Saving Windows XP

[Warbaby1943]

There's more info here : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6575089.stm

I know it relates to the UK, but I wonder how many other countries will follow?

I would hope it would catch on world wide and show them the consumer is still the boss. Thanks for the link Tufty.

[fetishdj]

This has recently been posted and I think followers of this thread will be interested in it:

http://technologizer.com/2008/08/06/...windows-vista/

It covers some of the issues covered in this thread.

[hopperboo]

Great post. My brother and dad both switched to Vista when it came out and they were lucky to have very few issues with it. They backed up everything before they put Vista on because of some of the reviews it got.

In fact, if they REALLY cared about their customers they would have stuck with Windows 95, or maybe 98..

I am laughing so hard I am almost falling off the couch....

[Shwenn]

I've got Vista and .... well ... it sucks. Its more annoying to use than XP, and shortcuts are replaced by marathon clicking bouts. Sure, its easier for a moron or a more casual user to use. But... I'm an IT professional.

The security features suck monkey balls. Few developers live up to the specs of Vista. If they did Vista would be rock solid and ten times safer than XP. But they don't, so it doesn't work. Everything teeters on the brink of crashing all the time, and eats up all memory.

I'm considering throwing it out. Vista sucks!!!

I would suggest dual booting Linux. I got my parents on Mandriva which is insanely user friendly for Linux. I love Linux but there are some things you absolutely need Windows for, especially if you are in IT.

The dual boot rocks the hizouse.

[Kevin100]

I recently bought a new pc with Vista pre-installed. The system crashed so often that I eventually downloaded a Linux operating system and use Ubuntu now.
vista is the best thing that ever happened to Mac and Linux. I agree with the statements about large companies not really caring about the customer's wants, and only being interested in creating demand for new products. This system works well during easy economic times. I would note that Japanese car makers made a killing here in the United States after american car makers did exactly what Microsoft is doing now.... and a joke to follow:
The European Environmental Protection Agency passes several new stringent directives about exhaust pollution from automobiles. Every car manufacturer in the world rushes to hire hundreds of new engineers; except the American manufacturers who rush to hire hundreds of new lawyers.

kevin