On 8/6/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (courtesy Carl/VFUG) > > This guy is asking for flames.
Or at least corrections. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but I suspect he does not have sufficient information nor experience to make some of the statements he makes. So, why post it here? Are you just trying to juice your statistics <g>? > Seems to me that a lot of people are having bad opinions on windows > Vista, but based upon an incomplete view or lack of understanding. Here > are some of my thoughts on the matter: > > 1. Windows Vista contains a brand new kernel. I have not heard this claim before. > 2. Windows OS's operate in free ecology hardware market, where just > about any imaginable setup is possible and needs to be supported. As compared to... Linux? BSD? OpenSolaris? This is clearly a Mac OSX dig. > 3. Backwards compatibility is a bitch of weight to carry around. Paying for past sins? Everyone else does it. > 4. Windows Vista's hardware requirements, while not mind-bogglingly > high, are fairly demanding, especially in the Memory department. The question is whether there is justification. A lot of folks are happy using 256 Mb machines and Win2K. Upgrades are expensive. What's the justification? > 5. Vista is currently in the RTM phase of it's lifecycle, which is hard > enough for any OS, let alone a brand new kernel. How about waiting until the software is done before shipping it? > Vista is in no ways perfect, but it's a great OS which shows tremendous > potential and incredible foresight. Sweeping statement. Based on what? > On a more personal note, my experiences with Vista have been great so > far and i wouldn't even consider going back to XP. Anecdotal. > With an eye to the horizon, i'd say that the foundations laid by vista > are not yet fully utilized and we won't see the full potential of this > OS before a year or two flows by. I've never liked the rationalization "Ya, we suck now, but just wait for SP2! Just give us your money now." So, is there something to comment on here, besides trollbait? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
