Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
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Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#2Vista is a good operating system. Much better than XP. Windows 7 is better than both.
This article is just another in a long line of "I heard Vista sucks (but never tried it) and 7 is good (but never tried it)" articles.
It's a cliché argument with a predictable conclusion. There's not a single interesting, unique, or insightful thought in this article.
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#3The cheap 'two week sale' upgrade option is only available for certain regions which notably excludes the EU (apart from the UK). Due to the action against Microsoft concerning browser bundling, EU users will need to preform a wipe and clean install to get Win7.
http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1552-windows-7-cheap-prices-bu...
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#4It suggests that $120 is an outlandish price to pay for an operating system, but it doesn't seem so outlandish to me, if it's a good piece of software. People will spend that price, per month, on a cable or satellite bill (even in our current economy), so why wouldn't they spend that much for an upgrade to the software that all of their computer software runs on.
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#5In a dark room brightened only by the flickering of a monitor, Bill Gates' eye dart to a private video feed secretly monitoring all Vista users.
Fire glints his glasses. Anger sparked heat burns a hole in his pumped fist. He squeezes and breathes fire: "You'll pay for our mistakes."
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#6Vista is a good operating system. Much better than XP. Windows 7 is better than both. This article is just another in a long line of "I heard Vista sucks (but never tried it) and 7 is good (but never tried it)" articles. It's a cliché argument with a predictable conclusion. There's not a single interesting, unique, or insightful thought in this article.
Why is it that the entire internet is covered with opinions mirroring this, dismissing everyone who doesn't like Vista as "having not tried it", but whenever I actually ask people in real life, the universal conclusion of everyone who has tried it is that it was terrible?
These people who think Vista was a great step forward seem to only exist on the internet and nowhere else.
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#7Vista is a good operating system. Much better than XP. Windows 7 is better than both. This article is just another in a long line of "I heard Vista sucks (but never tried it) and 7 is good (but never tried it)" articles. It's a cliché argument with a predictable conclusion. There's not a single interesting, unique, or insightful thought in this article.
Why is it that the entire internet is covered with opinions mirroring this, dismissing everyone who doesn't like Vista as "having not tried it", but whenever I actually ask people in real life, the universal conclusion of everyone who has tried it is that it was terrible? These people who think Vista was a great step forward seem to only exist on the internet and nowhere else.
> seem to only exist on the internet and nowhere else.
Is this a metaphysics question? I exist outside of the internet.
> dismissing everyone who doesn't like Vista
I wasn't dismissing every argument against Vista. Just this guy's.
There are several valid arguments against Vista. Namely, it has heftier memory requirements (at least 2 gigs) and needs a decent video card ($150+). These are real concerns, and problems XP didn't have.
However, this guy made the blanket statement "Vista bad, 7 good". There's no subtlety or analysis.
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#8Years ago, when computers were $1000 or more, it seemed plausible to charge $200 for an OS.
Nowadays, with netbooks around $250 it is not such a good idea.
Much worse during a recession.
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#9Vista is a good operating system. Much better than XP. Windows 7 is better than both. This article is just another in a long line of "I heard Vista sucks (but never tried it) and 7 is good (but never tried it)" articles. It's a cliché argument with a predictable conclusion. There's not a single interesting, unique, or insightful thought in this article.
Why is it that the entire internet is covered with opinions mirroring this, dismissing everyone who doesn't like Vista as "having not tried it", but whenever I actually ask people in real life, the universal conclusion of everyone who has tried it is that it was terrible? These people who think Vista was a great step forward seem to only exist on the internet and nowhere else.
Vista was terrible, Windows 7 is awesome.
Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake
#10Years ago, when computers were $1000 or more, it seemed plausible to charge $200 for an OS. Nowadays, with netbooks around $250 it is not such a good idea. Much worse during a recession.
And with so many free alternatives especially Ubuntu, its going to be a bit tough for Microsoft. We might see a considerable amount of people willing to try Ubuntu or other alternatives.