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Originally Posted by tlarkin
I am old enough to have been alive and using computers on a regular basis for the release of 3.11, 95 a, 95 b, 95 c, 98, 98se, 2k, ME, XP. Out of all of those releases no company has allowed downgrades back to the earlier version, and with the exception of windows ME, Microsoft has never put out a more buggy OS that is so convoluted and feature stripped that is confuses the consumer into buy the Ultimate edition. We can sit here and argue facts all day long. It is a milestone of vista's stability that companies are allowing users to opt out of Vista installs and get XP.
You're average user, sure may like vista, those on the fence are on the fence, your more advanced user who has used other OSes, will see its flaws and not want to touch it. I have it on a test system, been running it since release. I still have issues with it. I mean it still breaks basic networking, which is completely lame.
I also never blow anything out of proportion, I typically have very straight forward answers with something to at least back it up.
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If I am correct, all/most of those OS's had a button that said "Start" correct? I know of users who won't go to Vista b/c they can't open that. Now, you just tell me how much more stupidity is out there than that. That came from a small biz's office that I have ties to.
Yes, you do have evidence and I do mess with a bit of software... I can't blame it on MS, directly or indirectly a user must see to blame it on the software company who made the software that won't run in Vista. I do think Vista has better program crash control, maybe that was new b/c a lot of crappy programs crash... Aren't you running a RC1 or RC2 on that test system?
And as for buying Ultimate, what the Hell? A small/medium business doesn't even need Business or Home Premium. The only reason I got computers for a biz that had Business Edition, is b/c it made me look better, an accountant won't figure out they don't need it too quickly. I must agree on convolution, I should I have put Home Basic on those mothers and forgotten it
But, the ppl that are putting Vista down are ppl that work with computers for accounting, bookkeeping, etc. and work with XP everyday. I was asked how to 'connect' to the internet in Vista(connection was DSL)
I am saying the ppl that 'muckrake' about Vista are mostly morons and are confined to a cubicle or office all day, every day.
I cannot put Vista down as for functionality, I can put it down for the marketing scheme and I will not 'upgrade' to XP.