Windows Vista?, are you buying it.?? |
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 Mar 27 2007, 10:58 PM
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 Seoul Rocks!  Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811  |
QUOTE(cupcakex @ Mar 27 2007, 10:54 PM)  I've never used a Novell. I've seen them, but never used one. Linux is fun, but strange. &Their emblem's a penguin. So, they pwn. Agreed. I use Linux daily at work on servers, I have used Suse, Fedora, CentOS, RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu (SUCKS!), FreeBSD, NetBSD, and a little OpenBSD. I still like Windows Server 2003 for many server functions. But it doesn't matter what I like, the customers like Linux, although half of them do not know what they are doing with it. It is very awkward to use. Novell is a joke, the end. LAWL! |
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Mar 27 2007, 11:07 PM
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 omfg, rtfql. Group: Member Posts: 649 Joined: Mar 2007 Member No: 511,564 |
Joke as in.. what?
My boyfriends dad was showing me something about them. I haven't used nearly as many as you. Windows, Macs, Linux, &redhat. Thaaat's it. But, my work doesn't have anything to do with computers. I'm a waitress. Bahah. |
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Mar 28 2007, 08:07 AM
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QUOTE(medic @ Mar 27 2007, 11:38 PM) My uncle also got one for photo editing, and is now running on a new Vista PC. His Mac is also gone. Once you learn Windows, like 90% of the computer users in the world, you stay. Yes, you're right. There's no one switching from Windows to a Macintosh anymore. 
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Mar 28 2007, 04:54 PM
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Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
QUOTE(mipadi @ Mar 28 2007, 8:07 AM) Yes, you're right. There's no one switching from Windows to a Macintosh anymore. Amazingly so, Microsoft has sold 20 million copies of Windows Vista in this amount of time. Looks like people are still using it, sorry Mac users. Apple will never own the market. Apple will stay there, as long as they are there Microsoft can’t qualify as a monopoly. |
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Mar 28 2007, 05:33 PM
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QUOTE(medic @ Mar 28 2007, 5:54 PM) Amazingly so, Microsoft has sold 20 million copies of Windows Vista in this amount of time. Looks like people are still using it, sorry Mac users. Apple will never own the market. Apple will stay there, as long as they are there Microsoft can’t qualify as a monopoly. Who said people aren't still using Windows? Besides, 20 millions copies is what percentage of the Windows installed user base? |
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Mar 28 2007, 07:26 PM
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 The one man Voltron Group: Member Posts: 711 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 491,519 |
Having tried Vista today, I honestly don't see any significant improvement over the previous version except maybe that the interface is now even tackier.
I know I am switching over to Macintosh since I'll be damned if I ever pay 300 euros for this x(. |
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Mar 28 2007, 10:46 PM
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Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
QUOTE(Kurd Jam @ Mar 28 2007, 7:26 PM) Having tried Vista today, I honestly don't see any significant improvement over the previous version except maybe that the interface is now even tackier. I know I am switching over to Macintosh since I'll be damned if I ever pay 300 euros for this x(. I am suprised you didnt see the changed. Apparently you did not install anything. The security features in Vista are so strict it is amazing, not to mention after a while they become annoying. Not only did they add multiple feature to the average use of Windows, they have a lot included more software with the OS. Two that most versions come with are Windows Defender and a year free of One Step or whatever Microsoft’s version of a Symantec is. Plus, you must have some bad taste, because the interface is amazing, if you want to see tacky look at some Linux GUI’s that are supposedly on the same par as Vista and OSX. One of the HUGE deals in Vista that is not pre installed in any other OS is Parental Controls, which are actually extremely nice in Vista. It creates report cards of where the account with the controls set have been website wise, what time of the day they can use the computer, which rated games they can play, which words they can see, what they can install, and much more. Not to mention toe wide array of drives that are preinstalled, and drivers that can actually be downloaded from the Update site. More and more network security settings (I will post a screen shot.) that allow you to turn off file sharing with one click. Plus less restart requests. I have yet to connect to a wireless network, but I have read there are many new features there as well.  QUOTE(mipadi @ Mar 28 2007, 5:33 PM) Who said people aren't still using Windows? Besides, 20 millions copies is what percentage of the Windows installed user base? How long has it been out? Yea, I would like to see Apple sell this ammount of anything within the first months of release. Although I am sure the iPhone might be able to do it. But, when Service Pack 1 comes out, Windows Vista will be selling like hot cakes, Just like Windows XP did. |
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Mar 28 2007, 11:16 PM
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QUOTE(medic @ Mar 28 2007, 11:46 PM) One of the HUGE deals in Vista that is not pre installed in any other OS is Parental Controls, which are actually extremely nice in Vista. Uh...no other OS? Mac OS X has had Parental Controls since Mac OS X 10.4. QUOTE(medic @ Mar 28 2007, 11:46 PM) How long has it been out? It's been out almost two months. That amounts to about 10 millions copies a month, which isn't exactly a hot seller, given the installed user base of Windows. The fact that there was little more than yawns on the day of its release is a testament to its lack of stellar success. |
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Mar 29 2007, 08:02 PM
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The one man Voltron Group: Member Posts: 711 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 491,519 |
I honestly haven't seen any feature I wasn't enjoying already through another software. Also, I still have most of my computer's hardware resources avaiable; which wouldn't be the case if I were a Vista user.
So far I am 300 euros richer, and I enjoy the same advantages that I have experienced with Vista with the exception of a flashy interface, which I can live happily without. That is what I was calling tacky, by the way. Vista doesn't offer anything radically new, but it does make old stuff look "cute". |
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Apr 1 2007, 06:42 PM
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RJL<3 Group: Member Posts: 1,194 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,019 |
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Apr 1 2007, 06:52 PM
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 CB's Forum Troll Group: Member Posts: 926 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,142 |
vista is terrible so rub my penis
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Jun 18 2007, 10:13 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
QUOTE(pandamonium @ Jan 23 2007, 08:52 AM) I didnt know the upgrade wasnt going to be that expensive its only 119 for a home premium. click for photos and the packaging look pretty nice. SO are you going to buy it???? I think i will Nope, it's worthless... Look here to see this video, you'll understand: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FVbf9tOGwno |
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Jun 28 2007, 08:25 PM
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Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Jun 18 2007, 10:13 PM) Nope, it's worthless... Look here to see this video, you'll understand: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FVbf9tOGwno That guy also got sued for using the Windows Vista and Microsoft Logos without permission. I LAWL'd when I herd about it on the news. |
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Jun 29 2007, 01:17 PM
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 Pokeball, GO! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,832 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,009 |
Give or take, I'd take Vista. I've had no real problems other than the minor ones that Macintosh suckers like to complain about for hours on their blogs.
All in all, it's a very nice piece of software. |
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Jun 29 2007, 04:25 PM
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Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
QUOTE(iRock cB @ Jun 29 2007, 01:17 PM) Give or take, I'd take Vista. I've had no real problems other than the minor ones that Macintosh suckers like to complain about for hours on their blogs. All in all, it's a very nice piece of software. Its sad, I have read many not so happy Vista user blogs about how they can not get something to work or something of that nature, and come to find out they are using a 4 year old computer, although the Update Advisor told them not to buy it and upgrade, they do it anyway. I have had 0 problems with Vista, I have had it since it came out, I did a upgrade from XP with no problem, and I am using my old software on my 64 bit OS. |
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Jun 29 2007, 07:55 PM
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Pokeball, GO! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,832 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,009 |
^ Exactly. If you know what you're doing, you won't have any problems. It's really not that difficult at all. I've really enjoyed it so far.
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Jun 30 2007, 12:32 AM
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 Why don't you make like a hockey player, and get the puck ou Group: Validating Posts: 167 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 434,037 |
I have windows vista on my laptop, not a big fan of the security stuff though and not much new programs either.
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Jun 30 2007, 01:45 AM
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Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
QUOTE(Chad_man @ Jun 30 2007, 12:32 AM) I have windows vista on my laptop, not a big fan of the security stuff though and not much new programs either. You can turn all those notices off. |
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Jul 3 2007, 01:16 AM
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 Sing to Me Group: Member Posts: 1,825 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,808 |
my new laptop has vista. i'm easily distracted by shiny things so i LOVE the new interface. very slick and pretty. ^i agree that many people who complain about vista probably do not have the right machine for the OS. my father talked to this techie at best buy who said that the current hardware on the market is not vista-adaptable. also, vista, is nevertheless, a HUGE OS. unless your computer has the proper memory and processor, it's going to a) not run or b)run really badly. one thing i love about vista is microsoft office 2007. now, technically, it can run on an older windows version but it was made for vista. once again, i like the sleek 'ribbon' design but it's is, surprisingly, really easy to use. i speed through a powerpoint presentation (which has much more professional designs now) and word helps you complete very tedious little tasks really fast. i used it on windows xp and vista. it runs like a dream on vista. i don't think vista has groundbreaking programs though. in the short time i had it (about two days), i browsed through the programs. in addition to looking "cooler", the programs got tweaked to become more user friendly. one thing i do have to complain about is the amount of startup/shut down time. but it isn't anything that i'd uninstall vista for. |
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Jul 4 2007, 03:06 PM
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 d@niel Group: Member Posts: 1,267 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,453 |
no...at least not yet
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