When Windows Vista comes along, will you switch to it?

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When Windows Vista comes along, will you switch to it?

Hell no! I'm sticking with what I have
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45%
Yeah, baby! You gotta try out the latest!
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21%
Nah, I'm going Linux when that happends
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12%
No way, I'm switching to OS X
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7%
I might try it on an alternative computer
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14%
 
Total votes: 42

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haha... that was a legitimate LOL :D

I'm gonna stick to ol' faithful: ubuntu.
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Post by Roja »

When win XP came out, with its "people that pay for this product must PROVE they are not pirates" activation system, I put my foot down.

Simply put, it is unacceptable for a company to ask me to pay them to treat me like a criminal by default. When you consider that the behavior is coming from a convicted predatory monopolist, its that much worse.

So no, I won't be moving to Vista, just like I didn't move to XP. At home, I use a legitimate, purchased license for Windows 2000. (And yes, I have the receipts). Thats the last money Bill & company will likely get from me. I use Linux extensively, and if I have gaming needs down the road that Wine AND windows 2000 can't accomplish, I'll buy a Mac. By the time its an issue, game companies will be porting to Mac for the vast majority of titles.

Not to mention, Vista is completely unreasonable in resource requirements, and adds almost nothing I'm interested in. (Except the better security).
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Roja wrote:Not to mention, Vista is completely unreasonable in resource requirements, and adds almost nothing I'm interested in. (Except the better security).
I am laughing so hard I can barely type.
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AKA Panama Jack wrote:
Roja wrote:Not to mention, Vista is completely unreasonable in resource requirements, and adds almost nothing I'm interested in. (Except the better security).
I am laughing so hard I can barely type.
What I meant (but clearly did not say) was Except the security improvements in Vista compared to 2000 and XP.

LOL. Yeah, I should have given more context. Definitely funny without that.
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Jcart wrote:I'm going to buy a new computer for windows vista

4 gigz ram
quad processor
6 video cards




damn.. it still doesn't meet minimum system requirements.. nevermind.

Absofrickinlutely hilarious.... :lol:
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erm..until linux gets more user friendly.. (yes it is not too bad but I couldn't install a damn media player so die ) and until all the games start working on Linux I'm sticking with windows..enough said..
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My main machine is Linux.
Last year I replaced my Win98 tower with
a laptop running Win2K. I don't need the latest Windows.
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I can't wait til the "normal computer using folks" get on Vista and it starts to sh1t the bed... its inevitable... I bet a lot of people transfer to linux because of the resource issue and the gaping security holes that will be exploited.
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AKA Panama Jack wrote:Remember how upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP had a big impact on resource usage? You really needed more memory and a better CPU. For many people it was a big jump. It's basically the same thing when it comes to upgrading from Windows XP to Vista. It uses even more memory and needs even more CPU.

Think of your computer like a fast, high performance engine. Instead of using it to drive a normal racing body you load it down with a 20 tons of weight. You aren't going to be racing anywhere. XP was bad enough but Vista will be even worse. :P
Based on what I have read, the system requirements are indeed higher, however the underlying system code has been highly optimized. It's "supposed" to be more responsive and faster than Windows XP.
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agtlewis wrote:Based on what I have read, the system requirements are indeed higher, however the underlying system code has been highly optimized. It's "supposed" to be more responsive and faster than Windows XP.
That's a definition of an oxymoron. :)

It has higher system requirements but supposed to be more responsive and faster. ;)
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: sighs : windows haters :-D
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Post by Benjamin »

Actually I saw some benchmarks someplace which compared video rendering on Windows XP and Windows Vista on identical hardware. In vista they were playing quake and had 4 movies playing at the same time. Windows XP couldn't even come close to this.
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Might transfer after Service Pack 1 or 2 has been produced for it. Definately not going to upgrade early on. I know lots of companies who will never buy a version 1.0 product and with Microsoft I feel the same.
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

A lot of businesses will not switch over until something pushes them to Vista. Maybe MS will made the next Office version contingent on Vista (bit like what they're up to with Halo2...).
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CoderGoblin wrote:Might transfer after Service Pack 1 or 2 has been produced for it. Definately not going to upgrade early on. I know lots of companies who will never buy a version 1.0 product and with Microsoft I feel the same.
My company is like this. We are still on Win2K. Have been for six years.
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