dzomlija wrote:[color=blue]
> occam;523634 Wrote:[color=green]
>> 'Neowin.net - Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains Over Vista SP1'
>> ([url]http://www.neowin.net/news/main/07/11/24/windows-xp-sp3-yields-performance-gains-over-vista-sp1[/url])
>>
>> ---
>> After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1 (see previous post),
>> we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3
>> (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop
>> OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed an ~10% performance boost vs. the
>> same configuration running under Windows XP w/Service Pack 2.
>>
>> Since SP3 was supposed to be mostly a bug-fix/patch consolidation
>> release - unlike w/Vista SP1, Microsoft made no promises of improved
>> performance for XP - the unexpected speed boost comes as a nice bonus.
>> In fact, XP SP3 is shaping-up to be a "must have" update for the
>> majority of users who are still running Redmond's not-so-latest and
>> greatest desktop OS.
>> ---[/color]
>
> How can a comparison be made accurately between XPSP3 & VSP1 when both
> are still in beta? There are bound to be some issues that have yet to be
> plugged that will results in current "disappointing" results.
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Easily. You run officebench - that is what it is there for. Your
experience so far should have told you that *all* MS software is 'beta'
at best - no matter what the label says. (Remember Vista 'Gold' ?)