My Windows guy is a Microsoft groupie. He upgraded Vista to XP after a
week.
I've compared notes with other consultants in the area and the number of
them that actually like and recommend Vista can be counted on one hand.
Bob
On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 01:23 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> That is very sad indeed. I always thought the goal of releasing new
> iterations of software was to provide enhancements in functionality,
> performance, look, and user-friendliness. Apparently rule over your
> use of media you've acquired ("legally" or otherwise) has become more
> important to Microshaft. I don't have much room to talk having only
> viewed Vista briefly, however if live user testimonials count for
> anything, I would sooner set my windoze box aflame (which has been
> seeming more and more like a swell idea) than install this latest
> Microshaft virus.
>
> -E
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mr O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 7:55 pm
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Those Dang DPCs Clogging the MMCSS
>
> Yes, Vista is really that bad. So far only five people have
>
> managed to get me to put Vista on their computers. One used it
>
> for a weekend and upgraded to XP. I've removed Vista from more
>
> machines than I've installed it on.
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>
>
> Now, if you get a nice quad core CPU, 4GB RAM, and a decent
>
> video card you could play Solitaire as smoothly as Windows 3.1
>
> will play it on a 66Mhz 486. If you need proof I'll fire up the
>
> 486 alongside the 3Ghz P4 with 1GB RAM in my garage and you can
>
> decide which is faster at opening applications and using them.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Rob Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Is Vista really this bad? Interesting break down of bad
>
> > design and
>
> > bad bug fixing...
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> >
>
> http://blog.rlove.org/2007/08/those-dang-dpcs-clogging-mmcss.html
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