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Get ready for Vista everywhere you look.

Meh...I still use Windows 2000 at home.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/technology

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« acerogue26 : I'm in total agreement with Pocksucket as well since I own an Asus EEE laptop and it's the greatest thing made ever.Jealous.

It's on my techno-toy list to get, but I haven't got round to it yet.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q18http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q18technology « Kendar : Plus, I still don't fully know how to use it. I can't even figure out how to remove programs through the control panel. But that could be because I am a bit challenged :PWell, do note that there is a way to 'revert' the Vista desktop into a simulated XP desktop, for the people who prefered that look.

Personally, I never used XP... skipped it and stuck with 98 for waaaaaaaay too long. Vista's big difference is that it's "pretty"... like a Mac. Beyond that, I just don't see a big difference.

I also have a computer with Linux on it... and to be perfectly honest, I'm not a fan. There are all these subtle little things that are "different" for the sake of being "different." I dunno... just doesn't wow me.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q17http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q17technology for a desktop OS as people have been saying.

That said, there is no conceivable reason to put it on a laptop. It's just too greedy to be useful. I'm in total agreement with Pocksucket as well since I own an Asus EEE laptop and it's the greatest thing made ever.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q16http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q16technology
They really are pooping themselves about a) the unpopularity of Vista and b) the growth of low end systems like the Asus Eee shipping with Linux pre-installed.

There's no way that they can scale resource hungry Vista down to fit on one of these, so their options are to either step away from that lucrative market and hand it over to Linux or to keep XP (or XP Starter Edition as they are planning to rechristen it) alive.

History will consign Vista to the same vault of embarrassment as ME and Bob, and if MS are actually on track to release Longhorn the next version of Windows in 2010, their marketing machine will start to spin into action very soon indeed.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q15http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q15technology http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q14http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q14technology « jafo777 : i'm going to stick with XP until Windows 7 comes out in 2010ooOOOoo..I did not know about this. Man, they will be screwed in sales of Vista if more people realize that something in 2010 will be available.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q13http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q13technology http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q12http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q12technology Plus, I still don't fully know how to use it. I can't even figure out how to remove programs through the control panel. But that could be because I am a bit challenged :P]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q11http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q11technology quit yer whinin'!]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q10http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q10technology
Not to say that XP is actually good, mind you. It's just the best version of Windows. If I could be sure that computer games would work under Wine, I'd switch to Linux in an instant.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q9http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q9technology http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q8http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q8technology « ImNotBlue : I have had Vista for almost a year now... and can't figure out where all the negative is coming from.

I think people are just afraid of change. It's not bad... it's not perfect, but it's not as bad as everyone seems to make it.I have an Intel Mac, and I put Vista on it (Granted, it was a Beta 2 version), and Vista annoyed the Hell out of me. I took it off the computer after two days.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q7http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q7technology
I think people are just afraid of change. It's not bad... it's not perfect, but it's not as bad as everyone seems to make it.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q6http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q6technology

PS - I still dual boot with linux.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q5http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q5technology « DoggySpew : I don't mind Vista. Don't have it yet.These 2 phrases are intricately linked.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q4http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q4technology
Plus, Vista's look was designed by a Dutch guy.]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q3http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q3technology
Buy all the copies of XP at your store and then sell them after June 30th, when their lifespan ends :)]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q2http://www.plime.com/technology/l/58229/1/rss2_0.rss#q2technology