alamanos opened this issue on Jan 29, 2007 · 127 posts
RAMWorks posted Thu, 01 February 2007 at 3:05 PM Online Now!
Quote - I find it very interesting how everyone is already slating Vista, saying 'XP works fine, so I won't upgrade!'
Well, I have to say - XP is the best, most stable operating system I've used so far, so I can't argue with anyone who says they won't upgrade to a 'buggy', needless OS designed to line the pockets of Bill Gates.
However, don't forget we all said the same about Windows XP when I came out!!!
How wrong we were!
Apart from the security. That was naff.
I totally agree. I got XP because I'm self employed and somehow got a copy of it because of that when MS was handing out copies for like $35.00 to business folks that had the link to the page where this offer was being offered. Who could refuse that? Not I so Win2000 Pro was taken to work were it is the OS there now and XP Pro became my OS at home. Don't regret that move one bit. It's a legal copy as I called MS to make sure it was on the up and up. I've never been so happy with an OS.
I have no intention in switching platforms but now that MAC can run on an Intel platform that's no excuse but the fact that there are so many little apps that I use on a regular basis that the MAC platform does not have (like Irfanview) I just assume stay with XP Pro and keep watching the progress of Vista.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested but I would be a fool to jump on board this early in the game too. I have just built myself a new box in December and while it's supposedly Vista compatible I will wait for the next urge to build a another system for myself and THEN Vista will hopefully have it's bugs worked out and I'll go for it. Until then? XP Pro works just fine for me with nary a problem to bitch about. 
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