How-To Geek Forums Topic: Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype

How-To Geek Forums Topic: Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype en Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:17:49 +0000 whs on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37332 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:34:55 +0000 whs 37332@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ This article fits the subject: <a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1501'>http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1501</a> pipo on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37310 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:20:28 +0000 pipo 37310@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ personally, i haven't (or don't have the time to) noticed the differences in performance with vista and xp, but what i find most useful is the quick search box in windows explorer. i agree with whs about people not wanting to change because they have to make their brains work, some people are just too lazy to try new things or to experiment before they say something is bad. i guess that's one of the things that separate geeks from normal people, experimenting with their computer (and probably messing up the first time) and not being afraid to do it again. The Geek on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37306 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:06:45 +0000 The Geek 37306@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ When the (very nice) Verizon FIOS tech came out to install the other day, we got to talking... he was going on about how he'll never let Vista touch one of his computers, that he would switch to Ubuntu first. After a little prodding, he admitted he had never even tried it... and he's not a gamer. His only real concern was keeping spyware off his kid's computer, which is an area where Vista really shines. pipo on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37301 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:16:34 +0000 pipo 37301@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ "mostly just the idiots following the popular crowd" now that got my attention. i remember one time i was chatting with a couple of friends and i mentioned that i bought a laptop running vista, one of my non-techy friends immediately told me that vista is bad and i should immediately switch to XP. when i asked her how and why she found out that "vista is bad," she just said that she heard it somewhere. it's kind of funny coz whenever she needs tech advice and help, i'm the one she runs to. (although i wouldn't call her an idiot, hehe) raphoenix on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37280 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:25:23 +0000 raphoenix 37280@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ All, This is an EXCELLENT READ concerning the subject of this thread. <a href='http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9075000'>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9075000</a> Regards, Rick P. The Geek on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37276 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:36 +0000 The Geek 37276@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ @whs Agreed, there are genuine problems with both Vista and XP... I think most of the anti-Vista hype, especially online, is mostly just the idiots following the popular crowd, trying to be accepted. I distinctly remember all of the anti-XP people that swore they would stick with Win2000 forever... now they are the anti-Vista, pro-XP people. Actually, my grandfather has a Mac. Last time he came over, he was cursing the fact that you can't change the size of the tiny system fonts, and you have to change each application's content pane font sizes separately (seriously). He's thinking about going back to Windows now. raphoenix on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37273 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:39:58 +0000 raphoenix 37273@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ All, I posted the following on a News Group some (2) years ago after doing testing for MS because I could see problems with Vista coming down the road. It is a (VERY LONG READ) with many divergent poster opinions so I would ask that any who read it (ENSURE) they read the (COMPLETE) topic thread to the very end. <a href='http://www.vistabanter.com/11510-vista-security.html'>http://www.vistabanter.com/11510-vista-security.html</a> At present, I have a (COMPLETELY NEUTRAL) opinion of Vista waiting for things to shake out and also waiting to see if Open Source is finally ready for center stage. Regards, Rick P. whs on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37260 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:11:47 +0000 whs 37260@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ The problem is that people don't like to change. Why do most people always buy the same make of cars, the same make of washing machines, eat the same foods all the time - because that's what they know. To venture into a new thing means taking risks and making your brain work. Now with that said, there are some genuine issues with those that cannot run their old XP programs on Vista - and they blame Vista for it rather than the owner of those programs who are the real culprits because they did not provide a Vista version. Dragging all the legacy around is not a good thing for an operating system - Vista has already too much of that and then it is accused of being bloated. Can't have your cake and eat it too. If the alternatives (e.g. Linux, Mac) were that great, they would have a bigger marketshare and more support. And XP is just your grandfathers Vista. Look at the postings in the Forum - It has it's problems too - and that after all those years. Aleeve on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37241 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:48:43 +0000 Aleeve 37241@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Nice work :) I really like Vista! As i have said many times before :) 0zSpitt on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37239 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:38:26 +0000 0zSpitt 37239@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ lmao, mr geek, that's hallarious. i figured 99% of vista bashers have never even logged onto a vista setup and used it. when i see an xp computer i think how out dated it looks, feels and operates. also, like jack, i'm figuring out ubuntu and liking it more as i go. jack7h3r1pp3r on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37233 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:10:05 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 37233@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ i love vista now that i have it but i also really like ubuntu a lot now that i have it some what figured out :) and i have a friend that is super anti vista and i think that he has only used it once maybe twice The Geek on "Illustration that much of Anti-Vista Sentiment is Hype" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/illustration-that-much-of-anti-vista-sentiment-is-hype#post-37231 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:06:04 +0000 The Geek 37231@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Shows that a large amount of the anti-Vista crowd has never even used Vista: ------------------------------- Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a "new" operating system, code-named Mojave. More than 90 percent gave positive feedback on what they saw. Then they were told that "Mojave" was actually Windows Vista. ------------------------------- <a href='http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9998336-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20'>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9998336-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20</a>