WTF is Windows Vista ?

[Pasco]

What is this Guys and What does it do ?

Is it worth me up grading ?

Pasco

[landmark]

No, get a mac, far better

[paulie-mafia]

landmark said:

No, get a mac, far better

That's exactly what I was going to say!

Let the geek slanging match begin....

[Sharief]

As I understand it, from reading reviews and what people have said, and no personal experience, it is basically XP with bits stolen from Mac to apparently make it easier to use.

[SneakyNeil]

XP = old and busted
Vista = new hotness

[Pasco]

It can not be that bad Sherly

[sstein]

Pasco said:

What is this Guys and What does it do ?

Is it worth me up grading ?

Pasco

I wouldn't recommend getting any Microsoft OS that is so new, it will be full of bugs and will likely have loads of hardware support issues.

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Stuart

[Pasco]

sstein said:

Pasco said:

What is this Guys and What does it do ?

Is it worth me up grading ?

Pasco

I wouldn't recommend getting any Microsoft OS that is so new, it will be full of bugs and will likely have loads of hardware support issues.

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Stuart

Cheers Stu

[qube_TA]

Basically

Computers have moved on a bit since 2003 when XP came out so Microsoft have made a new version of Windows to support current boxes.

However if your PC is a few years old and is working OK then upgrading is pointless as it'll run slow.

But if you go n buy a new PC then it'll probably come with Vista installed.

If you are going to buy a new PC and don't play games on it then buy a Mac.

Matthew

[elster]

sstein said:

Pasco said:

What is this Guys and What does it do ?

Is it worth me up grading ?

Pasco

I wouldn't recommend getting any Microsoft OS that is so new, it will be full of bugs and will likely have loads of hardware support issues.

-

Stuart

However after delaying it 3 years.

They "claim" to have worked out most of them

[northernboy]

landmark said:

No, get a mac, far better

Spot on. Why buy the copy, when the original, and best, is available in such a sexy, sleek form.

[graham@edinburgh]

I wish I could tell you.

But I can't get the er to install

[Pasco]

qube_TA said:

Basically

Computers have moved on a bit since 2003 when XP came out so Microsoft have made a new version of Windows to support current boxes.

However if your PC is a few years old and is working OK then upgrading is pointless as it'll run slow.

But if you go n buy a new PC then it'll probably come with Vista installed.

If you are going to buy a new PC and don't play games on it then buy a Mac.

Matthew

Cheers Matt

[peterpeter]

Despite all of the cosmetic improvements, all vista is really for is making the PC THE gaming platform of the future..

Check out videos of Crysis on gametrailers.com

[Pasco]

The reason i ask is that a mate of mine who is into this stuff recons its the Puppies Nuts

[graham@edinburgh]

peterpeter said:

Despite all of the cosmetic improvements, all vista is really for is making the PC THE gaming platform of the future..

Check out videos of Crysis on gametrailers.com

And "media platform".

Nothing you can't do with XLobby or similar if you're a geek but they're going for the "friendly" HTPC angle

[ali_kat]

graham@edinburgh said:

I wish I could tell you.

But I can't get the er to install

Have a chat to Paul next week mate, he's been testing it for ages.

[polus]

northernboy said:

landmark said:

No, get a mac, far better

Spot on. Why buy the copy, when the original, and best, is available in such a sexy, sleek form.

Not really the original. A good GUI with a ripped off copy of FreeBSD underneath.

Edited by polus on Saturday 3rd February 22:30

[D-Angle]

You will need it in the near future if you like to play the latest PC games. DirectX 10 will only be available for Vista.

As others say, avoid it until the bug fixes are available. Apparently someone has hacked it already!

[landmark]

Seriously it is a rip off of Mac O/S X. There is nothing new in there to Mac users. But if you have a bright shiny new PC with all the latest stuff on it then putting Vista on will move you forwards. But if your PC is a year or two old forget it.