__/ [ Linonut ] on Thursday 05 April 2007 16:58 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Hadron Quark belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> "sas" <sashoalm@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> I haven't used or seen Vista myself, sounds like it's an XP encumbered
>>> with lots of eye-candy, and that's why I'll never try it out unless I
>>> have to.
>>
>> That's a good open mind you have. Keep it up! Be sure to express such
>> views in job interviews where you know little, if anything, about what
>> the company does. They will probably promote you to chief Administrator!
>
> I don't have any interest in trying Vista. I'm sure some day I will
> need to use it, but until then, it leaves me cold.
>
> One reason is all the hype over XP (Whistler). Sure, it looks good and
> has a lot of functionality, but it has too many problems. That's why I
> stopped using it.
>
> People are definitely wising up to the game, and waiting for Microsoft
> to work out some of the bugs.
one can get the majority of Vista's eye candy in XP (even GNU/Linux), without
the steep requirements, so looks should not be a factor here. Have you seen
XP's Transformation Pack?
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