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mapsedge ([personal profile] mapsedge) wrote2007-11-29 01:04 pm

Why not Vista?

The question was recently asked by a friend of mine, "What is it with Vista?"

Um, this:

[identity profile] akaashben.livejournal.com 2007-11-29 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
bwah? wow. Now I am scared. I just ordered a new laptop for [livejournal.com profile] fyreseer and I couldn't find anything worthwhile that still had XP on it. So I am... um, well, anticipating... my first experience with Vista Home Premium.

[identity profile] rowangolightly.livejournal.com 2007-11-29 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Hilarious...

The entry right above this one is another guy on my flist wondering if he should get Vista or buy a Mac...

[identity profile] ladyniniane.livejournal.com 2007-11-29 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep...
I've seen a variation of this message already. I've had this laptop for about 4 weeks, and Vista sucks about as much as I expected it to.

Sure, I could buy yet another copy of XP Pro (we have how many of them around this house now?), but I don't want to bother with a reformat and re-install since I've already done it once since I brought it home. (This was the floor model - the recovery disks came out of the sealed packaging the minute I walked in the front door.)

Plus, I'd have to go through the process of contacting MS to change the auto-installed license on this machine. I've done that once before - *that* sucks boulders...

[identity profile] thebruce.livejournal.com 2007-11-30 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, when would be a good time to bend your ear about this CandyPress thing? I'm in terra incognita here with windows-based hosting...

[identity profile] glesyn.livejournal.com 2007-11-30 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
oh effing lovely. >:(

[identity profile] iarraidh.livejournal.com 2007-11-30 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
The body of evidence continues to grow, and yet people still defend Vista. But people still defend OJ, too.

Here's a rational thought...
If you are going to go to all the trouble to learn a new OS, why not cut to the chase and get a Mac?
Sidestep the wannabe and get the real McCoy?
Vista is trying to imitate the GUI of Apple anyway.

I guess that makes too much sense...Or indoctrination to Gatesware is just hooked too deep in the lemmings.