Chambers wrote:
> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/06/30/come-back-xp-forgiven 
> 
> 
> Is it just me, or are all these complaints about Vista the exact same 
> things we heard about XP when moving from Win2k?
> 
> Ie, it's too slow, it uses too much memory, the graphics are pretty but 
> slow your machine down way too much, it has features under the hood that 
> noone notices, my peripherals don't work with it, etc.
> 
> Yet now, people love XP, and have written off Vista.
> 
> Personally, I think that 5 years from now, we'll see people complaining 
> just as much about how Windows Next isn't nearly as good as Vista, and 
> how MS is the devil because they want us to switch again away from our 
> sleek, efficient and beautiful OS to a bloated, slow and incompatible 
> new version.
> 

I agree - that in several years Vista will be the mainstream.
Currently it is slow, takes up too much memory, is bloated with unused 
features, and a lot doesn't work with it.

But come new software, hardware, and a couple of service packs.....
It will be fast and snappy and you'll be glad of the features.


Like with XP, there are some drawbacks.

Who likes to 'activate' their copy of XP and the 'Genuine Advantage' 
program that MS put into place for those who got around activation - or 
those with legit copies that just got marked 'bad'.

Now Vista adds DRM and things like that.

None of these drawbacks are really in the best interest of the consumer 
- they are in the interests of big business.


My office now uses XP and likes it....  I remember that is was 2004 when 
I upgraded our systems to use XP.

When I order PCs now they come with Vista Business - which allows a 
legal downgrade to XP.  All in preparation to move to Vista one day when 
things settle down.



Tom

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