Cameron Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Sorry to ruin the Mac-PC war on OS's and GUI's. Xerox was the inventor of the first true GUI, Xerox was like a rich man always leaving his windows and doors unlocked, just letting apple and microsoft steal from them and encouraging those chances. Umm .. Xerox was doing research .. they had no intention of making a commercial product out of it. No-one stole anything from them. The Star was a an insanely expensive piece of highly specialized hardware. What Apple did that was so amazing wasn't so much the GUI, but rather putting it all together in a small, usable, affordable package. Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Your computer runs slowly because not only does it have XP on it, it ALSO has Vista on it. Because every single program has to talk back to Windows, everything runs haywire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaster07 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I just got a new computer and it has vista, i also thought it was gonna be bad but it turns out its prettty good i just gotta get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 So yeah after 2 weeks of playing around with Vista i have come to relize that it really isnt all that bad of and O.S. It has very few changes then XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Just got my New Sony LS, and enjoy Vista VERY much! Its something to get used to, thats for sure. But I really do like thus far! -Ryan "Anything is better then Microsoft ME" King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imhotep Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I just reformated and installed Vista on my laptop. I love it, it runs smoother than XP ever did on my machine. Very mac-ish, but is that a bad thing? Nah.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I have my reservations about vista. I'm not in that much of a hurry to install it since I'm a mac user at home and there are no plans to convert to vista at work. I have one pc laptop that I could test vista out on (we have several vista licenses at work that won't be used), but I'm debating doing a dual install when I buy my Macbook pro later this summer. Since microsoft cut out so many features just to get the product out of the door, i don't see any advantages to upgrading besides the interface, revamped security, and some of the .NET features integrated. Eventually I'll install it once i'm sure the programs i do use on XP work well in vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I've been using Vista for over a month now, and quite honestly, I love it. After a month of using XP, I hated it to the core! But I've had no real issues with Vista once I got everything set up the first time. I'm not the most knowledgeable about the technical stuff, but for what I use and how I use it, I think it's great. It's very pretty, and does some pretty cool stuff when you have a powerful graphics card. My favorite feature is the "picture in picture" windows when you mouse-over the task bar. Funny that so many people in this thread are so adamant about not wanting to use Vista, when it seems like those of us who *have* used it really enjoy it! -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBannedKid Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I don't think its worth what they're asking for...especially the upgrade version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Funny that so many people in this thread are so adamant about not wanting to use Vista, when it seems like those of us who *have* used it really enjoy it! -Julie I actually played around with it on a work computer the system admin put together. He was showing me a few things and then I went and grabbed my powerbook and fired it up... I told him... "looks familiar huh? And the hardware looks pretty too!" He wasn't pleased. If you're not used to looking at a 3D interface, you'll always be wowed. I'll just wait for Leopard and decide how I want to run my windows apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 My laptop had a hard drive crash, and I figured that I'd try installing Vista on the new drive (since I got a copy for free through the university). So far it seems to be working okay. The Account Control "feature" is annoying, but at least it can be turned off. Most of my programs seem to work, but some have a few hiccups (such as freezing during installation). I also finally tried out Internet Explorer 7. I'm keeping Firefox Worth it to buy an upgrade? Not really. I will probably set up a multi-boot with Vista and some variant of Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRACHEN_FIRE_FAN-BOY Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 just like I told all of my friends... it's just a pretty OS no functionality, unless you get the most expensive one. but of course Microsoft is gonna disagree with me like they always have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Well, I got a new computer for my birthday on Wednesday, with Vista on it. It's a high-end machine, and handles Vista beautifully. I love it personally. I have it hooked up to the 26" Hi-Def via HDMI, cause I work on it 16 hours a day, and I'm into the "pretty" functions, and I love Areo! Not to mention, the tivo-like functions on it rock, I love pausing TV The only thing negative I can find about it is that some old software doesn't work on it, but that's ok, the office will pay for all new stuff for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Yeah, I just got vista too, It certainly looks nice, but it's no good if you don't have a high-end computer, it'll run slow. It does fine on my new laptop though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 ^Wonder if we got the same laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffon Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I got a great deal on a laptop recently that has Vista, and I was a little worried at first because several things had to be upgraded in order to make it work. The biggest thing was the router, since my old router apparently had gone out of production (It's only a year old), and they didn't have updated drivers for it. I had to buy a whole new one in order for it to work with Vista. Some other software had to be updated or replaced, but now it's running very smooth I'm starting to like it more. One thing I really like is the video capture tool that comes with Vista Media edition. It's captures DV tapes (and I'm sure other sources) with excellent quality, I can't wait to start making some videos this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calaway Park Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 *Yawn.* Windows Vista- NEW! Are you ready to experience the most mediocre PC experience yet, unless you want to spend 500-5000 dollars to upgrade your PC? Then buy now! All the features of OSX [in different spots..] but 5-10 years late! Mac OSX Leopard- New! Brand new features and a fantastic computer experience- and you don't have to spend 5000 dollars upgrading your Mac. Yay for me getting a new iMac soon. iWant! iWant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I got a new computer last night that has it. Is it easy to work or harder than XP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texashorns82492 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Microsoft said that you were gonna have to upgrade your computer for Vista. I'm not at all surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBannedKid Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 If I were to get a new computer, which I won't, I would build it just to avoid Vista... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 ^ I didn't think I'd like it too much either, but now I have it, and I actually like it quite a bit. Though your computer must be fast to handle it properly though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 for those of you with vista, did the updates take up quite a few gigs of space? I only installed, steam, trillian, and firefox and I had 80 gigs free of 100. Just wondering, new to vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I got a new computer back in July, built by our local computer shop. They installed Windows XP Pro rather than Vista. If computer pros choose that over Vista, that ought to tell you something... Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I didn't have a choice with this computer, it was store bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 ^^Right now, XP is still more reliable as it has been tested and fixed countless times. Vista is still new. Given time, it will be the software it ought to be. That being said, it runs great on our new Gateway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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