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Thread ID: 76263 2007-01-26 23:21:00 Countdown to Vista release dolby digital (5073) PC World Chat
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519548 2007-01-29 03:11:00 What the hell makes you think the OS appeals to me? The OS on any system has to be stable and let me run the programs I want to run, Nothing more, Its generally only Mac heads that get all wet over their OS, Its like a car twerp raving about their tires.

The question is...Does it do its job?

Yes?, Good, then shut up about it.

BAHAHAHA! Metla - once again you have made my day! :D :D :D
MAC_H8ER (5897)
519549 2007-01-29 05:38:00 Vista is rather worrying.

Here's a company with a reputation for writing software with major security flaws who've decided to do a major rewrite of their TCP stack - a rather important part of the system, both functionality & security wise.

What's so great about Aero? It's just eye-candy. If you want eye-candy, just get fluxbox on Linux, it uses much less resources, is easy to change, and awesome looking, here's some pictures:
www.boxwhore.org
www.boxwhore.org (This one looks exactly the same as Aero imo, maybe better.)
www.boxwhore.org
www.boxwhore.org

Microsoft hasn't even realised the power of multiple "Desktops".

Driver revocation - Microsoft will now have the power in Vista to revoke a drivers signature wich will make the driver/hardware cease to function. That's rather scary, right?

Then there's the bit about Vista not playing "premium/comercial" content if your hardware doesn't have specific content protection mechanisms.

I could go on and on. But what's the point? All I really need to say is: By using Windows Vista you're not getting would you should be able to get out of your hardware, instead you're hardware is being used to encrypt data being sent to/from your video/sound card so YOU can't mod/emulate it. Freedom? 'sif, you're paying for a jail for your hardware.

That looks pretty primitive compared to vistas GUI. The aeros GUI goes a fade and blur in the background, which is what uses up lots of resources. If you buy vista home basic you don't even get the Aero GUI, so I would rather have XP or win 2000 than a crippled vista interface.
rogerp (6864)
519550 2007-01-29 06:17:00 That looks pretty primitive compared to vistas GUI. The aeros GUI goes a fade and blur in the background, which is what uses up lots of resources. If you buy vista home basic you don't even get the Aero GUI, so I would rather have XP or win 2000 than a crippled vista interface.

Check out Beryl or Compiz if you want similar special(useless) effects.
upload.wikimedia.org
byte (11156)
519551 2007-01-29 06:54:00 I just heard from TV3 News that NZ is going to be the first country in the world to have Vista?? qazwsxokmijn (102)
519552 2007-01-29 07:17:00 qazwsxokmijn, that's correct, considering we're the first (major?)country to get to the 30th first. byte (11156)
519553 2007-01-29 07:29:00 Maybe someone should start a poll to see how many people are going to buy vista. Vista isnt that bad it has less flaws than xp pro i have 70 updates for xp pro due to flaws found over the past year or so. Hitech (9024)
519554 2007-01-29 07:39:00 Maybe someone should start a poll to see how many people are going to buy vista. Vista isnt that bad it has less flaws than xp pro i have 70 updates for xp pro due to flaws found over the past year or so.

I think is is a bit of an improvement, but is it really worth rushing out to buy a full priced retail copy on its launch date? I'll probably buy an OEM copy when I build a new PC.
Greven (91)
519555 2007-01-29 07:48:00 You are probably are aware the oems copys are in the shop already, eg vista home edition sells for $348. Hitech (9024)
519556 2007-01-29 09:55:00 Hi wonder how many people will line up outside dicksmith electronics tonight in auckland to see dan carter launching vista and to auction a laptop with vista on it will be sold to trade me for auction with carters signature on it.

OHHHHH be still my beating heart. Vista or carter , carter or Vista ???????
Hitech (9024)
519557 2007-01-29 10:23:00 Ha ha!! (www.joyoftech.com)

Yeah! Thats a good one!:thumbs:
Mr Wetzyl (362)
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