Will Vista be like 95 release?
- Thread starter Mattu
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"Gradually" only of course Linux has seen "some" improvements to offer a closer to Windows environment. But not by much! I just had to forward the link for the "Vista joke" there since the retail price for the Ultimate version runs as high as the latest high end video card. No way senior! I'm not going to rush to spend big money on an AMD quad core or the current $400+ on the FX-60 at the moment. Why spend $400 on Vista's Ultimate version before the SP2 there comes out? Well maybe SP1?
Jonyboy
New Member
Fanboy.
Linux can do what XP can do but for free. It does make me sad that people PAY for this stuff.
Useing WINE it is possible to play a few XP games though.
With some newer distros you can run Linux on a virtual drive while running Windows. That would give the typical Windows user a look into the open source OS. The main problem even with Wine available is software design. Most games and softwares as well as rely on the Windows environment. Apple/Mac sees the main application in schools and small busineses along with the Pro versions of Windows.
rationalthinking
New Member
vista won't be worth the upgrade. they took some cool details out like the maps on disk defragmenter, but there also other cool things that where added... basically XP got new skin!!!! i got the free upgrade with a new laptop from HP, only reason i'll be using it...
alexandergre
New Member
thats also what im thinking.
i though vista would be a new thing, a great hing. they have made lots of beta and rc1 rc2 adn then nothing. when i saw vista for the 1st time i was sitting adn it was just normal. eh no feelings.
maroon1
New Member
I don't agree with you, not at all.
I have XP with SP2 and I rarely get any error. XP is more reliable and much better than 2000 in everything. Some computers in my university have windows 2000 and they suck compared to XP.
maroon1
New Member
Why do you want to spend $400 for vista if you can get a pirated version for free.
I got my pirated XP pro for about $1
I was referring to waiting until prices dropped. I can get the Home or Pro editions of XP at this time for about $80. If I need a free OS I'll drop a Linux distro on or something like Solaris or reactOS. Once yoou toy around with the pirated crap you are stuck without support and many other things.
The only time Windows is ever reistalled here is when someone goofs up with something like that or I'm making a change of OS on the second drive for some reason.
I paid $180 for 98SE and $95 for an XP Home recovery disk with SP1 later. Gee then I bought Pro + Home cds with SP2 for $80. The prices are going down on their own. Vista will probably be down to $60-70 when going to upgrade. And Linux is still free with support!
Geoff
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You should know you cant talk about pirating software here, and where did the $1 come from?
IMO Vista wont be worth the price at launch, although the upgrade price is alot cheaper. But I get it for free anyways, so I probably will end up having it on another partition.
The first idea of prices seen on the home user versions of Vista were $400 for the Ultimate, $300 for the Premium, and just over $200 for the basic version. The other two are the Business and Enterprise editions. Eventually the prices for any 64bit versions will be seen. Ultimate is over twice as high pricewise as 98SE was brand new when that came out. I'm in no rush!