DaVince This fool just HAD to have a custom rating
Registered 04/09/2004
Points 7998
3rd May, 2007 at 02:41:31 -
I wouldn't go as far as giving a complete one-sided answer, as LIJI likes to do (OMG EVRYTHING ABOUT M$ $UCKSLOL), but I will have to say that Microsoft is letting a lot of chances to survive go here. The only reasons why they're still here is because people are afraid to switch, and companies/businesses are afraid to switch. <_<
1) I can get a free personal copy because my school has some sort of Microsoft deal that means hey get -everything- MS makes for a fixed price.
2) To make use of DirectX 10 - though i personally think this is a scam to make people buy Vista, i really dont see why it shouldnt be able to run on XP
so right now, i dont have a reason to upgrade because i can't afford a new computer just yet.. i've used a Vista system before though and it seemed really nice, but i kinda got the feeling of "what's the fuckin' point?"
seems like MS updates their stuff just to seem like they're ahead of the competition
Having DX10 on Vista only, is Microsoft's excuse for only releasing Halo 2 on Windows Vista, so it basically is a money scam.
Vista in general though, after having used it for as long as I have, and on multiple systems, you really just have to get the operating system, and use it without good nor bad intentions and the system will feel very smooth and full proof, especially when multitasking. Multitasking on Windows Vista is extremely nice, because you never get issues with windows hitching up when they're minimized or restored, and when you use Alt+Tab or the 3D flip, even loading windows will always come straight forward, and you never get that white re-draw issue that causes windows to get really badly ripped and torn.
Vista is a stable and great operating system, like I said, you just need to use it without expecting to much or to little from it.
Now Flip 3D I think adds absolutely nothing. Though MS really needed to add a nice window manager system (it was Expose that got me into OSX) it doesn't half feel like a convulted and slow experience.
And I reaaally don't like the new way the start menu works. I never thought that to be broken. Always worked fast, everyone knows how to use it etc. Bad design decision. Unless you can change it?
Only thing I've heard about Vista is that it's the same old thing, but with ridiculous 3D and alpha channel effects, and an over-protective security system that takes away all power from the user. Personally, I want to wait a while before buying Vista. I just can't see the benefits at the moment.
Can you make it look like Windows XP looking like Windows 98? I'm being absolutely serious, too.
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DaVince This fool just HAD to have a custom rating
Registered 04/09/2004
Points 7998
3rd May, 2007 at 16:09:58 -
lol, a buddy of mine is having Vista, and he says it's pretty stable and fast enough, but he has some horrible things going on too, like hardware not working (Nintendo Wi-Fi?! Playstation USB controller?! Those SHOULD work!) and software not working well (IE7 is slow as hell, ZSNES plain crashes, a development program we use won't work under certain configurations).
I say, if your hardware is dear to you, wait a bit until there have been enough updates.
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