and even MAC has started a PR campaign as to how poor Vista is.
Of course they have!! Apple are the little guy - of course they're going to
take pot shots. Microsoft is such an easy target. On the other hand, they
are extremely successful. Look at their market share.....
I've been running Vista continuously for almost a year. There were a number
of minor bugs, most of which have since been ironed out. In due course
there'll be a service pack and no doubt continuous improvement for the
forseeable future.
I've had great service from Vista - not a single crash or significant
problem whatsoever.
It has one major disadvantage - development was abandoned after three years,
and the whole thing was done over after Bill Gates saw the light (at last)
about the importance of security. So Vista was developed over a relatively
short time (only a couple of years) and it shows. As a result it really
isn't that much different or better than XP for the average user. The user
interface is somewhat improved, but really it is only what XP should have
been in the first place. All the other changes are under the hood - very
substantial, but not very obvious to the user.
There seems to be to much eye candy in Vista at the expense of
functionality/familiarity.
The eye candy in XP is dreadful - do you really like the hideous Fisher
Price colour scheme? The stupid fanfare and giggling children sound
effects? The patronising "My" in front of everything?
In comparison Vista is subtle and sophisticated.
I've used it myself and have to say, I prefer the more comfortable,
familiar XP.
Well, if that's the case you should stick with XP, obviously. Others, such
as myself, prefer to move on.
SteveT
