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Week One With Windows Vista
Posted by Doug V in Software at 12:07 | Tuesday, July 17. 2007
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I don't know what your problem is.. crappy h/w and/or drivers. I have built dozens of new PCs w/ Vista in all flavors. I have had NO bluescreens and only driver related problems. This OS is definately more stable and faster than XP.
I can say, I haven't had nearly that many problems with Vista on my Toshiba Satellite. Primarily, Vista is all flash and fluff. I've experienced a few issues with program compatibility and lots of sleep/hibernation problems -- so many problems that I've abandoned the use of those two features. However, I can say, there are definitely a few things I like, particularly the new search features. Worth the extra $600, probably not. Stick with XP for another year or two and go buy yourself an iPhone. 
I agree an iPhone is the way to go if you have the cash. I got a free copy of Vista Ultimate two months ago and I have not installed it as I have heard many posts like Doug's. I love new tech and I want to love Vista, but it seems to needs more work. The power management issues topped my list of things I had hoped MS had fixed with Vista. I have been so jaded by XP I find myself opening and closing the lid on my wife's iBook just to watch it properly sleep and wake. I have heard that some of the issues are with drivers not properly restoring state. My hope is this is a function of many driver rewrites and will be solved in time as the driver code becomes more stable. I hope the power management issues are not architectural issues as with XP. Perhaps the problem with Vista is typical Brooks' law problem discussed in the Mythical Man Month. From wikipedia
"Brooks's observations are based on his experiences at IBM while managing the development of OS/360. He had mistakenly added more workers to a project falling behind schedule. He also made the mistake of asserting that one project, writing an Algol compiler, would require six months�regardless of the number of workers involved. (It required longer) The tendency for managers to repeat such errors in project development led Brooks to quip that his book is called "The Bible of Software Engineering" because "everybody reads it but nobody does anything about it!""
"Brooks's observations are based on his experiences at IBM while managing the development of OS/360. He had mistakenly added more workers to a project falling behind schedule. He also made the mistake of asserting that one project, writing an Algol compiler, would require six months�regardless of the number of workers involved. (It required longer) The tendency for managers to repeat such errors in project development led Brooks to quip that his book is called "The Bible of Software Engineering" because "everybody reads it but nobody does anything about it!""
Interesting "10 reasons not to get Vista"
http://apcmag.com/5049/10_reasons_not_to_get_vista
http://apcmag.com/5049/10_reasons_not_to_get_vista
I have to say, that I could not agree with you in 100% regarding , but it's just my opinion, which could be wrong
After un-vistaing 3 systems, and hearing/reading about all the issues many people are having with vista, I'd recommend staying away from the whole thing. It's an embarrassment for Microsoft and entirely needless waste of effort for end-users.
What's worse, I don't see how Microsoft can resurrect the OS. The content management restrictions, and its global impact on every aspect of the user experience would have to all be taken out, which would effectively render the whole thing equivalent to XP with some eye-candy. Now considering that apparently a considerable portion of that eye-candy is broken or has a "sweet spot" at 4 gigs of RAM, I'm sure that many people would probably not miss it being gone.
Microsoft should just admit the mistake. Dump the OS. Port the eye-candy to XP, call it XP Me (remember that one?) or something, and start over without the obviously flawed digital media plans.
What's worse, I don't see how Microsoft can resurrect the OS. The content management restrictions, and its global impact on every aspect of the user experience would have to all be taken out, which would effectively render the whole thing equivalent to XP with some eye-candy. Now considering that apparently a considerable portion of that eye-candy is broken or has a "sweet spot" at 4 gigs of RAM, I'm sure that many people would probably not miss it being gone.
Microsoft should just admit the mistake. Dump the OS. Port the eye-candy to XP, call it XP Me (remember that one?) or something, and start over without the obviously flawed digital media plans.
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