What Do You Like About Vista?

[wrecklass]

I have to disagree. If someone isn't technically capable of running
a dual boot system, they probably don't want to deal with the
problems of running Vista yet. Too many issues with drivers that
aren't finished, bugs in the core Vista code. I'd say if you
aren't technically competent, Vista is not ready for you.

 

[LaRoux]

If you don't like anything about it, why would you use it 3 times a week? Do
you flagellate yourself regularly too?

 

[just bob]

I have to disagree. If someone isn't technically capable of running
a dual boot system, they probably don't want to deal with the
problems of running Vista yet. Too many issues with drivers that
aren't finished, bugs in the core Vista code. I'd say if you
aren't technically competent, Vista is not ready for you.

Well, yes, of course, there is always the option of not doing Vista in the
first place! ;-)

This may be a given but I think you took someone who had never used a
computer before and gave them a Vista system pre-configured they would use
it without any trouble as I think a lot of it would seem very intuitive.
It's those of use who are dealing with legacy admin/maint methods,
applications and hardware which are having the trouble.

 

[just bob]

If you don't like anything about it, why would you use it 3 times a week?
Do you flagellate yourself regularly too?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellate

Is this what you meant? Interesting analogy!

 

[LaRoux]

If by "career with computers" you mean you work with computers
professionally, IMO it's not even about likes and dislikes, it just is, you
won't be able to avoid it. Jump on the Vista train and learn the ins and
outs, pros and cons with the rest of us. Your friends, family, and
co-workers will be glad you did when they need help with video drivers. : )

I think many of the haters here are just looking at how their individual
experience is in relation to XP on the exact same hardware with the exact
same programs, not thinking about the things Vista opens up (or closes in
the security sense) for the future. Millions have already purchased new
computers with Vista pre-loaded and are working away, completely oblivious
to the types of negative press in the NG and trade press that we see all the
time. For them, it just works and as long as their chosen e-mail, browser,
and word processor do what they want, they're happy. For the one's who have
never used a computer before Vista (there are potentially billions of these
people) they don't even know that XP was different, much less better or
worse.

The key is that existing users want MS to design their OS to suit their
existing needs while MS wants to design their OS to best suit the needs of
people who don't use computers or more specifically MS OS yet. Existing
users = zero growth = corporate death.

 

[Adam Albright]

I have to disagree. If someone isn't technically capable of running
a dual boot system, they probably don't want to deal with the
problems of running Vista yet. Too many issues with drivers that
aren't finished, bugs in the core Vista code. I'd say if you
aren't technically competent, Vista is not ready for you.

Oh stop... posts like this make me laugh so hard my ribs start to
hurt. Technically capable of making a choice from a boot menu? Oh
please... even chickens can be trained to peck at the right key. What
do you think requires technical expertise to run a dual boot system?

As far as Vista, the sign of a well thought out and easy to use GUI is
you don't have to be technically competent to figure out what to do in
order to accomplish a certain task. There is nothing technically
challenging about figuring out out to use Vista, what may be required
is some minor un-learning if you're coming from XP or another OS in
that you need to retrain yourself on how certain things are done, plus
some things have been redesigned or moved. Big deal. Took me all of
five minutes to get comfortable to the "Vista way". I reserve my
bitching for things that are stupidly implemented like UAC or things
still broke that were broke in earlier versions of Windows (like Media
Player still being brain dead with codecs) and STILL remain buggy.

 

[Richard Urban]

I believe the man can like it if he wants.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User

 

[just bob]

Oh stop... posts like this make me laugh so hard my ribs start to
hurt. Technically capable of making a choice from a boot menu? Oh
please... even chickens can be trained to peck at the right key. What
do you think requires technical expertise to run a dual boot system?

It's not the motion of choosing, its the decision, and the implications. Try
giving a dual boot to your mother or grandmother and explain it all. Just
try that.

 

[LaRoux]

Funny too. But it's more like this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellation

Especially when performed with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-o-nine-tails

 

[Adam Albright]

It's not the motion of choosing, its the decision, and the implications. Try
giving a dual boot to your mother or grandmother and explain it all. Just
try that.

Have. Some mothers and grandmothers are just smarter. ;-)

Heck, I remember way back having the dubious honor of training a bunch
of top flight VPs, department heads and our CEO on how to use Lotus
1-2-3. Some learned quickly, others couldn't find the men's room
unless I took them into the hall and pointed. One lady who was
absolutely terrified of computers had to be shown six times within a
half hour where the Enter Key was.

 

[Ed Forsythe]

So it seems that no one likes anything about Vista! ;-)

 

[Dale M. White -LV32]

The side bar is kinda gorwing on me. But it's so ugly if you're not running
Aero

 

[Wayne]

I like the fact that the HD digital TV Tuner card I bought saome months ago
now works, with sound. It didn't under either XP or Linux. I like the fact
that FS X runs as smoothly under vista with 1GB of RAM as it did under XP. I
was very impressed with the install process.