero dollar. Period. If you're saying your free time is worth some money, we'll just have to disagree anyway. But yes, it will cost you some time. The good side is that, once you're done with it, it never bothers you again. I'm not an expert in computers, and I recently installed Linux without significant problem. Once I understood how to set up my partitions, the installation ran properly, and then nothing to set up (Internet, etc...).It will not cost zero dollars, unless you do not value your time. Fixing computers and setting them up is at the bottom of my favorite things to do when I have free time.
Yeah, you can forget it... until Linux is ready for games.Great, since games are the #1 reason I have a PC, and that I need the Wifi for our Wii and our work PCs...
Children have no problem using Linux. A valid reason is that you are addicted to Microsoft products (we're all). It's difficult to learn again. I decided I was smart enough to do it in the end. I would recommend Linux to anyone not into games and not in need of this very rare professional app or that recent driver. And GNU/Linux (the programs, not the system into its (usually hostile) environment) is technically light-years ahead of Windows.Mind you, I'm not saying that Windows is better. I'm saying that Linux is certainly not absolutely better, and that it actually makes sense to have Windows for the vast majority of consumers who have little to no computer knowledge, who want something that works out of the box, who want something that's compatible with everything, and who'd rather use their free time using their computer than setting it up
It's less crappy than it used to be. Which doesn't say much. I'm sorry because you're using a crappy software and have no power on that.And people being obnoxious about Linux Rulez should remember that... Windows is not the crappy software it used to be.
Some games I can, and some that are hard coded to be forced to run in full screen mode like Star Wars Empire at War and Empire Earth I and II.CG, there's a way to force the game to work in windowed mode. At least it worked on Football Manager 07, which CtDs if "windowed" from the menu. I can tell if yerr interested.
It's less crappy than it used to be. Which doesn't say much. I'm sorry because you're using a crappy software and have no power on that.
Please put me back into the Matrix (but wake me up if everybody logs out someday).Don't be sorry, I'm blissfully ignorant
Please put me back into the Matrix (but wake me up if everybody logs out someday).
I watched something once called "Matrix for Windows".Please put me back into the Matrix (but wake me up if everybody logs out someday).