Vista - Re: Aus. PC World: No good reason to upgrade to Vista

03-18-2008

I agree with you. I use XP Pro.

I only installed vista on an old computer as some of my customers have it,
and I need to give them advice, as they are totally lost after moving from XP.
As an OS, it is a waste of space!
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia

"Moshe Goldfarb" wrote:

Quote:

> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:16:18 GMT, Charlie Wilkes wrote:
>

Quote:

> > "At the end of the decade, when Microsoft's executives look back at the
> > debacle that was Windows Vista, they'll see that simply slapping a fresh
> > coat of paint on an otherwise aging Windows architecture wasn't enough to
> > fool anybody. Let's hope they also realize that, as with any major
> > update, they needed to make their case to IT. Focusing on consumers while
> > ignoring their enterprise customers, and assuming IT shops would simply
> > fall in line, was no way to execute a platform migration."
> >
> > http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index....;1;fp;2;fpid;2
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > This is an interesting article that will put to rest any nagging doubts
> > experienced by those who have opted to stick with XP.
> >
> > Charlie

>
> I may differ with other Windows users but I see no reason to upgrade to
> Vista.
> It does not currently offer me anything that I don't already have with
> Windows XP Professional.
>
> For professional digital audio work, Vista currently offers worse
> performance because the audio interface manufacturers as well as DAW
> software companies are just getting their feet wet with Vista.
>
> --
> Moshe Goldfarb
> Collector of soaps from around the globe.
> Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
> http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
>

03-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mick Murphy n/a posts	Re: Aus. PC World: No good reason to upgrade to Vista I agree with you. I use XP Pro. I only installed vista on an old computer as some of my customers have it, and I need to give them advice, as they are totally lost after moving from XP. As an OS, it is a waste of space! -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "Moshe Goldfarb" wrote: Quote: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:16:18 GMT, Charlie Wilkes wrote: > Quote: > > "At the end of the decade, when Microsoft's executives look back at the > > debacle that was Windows Vista, they'll see that simply slapping a fresh > > coat of paint on an otherwise aging Windows architecture wasn't enough to > > fool anybody. Let's hope they also realize that, as with any major > > update, they needed to make their case to IT. Focusing on consumers while > > ignoring their enterprise customers, and assuming IT shops would simply > > fall in line, was no way to execute a platform migration." > > > > http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index....;1;fp;2;fpid;2 > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > This is an interesting article that will put to rest any nagging doubts > > experienced by those who have opted to stick with XP. > > > > Charlie > > I may differ with other Windows users but I see no reason to upgrade to > Vista. > It does not currently offer me anything that I don't already have with > Windows XP Professional. > > For professional digital audio work, Vista currently offers worse > performance because the audio interface manufacturers as well as DAW > software companies are just getting their feet wet with Vista. > > -- > Moshe Goldfarb > Collector of soaps from around the globe. > Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots: > http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/ >
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