"Kevin Wilcox" <fergus1909@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_Vista
> Examining the list it seems that much of what is
> new with Vista boils down to mostly interface and
> search type options. It appears that Microsoft is
> attempting to make the desktop one cohesive
> environment where both applications and the
> underlying OS combine into one entity. The problem
> is Apple has already been doing this for years.
> Frankly I see little new in Vista to be excited
> about. It remains to be seen if the security,
> performance and stability aspect of the OS has
> been improved from the Windows XP product.
>
Right, the "features are already available on Linux/OSX/whatever" is an
oft cited argument against Vista on this newsgroup. However, I think the
people making this argument are looking at it from the wrong perspective. If
you are already a Linux/OSX/whatever user, then of course, Vista is not very
appealing to you, because everything it offers, you already have. But from
the perspective of a Windows user, it is very appealing. You can now get all
these great features that Linux/OSX/whatever users have been enjoying for
some time now, but WITHOUT losing access to your existing software. And
that's a big deal.
I like Ubuntu a lot, and I've got it installed on several of my
machines. However, my main machine, with the nicest monitor and keyboard and
beefiest CPU and videocard, etc. is still a Windows machine, 'cause that's
where I play games. If I could run all my existing programs, including my
games, on Ubuntu, I'd switch in a heartbeat. But I can't. So I stick with
Windows XP. And Windows Vista is looking very attractive as the next OS to
go on my main machine.
- Oliver
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