Piling on Vista

[Husar]

I "only" have a 79xx graphicscard and concerning Microsoft being honest about System Requirements, I want you to show me a game that runs and looks like it does in promotion videos when you barely meet the minimum requirements...
Apart from that, I had the beta running on an Athlon XP 2400+ with 1GB of RAM and a 6600GT, with AeroGlass on and it worked, I also played games on it and it worked...
It's just my experience of course, but for me it worked, although it could take half a second for the start menu to pop up or so.

[Lemur]

From an IT-guy standpoint, apparently it looks no prettier. Check it out.

Throw Vista away. That's what my colleagues at our fellow IDG publication InfoWorld have now argued that Microsoft should do. Give it a dignified resting place, as a stepping-stone OS, and come up with a replacement that's more sensible for enterprise IT. There is historical precedent in the consumer OS space for such a move; look at Windows ME and how it became a footnote in Microsoft history.

"Microsoft should toss Vista in the trash, as the company did with Windows Millennium eight years ago, then issue a Windows XP Second Edition (as it did with Windows 98 eight years ago) that capitalizes on some of Vista's key benefits. Then the company should focus on Windows 7, rather than keep trying to push Vista down unwilling customers' throats.

[ArtistofWarfare]

From an IT-guy standpoint, apparently it looks no prettier. Check it out.

Throw Vista away. That's what my colleagues at our fellow IDG publication InfoWorld have now argued that Microsoft should do. Give it a dignified resting place, as a stepping-stone OS, and come up with a replacement that's more sensible for enterprise IT. There is historical precedent in the consumer OS space for such a move; look at Windows ME and how it became a footnote in Microsoft history.

"Microsoft should toss Vista in the trash, as the company did with Windows Millennium eight years ago, then issue a Windows XP Second Edition (as it did with Windows 98 eight years ago) that capitalizes on some of Vista's key benefits. Then the company should focus on Windows 7, rather than keep trying to push Vista down unwilling customers' throats.

Good thing I don't work in IT.

[Viking]

In the mean time, my Vista runs flawlessly.

[Orda Khan]

In the mean time, my Vista runs flawlessly.

Same here

....Orda

[CBR]

Same here

You also liked Windows ME so your opinion doesnt count


CBR

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I'm sticking with my XP Pro. It's fast, reliable, plays top-of-the-line games (FSX!), and it works. That's all I need, thank you very much.

[Orda Khan]

You also liked Windows ME so your opinion doesnt count


CBR

Yes, I did. But there were even more who swore by 98SE and aimed similar abuse at XP and all the issues that came with it. Remember, XP was a little lacking on release or did MS release two service packs for no reason? TBH, I didn't mind ME and I had few problems with it apart from an occasional PC lock up and MTW required a PC reboot before online play.
However, with Vista, I've not had any issues at all. My chip is a dual core but by no means top end, my GPU is a 7 series and I have nowhere near the 3 or 4 gigs of RAM that I've seen recommended. There again I'll admit that I'm an old fart who only ever played TW, so no doubt there are games that would adversely affect performance...but there always will be

.....Orda

[ArtistofWarfare]

Same here

....Orda

Yup, downloaded Service Pack 1 last week, still- Everything flawless.

Haven't even gotten an error message since the day I got the computer with the OS on it (weeks).

It destroys XP. Not opinion.

People can try to dig up reasons to not buy Vista, but it's only because they don't already have Vista. I don't see anyone with it spending much time on this subject.

[caravel]

People can try to dig up reasons to not buy Vista, but it's only because they don't already have Vista. I don't see anyone with it spending much time on this subject.

That is rather paradoxical as if they already had vista they wouldn't need to make up reasons not to buy it would they? Also those with Vista are usually those that were lumbered with it when buying a new PC, for the most part they didn't actually go out and buy it.