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Posted by: Gandalf: I'm new. And a wizard.
Sapphire just got even more awesome.
Posted by: mount420: You are late.
Posted by: jaythenerdkid: A wizard is never late.
Posted by: THORSGOD: Nor is he ever early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
Alright... let's see... what've we got here? *Rubs hands together*
Posted by: General Heed
When XP first came out, it's not like it instantly won the hearts of everyone. Many people stayed with Windows 98 at first for a few years after Windows XP came out. But slowly, people began to upgrade.
True.
Posted by: General Heed
Much like all of you will. Don't say you'll still be using Windows XP 30 years from now. I know you will all be rid of XP by then. 10 years and XP will probably be at less than 10% marketshare.
Upgrade to 7? Yep. Everyone that has XP will skip past Vista, straight to 7, possibly past that if they're slow to upgrade (provided the next OS is not another Vista), for reasons I'll get to in a minute. 30 years from now, we definitely will not be using XP, Vista or 7. They will be obsolete, very likely they will not supported at all. 10 years, and XP most likely won't be supported. I'm sure market share would be less than 10%, Vista would be pretty well nothing, 7 probably around 20 more or less (I wouldn't call 7 a "complete" OS, just a "fixed" Vista). The computing industry goes through HUGE changes in 10 years, keep in mind.
Posted by: General Heed
The support cycles were not set just because of Windows Vista. In fact, they were set long ago, before Windows XP. They were set because Microsoft does not want to support obsolete software. Do you really think there's still any point in providing mainstream support for MS-DOS or Windows 95 at this point? I don't think so.
Duh. Lol.
Posted by: General Heed
Windows XP has been out for a long time. It's been out longer than any other Windows OS in the past. I think it's time to upgrade. Yep, I'm XP has been supported longer than any other OS (don't quote me on that), but it has been support for a VERY long time. Why was it's support time extended beyond "extended"? Vista is the answer.
Posted by: General Heed
I'm actually one of the many people that refused to upgrade to Windows XP at first. The reason was that it ran slowly on my Windows 98 computer and took up way too much system resources. But I had no choice but to upgrade eventually. Now so far, the only argument I hear about Windows Vista is that it takes up too much system resources and runs slowly on Windows XP PC's.
Look all I ask is you provide one good reason why Windows XP is better and why Windows Vista is a bad operating system. And please don't say it runs slowly on your old XP computers. That's a terrible argument and was used against Windows XP 10 years ago.
Ok. I'll tell you, since Btcc doesn't seem to be coming back. I won't give you just one good reason either. Slow/high resource consumption is just one of the many main reasons.
-Huge compatibility issues with devices/hardware, massive lack of driver support: Of course, with a pre-built, big brand-name PC, this isn't much of an issue, unless you have some external devices, it is. If you happen to have external devices that worked on XP... watch out. Fair chance they won't work. Vista could be a nightmare for system builders thanks again to a lack of drivers (for internal PC hardware). On a side note, I personally have been in this situation many times.
-Massive security flaws: When you compare XP's secuity to Vista's, a good analogy would be XP being a reasonably solid brick wall (If you know what you're doing, you could probably even run a fully updated XP without an AV and have little risk), and Vista being A barely-standing wall full of holes, and bricks lying around everywhere.
-The User Account Control system: Look, this doesn't really count, but it needs to go in, imo. Those messages that pop up asking you confirm every action and change you take are so freakin' annoying, and are not easy for the average user to turn off. It is completely pointless, and a sinch for malware & spyware to bypass. Glad it's easy to turn off for most people in 7 (and sooo much quicker/easier for me).
-Application compatibility: At Vista's release, many common applications had issues with the OS. Not so much an issue now, after a few years, but still pretty major with smaller apps.
-The cost: Still cracks me up. Expensive for all the issues it has.
Aww, can't finish right now... I'll be back! <.< >.>
EDIT: Actually, never mind. I'll just stop here. I'd rather not be banned. This debate has gone on long enough, I don't even remember the original topic. Needs a lock.
Heed: If you would like to continue this, take it to a PM, thanks! =)
[Edited on 08.31.2010 6:12 AM PDT]