Another update, Vista seems to multi-task better as well. Currently I'm backing up all my steam games, listening to music, installing avast!, and browsing with no signs of slowdown. XP would die doing all this.
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Put a Core Dual2 in your XP and you can do as many things as you like.
I don't even muck around with the processes anymore.
Vista, no comment, don't got it !
I don't even muck around with the processes anymore.
Vista, no comment, don't got it !
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Yes well if you have a dual-core or even a high quality processor it is very possible to do that in XP. However, when you have a lowly XP 2800+ from Athlon, it's very impressive to be able to do all this with NO slowdown. Especially the steam backup.
Point is, Vista seems to handle CPU cycles more efficiently.
Point is, Vista seems to handle CPU cycles more efficiently.
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Enjoy the bugs
Oh and every time you're thinking "Wow this new feature is great!", remember that we Mac users have had it for 2 years or more already, and our version is better
.......ah, being a mac zealot is so much fun
Were these the features the ones already released for free by Microsoft or the ones in the alphas of Vista? Maybe both?
Aside from that, OSX looks pretty good now, but I'll only switch if it becomes a proper gaming platform. For the time being I'll stick with XP.
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Yes, but I'm not buying the iPhone, now am I?
First, special circumstances don't count, so your "how much did you pay" comment is irrelevant. Mac OS X is STILL cheaper than all but Home basic.
And secondly, I'm just kidding around here, don't take me too seriously
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I've never paid for a copy of windows, if it comes to picking up a new computer or some ****, maybe I'll upgrade. But it's not gonna be for a while at least.
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I've never paid for a copy either. 3.1 was on my brother's PC he gave me.
ME was on a computer we bought at Best Buy. (You could technically call this buying the OS though)
2000 was from a MS employee that was related to a friend I used to know.
XP through MSDNAA.
Vista Business now through MSDNAA.
ME was on a computer we bought at Best Buy. (You could technically call this buying the OS though)
2000 was from a MS employee that was related to a friend I used to know.
XP through MSDNAA.
Vista Business now through MSDNAA.
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thing is, what about all the bloatware?
The only thing that really REALLY irks me about MS oses is the amount of pure **** that they attach that I don't want or need. Windows OSes only go on gaming machines, so I rip everything out of the install that I can.
I assume Vista 'requires' Windows Media Player, Outlook in some form or another, MSN Messenger (Live messenger at this point, probably), and a ton of 'helpful applications' like net meeting, remote desktop stuff, MSNZone (which is an OS protected component in XP, WTF?!), and the whole list of usual suspects.
I am a relatively capable person when it comes to PCs. I understand that most people aren't. If MS wants all that **** selected as a 'default' installation for the sake of 'most people', that's totally cool. But give ME, and other people like me, the option to pull out what we don't want. But no, that means we'd be using something other than Microsoft branded software, god forbid that happen.
The only thing that really REALLY irks me about MS oses is the amount of pure **** that they attach that I don't want or need. Windows OSes only go on gaming machines, so I rip everything out of the install that I can.
I assume Vista 'requires' Windows Media Player, Outlook in some form or another, MSN Messenger (Live messenger at this point, probably), and a ton of 'helpful applications' like net meeting, remote desktop stuff, MSNZone (which is an OS protected component in XP, WTF?!), and the whole list of usual suspects.
I am a relatively capable person when it comes to PCs. I understand that most people aren't. If MS wants all that **** selected as a 'default' installation for the sake of 'most people', that's totally cool. But give ME, and other people like me, the option to pull out what we don't want. But no, that means we'd be using something other than Microsoft branded software, god forbid that happen.
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Enjoy the bugs
Oh and every time you're thinking "Wow this new feature is great!", remember that we Mac users have had it for 2 years or more already, and our version is better
.......ah, being a mac zealot is so much fun
Wow Red Orchestra is great! Don't you think so too?
Oh wait... mac.
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