Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake • Hacker News Board

Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake

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Post by azbob » Fri, Jun 26, 2009, 10:30 PM UTC

drawkbox wrote: post #13

wyday wrote: post #2

Vista 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.

Vista might not be good but for actual users it is better than XP. But Vista is not revolutionary and it is actually not aging that well (my quick launch items on 64-bit, 8GB ram just stopped working or work randomly). Windows 7 is the same system so really it is just Vista with fixes. After more people get a whiff of OSX it is all over. OSX is really the dream. Once they went nix and intel based (Apple) OSX is the p…

I don't care for OSX at all. I hate the way the window manager works, for one, and I don't like the model where I make changes and close instead of saving or applying, giving me the chance to stop the change. Maybe because I'm used to the way Windows works, but, nonetheless, at least for me, your statement is false.

Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake

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Post by azbob » Fri, Jun 26, 2009, 10:32 PM UTC

socratees wrote: post #10

TweedHeads wrote: post #8

Years 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.

You people really do live in your own little world, don't you? The average person hasn't a friggin' clue what Ubuntu is, never mind thoughts of installing it on their computer. LMAO.

Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake

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Post by azbob » Fri, Jun 26, 2009, 10:33 PM UTC

ensignavenger wrote: post #17

TweedHeads wrote: post #8

Years 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.

That is why they have a lower priced starter version, and why OEM's can get less expensive licenses.

Buy a $5 mouse and an OEM copy of Win 7 Ultimate from newegg for $89 (or whatever it turns out to be), like anyone with a brain did for Vista Ultimate.

Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake

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Post by azbob » Fri, Jun 26, 2009, 10:34 PM UTC

dc2k08 wrote: post #3

The 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...

They can thank their governments for that stupidity.

Re: Microsoft to Vista Owners: You'll Pay for Our Mistake

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Post by nopassrecover » Sat, Jun 27, 2009, 11:31 AM UTC

azbob wrote: post #20

nopassrecover wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Vista was terrible, Windows 7 is awesome.

They're the same effing O/S. :rolleyes:

Not even close. This is what programmers (and Microsoft) don't get. Vista didn't work because the experience and interface were terrible. It didn't matter how good the underlying OS was. Windows 7 fixes the user experience of the OS, even if it is the same technically.