How much life do you see left in XP once Vista is released

[Link19]

How much life do you see left in Windows XP once Windows Vista is released? Do you think Windows XP will still stay around a while longer and continue to be supported by hardware and software manufacturers after Vista is released?

My opinion is that Windows XP deserves to stick around a lot longer even after Vista is released. Windows XP is a good OS. So why should it be phased out so soon.

On the other hand, POS Windows 98/ME should have been put to death shortly after Windows 2000 came out. Windows 98/ME were POS, so they should have been in a rush to phase out those inferior operating systems. On the other hand, XP is a good OS, and should still be supported by the hardware manufacturers for a while after Vista is released.

What do you think?

 

[bsobel]

I think it will be very similar to the same question regarding 2000 and XP. We still have users asking which one they should run...

 

[spyordie007]

I think it will be more like XP vs. NT4

 

[Jeff7]

They do seem to be quite adequate OSes - 2K and XP. Yeah, they've got more than their share of flaws, but face it, they do generally get the job done. And both of them are pretty stable, and far more resistant to system-file damage than their predecessors. Unless very capable versions of Vista can be had cheaply, 2K and XP will likely stick around for quite some time. I think it is a good sign that it's almost 2006, and both are still doing so well. Hopefully Microsoft won't abandon them anytime soon.

 

[Link19]

Windows 2000 and Windows XP were the first versions of a MS OS I've used on a regular basis that I can actually say I liked when running 32-bit applications and multi tasking. When it comes to 32-bit computing and multi tasking, any Microsoft OS not based on NT was a POS.

Windows XP has been sold on computers longer than any other OS. I mean you'd think it would have to be supported for such a long time after Vista is released, maybe even longer than some of the older operating systems were supported after XP was released. POS Windows 98/ME should have been trashed as soon as XP was released. But XP deserves to stick around for a long time after Vista is released.

 

[JackMDS]

A lesson in History.:brokenheart:

Quote: Win2000 Pro vs. Win XP Pro questions. I plan to buy Win2k this week, any good reason I should wait out XP?

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=351348&enterthread=y&arctab=y

Quote? I installed 2k, then later tried out XP, safe to say I love 2k. I uninstalled XP after a very short while, Win 2k is so much better in my opinion.
It's more like Win 98, so less change, more streamlined, nicer generally, and just a joy to have.
End of Quote.

Got it, Win2k is good coz it is more like Win98.:roll:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=996289&enterthread=y&arctab=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=478694&enterthread=y&arctab=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=826876&enterthread=y&arctab=y:shocked:

So you want to write the threads of the future?:thumbsup:

Copy from these 2-4 years old threads. Replace every current occurrence of the words Win 98 with Win XP, and every current occurrence of Win XP with Win Vista, and you are fully prepared for the near future.😉

:sun:

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
A lesson in History.:brokenheart:

Quote: Win2000 Pro vs. Win XP Pro questions. I plan to buy Win2k this week, any good reason I should wait out XP?

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=351348&enterthread=y&arctab=y

Quote? I installed 2k, then later tried out XP, safe to say I love 2k. I uninstalled XP after a very short while, Win 2k is so much better in my opinion.
It's more like Win 98, so less change, more streamlined, nicer generally, and just a joy to have.
End of Quote.

It's good because it uses an interface more like 98. But Windows 2K is a billion times better than Windows 98 any day because it uses a quality kernel unlike POS Windows 98. I always hated the 9X line of opertaing systems.
Got it, Win2k is good coz it is more like Win98.:roll:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=996289&enterthread=y&arctab=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=478694&enterthread=y&arctab=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...threadid=826876&enterthread=y&arctab=y:shocked:

So you want to write the threads of the future?:thumbsup:

Copy from these 2-4 years old threads. Replace every current occurrence of the words Win 98 with Win XP, and every current occurrence of Win XP with Win Vista, and you are fully prepared for the near future.😉

:sun:

Windows 2000 is good because it uses a quality kernel and doesn't treat you like an idiot like XP does. Windows 98 is a POS because it uses a horrible kernel.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Link19

Windows 2000 is good because it uses a quality kernel and doesn't treat you like an idiot like XP does. Windows 98 is a POS because it uses a horrible kernel.

LOL, excatly my point.

Some time in the near Future: " Win XP is good because it doesn't treat you like an idiot like Vista does".😉

:sun:

 

[theMan]

personally, i never saw a life in winxp period. i guess it just depends on how well microsoft's marketing is, which wont be a suprise. why dont they focus more on making a good product instead of marketing. its like intel...


EDIT: oh yeah. WINDOWS 2000 all the way!!!! w00t!!!

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: theman
personally, i never saw a life in winxp period. i guess it just depends on how well microsoft's marketing is, which wont be a suprise. why dont they focus more on making a good product instead of marketing. its like intel...


EDIT: oh yeah. WINDOWS 2000 all the way!!!! w00t!!!

That's true. What I'm saying is Windows 2000/XP are fine and should stay around for a long time. But Windows 95/98/ME were NEVER acceptable opertaing systems by any means!!

 

[duragezic]

Well I agree with those that saying that 2000 and XP are here to stay for a while. Seriously I have NO problems with XP (unless they are due to my mongooloid self), and 2000 wasn't any worse except that I think the driver support and general ease-of-use features are much better in XP. I was HARDCORE 2000 but the day I got XP SP1 I NEVER went back. If anything I'll buy a new comp/new parts and install XP at flying pace... fvck new OSes, they are usually bunk, especially the wway MS is.

 

[drag]

Look at how long it took for WinXP to get to be the majority OS.

I expect that it will be 2-3 years for Vista to become majority Windows OS. That's about the turn around for people buying new computers and that's how Windows gets it's install base. The average person will use Vista when they buy a new computer and it has Vista pre-installed on it.

 

[groovin]

is winXP the majority windows OS now?? last i heard it was still 2k because businesses hadnt moved to xp yet. seeing how slow businesses are at moving to XP, i dont think vista will be the ruler of the business desktop for some time... sp2 broke some apps and scared lots of IT folk into stalling on it... now MS is saying that Vista will be the biggest change since 95.. id imagine many businesses will wait on it now to test their apps and let the early adopters be the guinea pigs.

but as for the home user... yeah drags right, people will buy whatever Dell or whoever put on it.

 

[drag]

I wasn't thinking so much of business stuff. Home stuff definately.. but then again Windows 2000 realy never was targetted at that market. In my eyes Windows 2000 and Windows XP are pretty much the same OS.

Not like I know for certain though in business-land. Were I work we just started getting rid of the last of our Win9x machines and I still am stuck with a ancient Windows 95 machine. Not that anything important runs on Windows desktop (program-wise. Everthing is done thru terminal emulators and inrtranet-based stuff), mind you, aside from e-mail (which we use thunderbird for now, and eudora previously). Worms and such are taken care of by strong network security. Now most people use Windows XP since a couple months ago. There is a strong 'if it aint' broke don't fix it' attitude.

 

[tuteja1986]

lol , I am here still using windows 98se Special edition that modded with unknown user updates. I would really recommend the Unofficial Server pack 2 for Windows 98se if anyone still use Windows 98se. Anyways it runs like a fast modded car and does what windows xp can do without the power getting leeched like there is no tomorrow. My laptop at least last me 5hrs when using edit plus 2.

On my desktop I use Windows XP pro which works good after I chopped it down.

 

[spyordie007]

Windows 2000 is good because it uses a quality kernel and doesn't treat you like an idiot like XP does.

The kernel in 2k is nearly identical to the kernel in XP. Besides XP only "treats you like an idiot" if you use the default settings/dialogs (because most end users are idiots).

Anyways [Windows 98se with the "unofficial service pack"] runs like a fast modded car and does what windows xp can do without the power getting leeched like there is no tomorrow.

You are joking right? Right???

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

Windows 2000 is good because it uses a quality kernel and doesn't treat you like an idiot like XP does.

The kernel in 2k is nearly identical to the kernel in XP. Besides XP only "treats you like an idiot" if you use the default settings/dialogs (because most end users are idiots).

Anyways [Windows 98se with the "unofficial service pack"] runs like a fast modded car and does what windows xp can do without the power getting leeched like there is no tomorrow.

You are joking right? Right???

WHat I mean by saying Windows XP uses a quality kernel is in that it does compared to POS Windows 98/ME. Windows 2000 also uses pretty much the exact same quality kernel. My comment was more to diss POS Windows 9X than anything else.

 

[Link19]

You are joking right? Right???

I second that! Anything Windows 9X based is a POS and you can't even compare it to Windows 2K/XP no matter what updates you apply!! Windows 95/98/ME are all crap!!!

 

[Hacp]

Umm WHy are you dissing windows 98. WIndows 98 has not failed me very much when I have used it, and is still supported by many sofware developers. Very few crashes have occured when I used win98

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: Hacp
Umm WHy are you dissing windows 98. WIndows 98 has not failed me very much when I have used it, and is still supported by many sofware developers. Very few crashes have occured when I used win98

You are extremely lucky. It HAS nothing to do with Windows 98 being a good OS. Windows 98 is only a fine OS for getting awesome performance in 16-bit DOS and WIndows based programs. It can be alright for running simplistic 32-bit applications on quality hardware. But for multi tasking and somewhat resource heavy 32-bit computing, it is a horrible OS!!

Windows 2000/XP PWNed Windows 98 by far!! You can't even compare them because Windows 2000/XP are so much better for 32-bit computing and multi tasking. Also, Windows 98/ME are completely different than Windows 2000/XP, so making software compatible with both operating systems probably degrades performance and stability of programs. All programs and applications should have been Windows 2000/XP/2003 only and ditched support for POS Windows 98/ME three years ago.