Mike Hall - MS MVP wrote:[color=blue]
> Vista was released as the next stage up in Windows OS, just like all of
> the others.. it flies in the face of lower end computers no more than XP
> did on its release..
>
> To have a more capable OS requires more capable hardware.. it is that
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"Capable"? You mean more resource hungry, not more capable.

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> "Wrecklass" <wrecklass1******.com> wrote in message
> news:ONwSnxebHHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Valid points. It seems to me that there is a lot of truth in the
>> Rumors that Vista
>> was designed to help sell more hardware. Totally flying in the face of
>> the new
>> lower priced PC's being made by the bigger hardware vendors. I suspect
>> Dell
>> is happily selling these cheap systems knowing full well that they
>> will end up
>> selling expensive upgrades on every one.
>>
>> I am sad, and a bit surprised by the number of people I see saying
>> "But Vista
>> is newer, so it should be faster, right?" I can only look at them in
>> disbelief. MS
>> really sold people on this idea, but they were banking on most people
>> buying
>> higher end systems, which would mask the performance problems in Vista.
>>
>> The only WOW I've heard from people is "Wow, this is really going to
>> cost me
>> a lot of money, isn't it?"
>>
>>
>> "Gordon Keenan" <gordon@tasystems.org(removeme)> wrote in message
>> news:E46E012E-B40C-4BD9-BF35-57F8402B899C@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> I have (over the last three weeks) had the opportunity to work at
>>> different places that have recently purchased new Dell Computer
>>> Equipment. A few small business's and some home users, so it's been a
>>> combinations of Vista Business and Home Edition.
>>>
>>> My experiences have left me extremely cold on what Dell considers to
>>> be an acceptable platform for the Vista operating system.
>>>
>>> All of the equipment is way under powered for decent use, though I
>>> have to say it would be fine for Windows XP.
>>>
>>> 512MB RAM - it's crippling the system!
>>> On-board video - Aero - zero chance of that happening for these users
>>> and certainly no WOW factor!
>>>
>>> The thing is, the people buying the equipment don't know any better
>>> but they all said the same thing... Why is the new computer running
>>> so slow? Surely it should be really fast with the new vista on it?
>>>
>>> As I run Vista Business on a dual-core Athlon 5600+ with 2GB of ram,
>>> and I find it sluggish at times, all I could do is tell them that in
>>> future, they should ask advice before just buying something cheap.
>>>
>>> As for Dell, a company that is trying to tell people that it KNOWS
>>> about computers, they should hang their heads in shame.. but the good
>>> thing is that independent computer builders now have a chance of
>>> making good spec pc's that will work better for the end user!
>>>
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