In message (e-mail address removed),
bp <
[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
:: On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:36:16 -0000, "ChrisM"
::
::: In message (e-mail address removed),
::: bp <
[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
:::
::::: On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:37:43 +0100, Alias
:::::
:::::: Michael Palumbo wrote:
::::::: :::::::: You don't need Vista. If you have a good running XP Pro
:::::::: installation, save money and build a quad core system and have
:::::::: something truly fast. If you have XP Home, save money, get Pro,
:::::::: then build Dual or Quad Core and enjoy a truly fast system.
::::::::
:::::::: Don't get sucked into the über graphical GUI. You need a high
:::::::: horsepower system just to run in it very well. Put XP on said
:::::::: system and you'll get an extremely fast and relatively light
:::::::: weight OS. All the extra DRM just adds insult to injury in my
:::::::: book. Factor in the high cost (a new copy of XP Pro is a
:::::::: fraction of the cost.)
::::::::
:::::::: If you need a super graphical interface, get Win Blinds and any
:::::::: of the Widget software that's been floating out there for
:::::::: years. If you're worried about DX 10. First, you wont really
:::::::: have software that really uses it for some time. Second, DX 9
:::::::: and lower is actually emulated and games and such that use it
:::::::: run slower on Vista than on XP Pro on the same system
:::::::: (according to many reviewer I've read.) Lastly, DX 10 will be
:::::::: released or ported some way or another; the fewer the people
:::::::: that buy Vista will help expedite this.
::::::::
:::::::: So please don't buy into the hype. Please don't waste your
:::::::: money. Stick with XP (or what ever current OS) if it does
:::::::: everything you need and works well for you. Please send
:::::::: Redmond a strong message.
::::::::
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:::::::: W. P.
::::::::
::::::::
:::::::
:::::::
::::::: Just read this post and all the replies to date . . . I just
::::::: have one question for those that don't use Vista and have no
::::::: plans to install it any time soon . . .
:::::::
:::::::
::::::: What are you doing in a Vista group to begin with???
:::::::
:::::::
::::::: Most of us here have installed Vista, either recently or have
::::::: been using Beta and/or RTM versions . . . and we're here either
::::::: looking for, or giving, help with problems, so why waste your
::::::: time, our time and bandwidth with "Vista blows" or whatever
::::::: posts?
:::::::
::::::: If you're sticking with XP, great, I have 2 other machines that
::::::: are going to stay with XP simply because I see no reason to
::::::: upgrade them just yet, but my day-to-day machine has Vista, and
::::::: has had it since the RTM version came out as its only OS,
::::::: removed XP from the boot-menu after a week of running RTM since
::::::: I never booted XP after installing Vista RTM.
:::::::
::::::: Hell, if you're running DOS with the DOSSHELL and it works for
::::::: you, WONDERFUL! At my previous job we had a computer running
::::::: DOS and Lotus 1-2-3 to track inventory and in-house charge
::::::: accounts, worked just fine, and backups were so simple! (Just
::::::: copied the floppy that everything was running on to another
::::::: floppy every day)
:::::::
::::::: Point is, what IS the point of bashing something you don't use,
::::::: or touting advice about aforementioned 'something' when you
::::::: weren't asked for said advice, and shouldn't be GIVING said
::::::: advice since you don't have first hand knowledge of said
::::::: 'something'?
:::::::
::::::: Pointless . . . that would be like going into a Lexus forum and
::::::: telling everyone not to buy a new model Lexus because the old
::::::: one works just fine, and the new one has some bugs because it's
::::::: a new design. Yes, you would be correct, but you know what?
::::::: People in a Lexus forum/newsgroup DON'T CARE for that advice,
::::::: they are there because they have, or want, a Lexus and want to
::::::: talk to others about it, and maybe ask for some help if they
::::::: need it, or give help if someone asks and they know the answer
::::::: . . .
:::::::
::::::: Okay, I'm done feeding the Trolls for the day . . .
::::::: Mic
::::::
:::::: False premise. Not everyone that comes here already has Vista.
:::::: Some are thinking about getting it and my advice is to wait.
:::::: Your advice is not to wait. It's up to the reader to decide
:::::: which advice to follow.
::::::
:::::: Alias
::::: I would NEVER take advice from someone that uses the name Alias.
::::: Makes me think you are not to proud of your own advice.
:::
::: Not really any worse than 'bp'!!
:: I'm not giving advice and bp is at least my initials.
::
:: But when some troll comes a calling trying to save the world from the
:: big bad OS I would think he would want to sound legit by using a
:: name. Using "Alias" makes me think he isn't to proud of his on
:: advice.
::
:: Bill Pierpoint
:: How's that?
Ha! That's better, Bill, should you profer any, I will heed your advice from
now on!
)
To be fair to Alias, he is not really trolling (certainly compared to some
others anyway), although he is not pro-Vista, he seems to be making
reasonable points, rather than just MS-Bashing.