Comments on: Microsoft Windows “about to collapse”?

By: RafaLinux » Blog Archive » Vista es lo mejor que le ha pasado a GNU/Linux (II)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:53:43 +0000

[...] contra a lo que dice el artículo de Geeksaresexy, lamentablemente, Microsoft no está al borde del colapso. Microsoft se ha arriegado mucho y ha [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:53:26 +0000

I totally agree with you. It takes time to learn an OS. How easy is it for the average PC user (read: normal non-technical person) to learn Linux? Ubuntu is good, but its look and feel are different enough to make me uncomfortable using it. Not to mention the major changes under the hood. There’s a steep learning curve to Linux, less so to Apple, but it still exists. Anyone that thinks otherwise has their one up their zero. Troubleshoot connection issues over the phone for a day…that will tell you all about “normal PC users”.

Windows XP’s problem is that it is too good and humanity now has too much information to digest. It’s easier to stick with what works. I’ve just put too much time into this to switch. Thinking about it makes me feel sick.

By: Eleazar

Eleazar — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:12:08 +0000

lol, you still living in the 90’s?

In today’s world you can’t say one is better then the other it is all about personal preference. Also those mouses that come with new Apple’s are the worst mouses ever designed. As well if you are into gaming at all Apple is the worst, although it is getting better slowly.

By: Eleazar

Eleazar — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:08:29 +0000

Many people forget that when XP first came out it was a terrible OS, and stayed terrible until SP2 came out. The difference from then and now is the internet. Instead of just the teens using the internet a lot everyone is using the internet a lot so everyone can tell everyone how bad Vista is. Just like XP I’m willing to bet after a couple of updates it will be considered one of the best OS’s to date.

So far from my experience is that I hate Vista because all the programs that I need were built for Vista first so the are incredibly unstable with XP.

Anyways the point I want to make is that Microsoft needs to forget about releasing a new OS every 6 or 7 years and concentrating on getting it right the first time and not after two service packs. Take an extra 2 years and get it right and people will love them for it. Well I would still hate Microsoft with a passion for similar reasons to why I hate EA, Wal-Mart, and our government.

By: Eleazar

Eleazar — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:18 +0000

Man Pentium 4’s are old. Heck it won’t be long until my Centrino Duo is old if it isn’t already old, and I got this computer about a month before Vista came out.

By: zopa

zopa — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:40:21 +0000

windows s**k

By: kebmo19

kebmo19 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:54:00 +0000

Why is no one here talking about Apple OSX? It’s clearly the choice for non-uber-geek home users. Windows is designed for business, OSX is designed for home use. End of story.

By: Webber

Webber — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:31:03 +0000

I find that picture very ‘interesting’, can I use it as my IM picture?

By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:18:08 +0000

Gartner is one of the largest and most respected analysis firms out there. I can tell you that any business looking for recognition would kill to get in their reports. So what they say will most probably be taken into consideration by most companies. I believe there is some smoke there they base their theories on. But even if Windows will stop being the no. 1 OS, I doubt this will be the end of Microsoft!

@Adam - Sony did indeed do some kind of deal with Vista for new laptops. First, no XP drives anywhere. My bf eventually made a custom install cd and I got XP working for a while, but it crashed miserably. I run Vista and Ubuntu on it right now.

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:04:14 +0000

speaking for myself, XP is wonderful. I would be perfectly happy having XP forever. I just want to clear that one up. I have absolutely no problems with XP personally.

By: Rob O.

Rob O. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:38:04 +0000

Mac, I agree about the sloppy developers needing to be canned, but it’s far more prevailent than you could ever imagine. And even with 2GB of RAM, Vista won’t perform well without some serious video oomph too.

Mark, as for the next version of Windows that’s due in 2010, what will it do for you that Windows XP cannot? I mean, really, what more do we need from our OS? Plenty of people whine about XP’s supposed instabilities, but if you’re running a reasonably standard system - that is, not the latest & flashiest video card cobbled together with some fresh-out-the-door mobo (complete with semi-tested, flaky BIOS) - XP is solid as a rock. I haven’t rebooted my Dell Optiplex 755 with Xp Pro at work in like 2 months… and then it was due to a power outage caused by an automobile accident that took out a multi-block grid.

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:48:17 +0000

Please define “relatively new.” I wasn’t aware a dual core laptop with 1GB memory built only a year and a half ago was old. I thought the title “old” belonged to my Pentium II. Was I wrong? This laptop (though “Vista capable”) groaned when I put Vista on it for 4 days. It simply couldn’t handle it. Maybe if your laptop is very new—made only in the last couple of months—or if it’s really high spec—2GB of memory at least—you can run Vista fine…but no computers made before Vista’s release, even the ones with “free Vista upgrade certificate!” stuff, will run Vista well.