the more I hear about vista...



The more I want to stay with XP

this is scary.... no thank you

In message <#ZRZiROVHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> "john" <qw@er.ty>
wrote:

>the more I hear about vista...
>
>The more I want to stay with XP
>
>this is scary.... no thank you

Then don't.
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"john" <qw@er.ty> wrote in message
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> the more I hear about vista...
>
> The more I want to stay with XP
>
> this is scary.... no thank you
>

John,

As keeps being said - if you were an alien and you came to earth and landed
in a hospital then your impression of earth people would be one of sickness
etc.
So it is if you only hang around here or other support groups - they are
there for the users having problems. They do not give you the picture of
the huge number of users that have no problems (at this point you usually
get some response about not all users know how to get to these groups - true
but the numbers are still massively in favor of the majority not having any
problems at all with Vista)
There are huge number of machines shipped with Vista - massive number of OEM
and retail sales of Vista and hundreds of thousands of business users
deployed and using Vista since last year.

So maybe the decision should be more specific to you and have a go and see
if YOU have will have any issues.
So your own research: look at your hardware and software, look for any
driver issues and software compatibility issues, the decide.

We saw all this before with 2000 to XP and XP to XPSP2, all now forgotten

--
Mike Brannigan

In message %23ZRZiROVHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
john <qw@er.ty> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> the more I hear about vista...
>
> The more I want to stay with XP
>
> this is scary.... no thank you

How DARE you suggest that Vista may have a few teething problems (or even
some rather scary potential DRM issues)...

<Fpssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.....>


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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

This is just FUD.
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If you don't know what FUD is
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear%2C...inty_and_doubt
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Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is a sales or marketing strategy of
disseminating negative (and vague) information on a competitor's product.
The term originated to describe disinformation tactics in the computer
hardware industry and has since been used more broadly. FUD is a
manifestation of the appeal to fear.
==========
Definition
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FUD was first defined by Gene Amdahl after he left IBM to found his own
company, Amdahl Corp.: "FUD is the fear, uncertainty, and doubt that IBM
sales people instill in the minds of potential customers who might be
considering Amdahl products."[1] The term has also been attributed to
veteran Morgan Stanley computer analyst Ulrich Weil.

As Eric S. Raymond writes: "The idea, of course, was to persuade buyers to
go with safe IBM gear rather than with competitors' equipment. This implicit
coercion was traditionally accomplished by promising that Good Things would
happen to people who stuck with IBM, but Dark Shadows loomed over the future
of competitors' equipment or software. After 1991 the term has become
generalized to refer to any kind of disinformation used as a competitive
weapon."[2]

By spreading questionable information about the drawbacks of less well known
products, an established company can discourage decision-makers from
choosing those products over its wares, regardless of the relative technical
merits. This is a recognized phenomenon, epitomized by the traditional axiom
of purchasing agents that "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM equipment".
The result is that many companies' IT departments buy software that they
know to be technically inferior because upper management is more likely to
recognize the brand.


"john" <qw@er.ty> wrote in message
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> the more I hear about vista...
>
> The more I want to stay with XP
>
> this is scary.... no thank you
>

Mike Brannigan wrote:

>
> We saw all this before with 2000 to XP and XP to XPSP2, all now
> forgotten

Indeed we did. XP was abysmal until well after SP1. Which is why wise
users will wait for the rest of the lemmings to find all the holes and
for Microsoft to plug them.

There is absolutely no reason for anyone to move to Vista at the
present time.

--
Paul-B

"Paul-B" <paul@rasf1.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Brannigan wrote:
>
>>
>> We saw all this before with 2000 to XP and XP to XPSP2, all now
>> forgotten
>
> Indeed we did. XP was abysmal until well after SP1. Which is why wise
> users will wait for the rest of the lemmings to find all the holes and
> for Microsoft to plug them.
>
> There is absolutely no reason for anyone to move to Vista at the
> present time.
>
> --
> Paul-B

Well my tens of thousands of business clients would beg to differ.
Luckily your opinion and its sweeping generalization is your own and users
and businesses can make their own appropriately informed decision.

--
Mike Brannigan

"Paul-B" <paul@rasf1.net> wrote in message
news:540afuF1upjk3U1@mid.individual.net...

> There is absolutely no reason for anyone to move to Vista at the
> present time.

In your opinion, which a lot of people would strongly disagree with.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:43:48 +0200, john wrote:

> the more I hear about vista...
>
> The more I want to stay with XP
>
> this is scary.... no thank you

Hey, I'm having fun with it. I only got Vista so I can make legitimate
complaints about it. Your complaint is not legit if you don't actually own
a copy.

"Pipboy" <no@email.invalid> wrote in message
news:16gyzot2hirrc$.183q1r2zjv93s.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:43:48 +0200, john wrote:
>
>> the more I hear about vista...
>>
>> The more I want to stay with XP
>>
>> this is scary.... no thank you
>
> Hey, I'm having fun with it. I only got Vista so I can make legitimate
> complaints about it. Your complaint is not legit if you don't actually own
> a copy.

I'll second that!

VISTA; the new and improved Pandora's Box! :-0