<aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote in message[color=blue]
> now that Vista has been released for over 6 months, what is the
> verdict? is it a version that will go the way of Windows ME? ls
> preference for retaining & using Windows XP? Will users prefer to
> use Vista?
>
> Should purchasers of new computers opt for Vista or XP?
>
> I know there are differing opinions, but now that 6 months have gone
> by, and there has been test of time, I would welcome CURRENT
> opinions, not earlier opinions. best, Aaron[/color]

Running many flavors of Windows OS's on a home/small business network, from
NT4 to Vista.

Vista Business is on my personal Dell XPS1210 laptop, and I really do enjoy
the "experience".

I've been through the first release of many OS's, so expected to have some
problems (beta tested both Win3.11 and 95), but they have been far fewer
than I actually expected to encounter.

The key to success with Vista, as it has been with each succeeding OS since
DOS 6, can be summed up in two words: ample (read more) resources, and
updated drivers ... absolutely nothing new here.

It is also understandable that the _many_ folks who have only experienced XP
would lack the necessary perspective to make accurate judgments about the
first release of a completely new OS, and you can clearly see that on this
forum.

That said, the Vista laptop is twice the machine of my Win2K desktop and
about 75% as responsive, but a bit faster than two older XP boxes with less
than half the memory. Those of us still running 32 bit have a hurdle to jump
with regard to RAM utilization ... for someone who once paid $800 for 16MB
of RAM, that 2+ GB is the now sweet spot is a little surrealistic.

What I most dislike about Vista is that it is arguably a reflection of the
culture that's spawned its underpinnings. MSFT's attitude about making the
customer pay for software, then pay again and again for the sins of piracy,
is despicable.

Basically, the Internet affords them the opportunity to ride rough shod over
the paying customer, and what little respect they've ever evinced for same
has disappeared in the maw of corporate greed.

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