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But it's time for some tough love, people: If your PC can't run Aero, you have no need for Vista. Period. On machines that aren't Aero-capable, the rest of the OS will run slowly enough that you're better off sticking with XP until it's time to buy a new Vista PC. So why does Home Basic exist? So Microsoft can say that Vista costs "as little as $100."
What is most surprising about this is that PCWorld has long been a strong microsoft supporter. hmmm, if PCWorld is saying things like the above, I have to wonder if the empire is crumbling?
Other issues are more serious, like pricing. A lot of the coolest features seem to be reserved for the most expensive versions. I don't think many will be thrilled with the virtualization policy either. (That alone is a good excuse to play with *nix, at least virtually.)
I wish they would have backed up their link-bait opening item, Home Basically-There's-No-Reason-to-Buy-This. Their criticism about why not to buy the Home version isn't too well backed up. OK, it's slow. Slower than what? On what systems and hardware? I think they could have made more impact by fleshing that out a bit.
The 3D flip feature is cool... the first few times you use it.
But to judge a new OS based on Aero? Weak.
Does any one know for sure the answer to this question - if I buy an OEM copy of VISTA-64 does it also include a VISTA-32 disk? I'm hoping to dual-boot XP/XP64(trial version)/VISTA/VISTA-64 and maybe Win 2000 and even 98/ME if I can get the drivers.
I'm sure I read somewhere than VISTA-64 includes a VISTA-32 disk but I've been unable to find that site again or find confirmation anywhere else.
Kaled.
Mike
Of course I stopped looking at PCWorld to educate me on PCs back in 1986.
[pcworld.com...]
Since they stole most of their design from the mac, why not get a mac and run boot camp for windows XP when you need windows only programs. I have both and vomit when I have to use my XP Thinkpad (which is a very nice machine) vs. my mac.
I often vomit when I use either my Mac or my Windows PC. To cure the nausea, I drag out my trusty Xerox Star, which was the inspiration for Apple's Lisa and the Macintosh. Now, if only I could get XP applications to run on it... :-)
Of course I stopped looking at PCWorld to educate me on PCs back in 1986.
You got me beat.
I stopped looking at PCWorld in the 90s when I listened to my marketing guy tell one of their "journalists" word-for-word over the phone what to say in our product review and that's exactly how it showed up in the article.
Maybe MS isn't buying enough ad space at the moment...
[edited by: incrediBILL at 4:20 am (utc) on Feb. 21, 2007]
If you want a couple extra features so you can feel new, grab the Alt Tab replacement from Microsoft which shows screengrabs of the apps. Or an open source one like TaskSwitchXP.
...and the assertion that if you can't run aero, the OS will run slow is simply not accurate.
I don't think they are saying it would run slower because you because you couldn't run Aero. I think they are saying that Home Basic is mean't for the lower end hardware (i.e. existing hardware that someone might want to try to upgrade) and that it would still run slow because even in it's 'slimmed down' state Basic can still be a resource hog.
If they wanted something that works best on low end hardware then they should have added Vista Starter to the mix. Vista Starter is only for emerging markets, but that's the version of Vista that's supposed to work with low end hardware...it's also a lot cheaper.
Take a look (just those that didn't knew): [microsoft.com...]
[edited by: Lexur at 7:40 am (utc) on Feb. 21, 2007]
Can you even have multiple desktops on Vista?
Yes. You can have it even in XP.
Take a look on the PowerToys.
I have 2GB in my machines at the moment but I am going to upgrade it to 4GB so my hard drive doesnt explode with the constant virtual memory use.
512mb graphics card and a dual core 4200 processor just so you know the specs of the machine. Even that cant handle Vista too well... If you have anything lower than what I just stated dont bother trying it.
Praise = advertising dollars.
Justablink
PCWorld - has historically been a new operating systems from microsoft Cheerleader. I am trying to find the article they wrote about Windows ME (called it something weird like a "must update")
That's a comment from Bill Gates in an article published by Computer Reseller News in November 14, 1988.
While the comment was directed to an announcement made by Next Inc, it still applies to today's non-technical people.
If your computer has the resources, upgrade to Vista.
Otherwise, stick with the operating system that's best for your current hardware.
Ironically, from the same Computer Reseller News article, said Bill Gates: "This industry is based on good products, but the press wishes it was based on conspiracies. They should all work for detective magazines or something."
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Thank you! Apple has a history of "inventing" things that already existed, and they've continued that proud tradition with the iPod and iTunes.
I get a blank page in IE7 when following the link to that article, anyone else?
in fact, despite the fact that I can easily enable aero, I have no intention of doing so.
it's the small fixes that I like, and that I've always liked with windows updates. sometimes the things are so small that you don't notice them until you revert from your current OS to the previous one.
things like powershell, real symbolic links (instead of shortcuts), etc, are infitely more appealing to me than glitzy bloat.
