is vista worth the upgrade

[50cent1228]

unless by that time everyone is using a mac or linux

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: Aftermath
History repeats itself again and again and again.

Give it a year or two, tops. Everybody here will be running Vista with maybe a couple of exceptions, and we'll all be clammoring over how much better it is than XP.

Actually, I think it will be different this time. With the prices Microsoft is trying to get for this new O/S and the lack of compelling features I can foresee a lot more resistance to "upgrading". Plus Linux is getting better all the time.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Beachboy

Originally posted by: Aftermath
History repeats itself again and again and again.

Give it a year or two, tops. Everybody here will be running Vista with maybe a couple of exceptions, and we'll all be clammoring over how much better it is than XP.

Actually, I think it will be different this time. With the prices Microsoft is trying to get for this new O/S and the lack of compelling features I can foresee a lot more resistance to "upgrading". Plus Linux is getting better all the time.

How much is it?

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
I've been running it for a couple weeks and am pretty happy with it. I don't think I'd pay huge price for Ultimate though.

MSDN FTW!

You use MSDN at home?

 

[nakedfrog]

I don't see anything listed in that article that gives me any reason to upgrade. The only forseeable reason for me to switch is for gaming.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Beachboy

Originally posted by: Aftermath
History repeats itself again and again and again.

Give it a year or two, tops. Everybody here will be running Vista with maybe a couple of exceptions, and we'll all be clammoring over how much better it is than XP.

Actually, I think it will be different this time. With the prices Microsoft is trying to get for this new O/S and the lack of compelling features I can foresee a lot more resistance to "upgrading". Plus Linux is getting better all the time.

Yeah, every couple years I'll fire up a little Linux and see how much is changed... if they can nail down the wireless card support, that will be a big win.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Beachboy

Originally posted by: Aftermath
History repeats itself again and again and again.

Give it a year or two, tops. Everybody here will be running Vista with maybe a couple of exceptions, and we'll all be clammoring over how much better it is than XP.

Actually, I think it will be different this time. With the prices Microsoft is trying to get for this new O/S and the lack of compelling features I can foresee a lot more resistance to "upgrading". Plus Linux is getting better all the time.

you're aware that 'basic' costs the same as xp home, and 'premium' costs less than xp pro, right?

 

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Beachboy

Originally posted by: Aftermath
History repeats itself again and again and again.

Give it a year or two, tops. Everybody here will be running Vista with maybe a couple of exceptions, and we'll all be clammoring over how much better it is than XP.

Actually, I think it will be different this time. With the prices Microsoft is trying to get for this new O/S and the lack of compelling features I can foresee a lot more resistance to "upgrading". Plus Linux is getting better all the time.

How much is it?

if you are asking how much linux is then: linux if you download it is free otherwise to buy the cd it probly not gonna cost you more than $10....first you should choose which type you want....there are alot of them trust me

 

[lokiju]

Not yet.

Maybe in a year or two.

 

[ForumMaster]

nope. not until i get a new computer. as much as vista is nice and is supposed to be more secure, there is no support for nForce 2 which means my mobo ain't compatible. RC2 worked fine, but SATA doesn't work with Vista. anyway, i'll wait. i don't like being a guinea pig. i ran 2k for atleast 2 years after XP was released. i'll wait till SP2 for Vista.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: 50cent1228

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Beachboy

Originally posted by: Aftermath
History repeats itself again and again and again.

Give it a year or two, tops. Everybody here will be running Vista with maybe a couple of exceptions, and we'll all be clammoring over how much better it is than XP.

Actually, I think it will be different this time. With the prices Microsoft is trying to get for this new O/S and the lack of compelling features I can foresee a lot more resistance to "upgrading". Plus Linux is getting better all the time.

How much is it?

if you are asking how much linux is then: linux if you download it is free otherwise to buy the cd it probly not gonna cost you more than $10....first you should choose which type you want....there are alot of them trust me

No I wasn't asking about Linux because I'm not interested in it. Anyways I read the article and found the cost which is around the same for XP. However after reading the article I didn't see where it added anything that I need at the moment.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: jemcam
Does it matter? You're not going to be able to stay with XP forever.

exactly.

 

[rh71]

If only I can get it for dirt cheap. I like being a guinea pig sometimes.

 

[amdhunter]

I will definitely be an early adopter. I know in a couple of years people will be praising how much better it is than XP ever was. (Unless DRM kills it... )

 

[arod]

im already running vista ultimate final on my media server and desktop thanks to the free copy I got for being in their mce beta program..... The only reason to switch is if you want a more "mac" like experince (ilife) with updated media player, photo player, dvd maker, video editor, email etc.

I really like the new media player (which is more or less wmp11 but vista has some additions), the photo thing is a good basic photo program which replaces picasa imo, havent spent much time in the movie/dvd editors but they seem improved over previous versions, and I doubt I will use the email client unless they improved imap support (using thunderbird now but havent had a chance to play with mail).

I really like the dropdown address bar thing (where you can go to any level with one click) and the search everywhere is a nice addition. Basically what makes vista good imo is its no huge major changes but alot (and there are alot) of little enhancements which aid the user experince.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: arod
im already running vista ultimate final on my media server and desktop thanks to the free copy I got for being in their mce beta program..... The only reason to switch is if you want a more "mac" like experince (ilife) with updated media player, photo player, dvd maker, video editor, email etc.

I really like the dropdown address bar thing (where you can go to any level with one click) and the search everywhere is a nice addition. Basically what makes vista good imo is its no huge major changes but alot (and there are alot) of little enhancements which aid the user experince.

Hmm, those 2 paragraphs leave me confused. The little enhancements sound really nice... but before that you basically say it's just the kind of bloatware that experienced users don't use/need (we have 3rd party stuff we like for it)...

Or maybe I misunderstand...