Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/11/2008 03:58:17 AM: > If a vendor sells an underpowered machine, then perhaps the vendor > should take some blame.
I believe the point is that the hardware is not underpowered for Xp, but is underpowered for Vista. Especially if the vendor isn't (or can't ... ) offer XP on that hardware. > If an ISV writes a buggy driver, then I?m pretty sure that?s the ISV?s fault. No argument there. > > Cheers > Ken > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 11 May 2008 5:44 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > Hold on there... If an OS requires new drivers and more > horsepower... we can't blame the new OS? > > Oh yes we can. > > --Matt ross > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Vista wasn't perfect out of the gate, but it's not the piece of junk > people think it is, either. A huge reason Vista has a negative image is > that the hardware OEMs have been releasing buggy drivers for it--if they > released drivers for it at all--and have been shipping Vista computers > that either don't have enough horsepower or are bloated with crapware or > bad drivers (or all three). It all adds up to a bad experience for > users, and the OS gets the blame. > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
