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Marten · 01-05-2008, 03:33 PM

Hey all, I'm new here so to be safe I putted this new thread in the off topic chat.

For my school,I have to give a presentation in English in front of the whole class about a self chosen subject. So I wrote one, but I'm not sure if I made some mistakes, I hope I didn't

PS if there is a better site where I could ask this could you say so?

The presentation is about Windows Vista so I hope it is interesting for you guys.

thanx in advance

PRESENTATION:

Companies like Microsoft must stop deceiving people

Almost a year ago Microsoft introduced a new Operating System, called Windows Vista. This OS is already the … 7th version of Windows since computers began to be quite normal in households, when we don’t count all the server editions and other updates like windows 98se. I’m sure you have heard of most versions, but for them who don’t, I have wrote them all on the …blackboard
Windows Vista January 2007
Windows XP October 2001
Windows ME September 2000
Windows 2000 February 2000
Windows 98 June 1998
Windows NT July 1996
Windows 95 August 1995

We must take in mind that the originally Windows XP was released end 2001, but that there have been two major SP. The first SP was released in September 2002 and the second one was released in August 2004.

So as you can see, Microsoft comes with a new OS every ..1.5 / 2 years.

What exactly is the reason why Microsoft want us to buy a new OS every …2 years? If I look at my own computer history, I must admit that I haven’t used and bought all operating systems. And that’s because some of them where really crap and there was hardly any notable difference.
Before Windows XP it wasn’t really important how Windows looked like, more important was, that the OS had a better hardware support and security. With Windows XP, that changed. XP is really better looking than the previous Windows versions and the hardware support is a lot better. All hardware that you can buy nowadays is supported.

So what about Windows Vista? Is it as good as Windows XP, or even better? Sadly, but true Windows Vista isn’t really better than XP. Okay, Vista has got a lot of nice eye-candy, but after a few days it isn’t very special anymore. Features like the Aero function are just eye-candy, it is not easier, faster or better, actually it will only slow down your computer. If you compare Windows XP with Vista you can see on the ...blackboard that it is slower than XP.
So if you want to have Windows Vista running at the same speed as your old Windows XP, you will have to upgrade your hardware or you will even have to buy a new computer. And what do you get then? A computer that can do exactly the same as your old one and with the same speed, isn’t that fantastic?

For the basic user, Windows XP works fine and offers enough features to satisfy most users. E-mail, surfing the Internet and office applications are all possible in Windows XP and Windows Vista won't offer anything more than just eye-candy.
I must mention that Microsoft says that Vista is a lot ‘safer’, didn’t they told us exactly the same when they introduced Windows XP? There are always new security lags found or ‘made’. So what do they mean with ‘safer’?
The only positive point of Windows Vista is, that it supports more than 3 GB or ram, with XP doesn’t. But that is only interesting for high-end systems and people who really need it, like engineers or a video editor. Most of us are just basic users so I recommend to just stay with Windows XP and do not let Microsoft deceive you. It is just a marketing trick to make more money.

Microsoft not only develops Windows operating systems, they are also the developers of Microsoft Office. For MS Office they use the same marketing trick, every 3 years they release a new Office edition which looks better, but is basically just the same old MS Office only with a different skin and some new tools and features that you won't use.

By the way, does anyone knows what we can expect in 2020? ………… Windows Retro! Old school style, it will be the same as Windows 95 only with a different name.

This was my presentation are there any questions or sugguestions?

01-05-2008, 03:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Marten New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Presentation English, not sure if it is good Hey all, I'm new here so to be safe I putted this new thread in the off topic chat. For my school,I have to give a presentation in English in front of the whole class about a self chosen subject. So I wrote one, but I'm not sure if I made some mistakes, I hope I didn't PS if there is a better site where I could ask this could you say so? The presentation is about Windows Vista so I hope it is interesting for you guys. thanx in advance PRESENTATION: Companies like Microsoft must stop deceiving people Almost a year ago Microsoft introduced a new Operating System, called Windows Vista. This OS is already the … 7th version of Windows since computers began to be quite normal in households, when we don’t count all the server editions and other updates like windows 98se. I’m sure you have heard of most versions, but for them who don’t, I have wrote them all on the …blackboard Windows Vista January 2007 Windows XP October 2001 Windows ME September 2000 Windows 2000 February 2000 Windows 98 June 1998 Windows NT July 1996 Windows 95 August 1995 We must take in mind that the originally Windows XP was released end 2001, but that there have been two major SP. The first SP was released in September 2002 and the second one was released in August 2004. So as you can see, Microsoft comes with a new OS every ..1.5 / 2 years. What exactly is the reason why Microsoft want us to buy a new OS every …2 years? If I look at my own computer history, I must admit that I haven’t used and bought all operating systems. And that’s because some of them where really crap and there was hardly any notable difference. Before Windows XP it wasn’t really important how Windows looked like, more important was, that the OS had a better hardware support and security. With Windows XP, that changed. XP is really better looking than the previous Windows versions and the hardware support is a lot better. All hardware that you can buy nowadays is supported. So what about Windows Vista? Is it as good as Windows XP, or even better? Sadly, but true Windows Vista isn’t really better than XP. Okay, Vista has got a lot of nice eye-candy, but after a few days it isn’t very special anymore. Features like the Aero function are just eye-candy, it is not easier, faster or better, actually it will only slow down your computer. If you compare Windows XP with Vista you can see on the ...blackboard that it is slower than XP. So if you want to have Windows Vista running at the same speed as your old Windows XP, you will have to upgrade your hardware or you will even have to buy a new computer. And what do you get then? A computer that can do exactly the same as your old one and with the same speed, isn’t that fantastic? For the basic user, Windows XP works fine and offers enough features to satisfy most users. E-mail, surfing the Internet and office applications are all possible in Windows XP and Windows Vista won't offer anything more than just eye-candy. I must mention that Microsoft says that Vista is a lot ‘safer’, didn’t they told us exactly the same when they introduced Windows XP? There are always new security lags found or ‘made’. So what do they mean with ‘safer’? The only positive point of Windows Vista is, that it supports more than 3 GB or ram, with XP doesn’t. But that is only interesting for high-end systems and people who really need it, like engineers or a video editor. Most of us are just basic users so I recommend to just stay with Windows XP and do not let Microsoft deceive you. It is just a marketing trick to make more money. Microsoft not only develops Windows operating systems, they are also the developers of Microsoft Office. For MS Office they use the same marketing trick, every 3 years they release a new Office edition which looks better, but is basically just the same old MS Office only with a different skin and some new tools and features that you won't use. By the way, does anyone knows what we can expect in 2020? ………… Windows Retro! Old school style, it will be the same as Windows 95 only with a different name. This was my presentation are there any questions or sugguestions? Last edited by Marten; 01-05-2008 at 04:46 PM.