I guess I'll never get the "chance" to have Vista. It seems that Microsoft realized that Vista flopped. Seriously, two different Windows versions launched in the Xbox 360 period (unless microsoft decides to launch 720 in 2009, which wouldn't surprise me).
Why so many different user interfaces anyway? Is it customizable? While that is good for PCs, for work computers it could be annoying if they are shared.
Well, it seems that way, but it's rather hard to narrow down a specific anti-trust action in that. Those PC makers chose to put Windows on their computers, and chose to put x86 processors inside them. These companies are all in bed together to make money from you and I, so with that much going on, it's very difficult to specify any one thing as definitively anti-trust.
As for it being specfically Vista instead of XP, yeah that's MS's decision. But it's not really any different from any other seller. Most any company replaces their product line with the latest and "greatest". You wouldn't go up to Asus wanting to a 6 year old model mobo for your brand-new PC, would you?
I know this response isn't all that necessary, but I like to talk sometimes. LOL
these are fake. a bs site posting cheesy pics. i turned xp on my desktop to look the same as vista. i used different shell extensions but if you have 'windowsblinds' you can create quite a bit of different styles. mix that with photoshop and you get these beautifly cheesy pics we see here.
The many different interfaces could be a good thing though even if PCs are shared you could just create a profile for each user to use the PC with their own interface they like on it. Just like the X360 or any other version of Windows. The profile thing came from Windows really. Windows 7 also adds in touchscreen tech for it. Which will be coming up in some monitors in 2010 or so as well. Windows 7 is the quick Fix to Vista. I hope it is as grand as MS promises.
I highly doubt Microsoft would launch in 2009 before DirectX 11 or anything like that they would have a two-three year lead on everyone else and that could cause one of two things. One good and one bad and its very risky. One being what has happened before with Sega a complete bomb and death and the other being a two year lead in sales bigger than the Wii has right now.
Yeah, Vista can do everything on those screenshots with a little tweaking, so I'm not that convinced.
My prediction is that the new OS will not be accepted that much better than Vista has been. It's still going to need brand new drivers, up-to-date hardware, and be extremely finicky about using older devices. Any progression of an OS will run into these issues, and so therefore many people will still be crying when they buy a POS laptop from Costco and expect it to be the holy grail.
true... how reliable is this???? will it read hardware??? will it run old programs???? how many times do we need to upgrade????? to me it looks like they are imitating mac os x leopard... microsoft fails
that ui is horrible i honestly doubt the realness of those screens they look more like ui hacks to vista created by users, there is no chacnce ms would unleash something that bad onto uus
well i am more then multitask mate, but that ui is unuseable :P im yet looking for a good ui focused on the working poeple i need better application arrangements and tools
What am I staring at? All of these pictures seem like artist representations, like rumored features being drawn up in photoshop. I say this because theres no way I'm scrolling through a click wheel, or "My Circle" type of interface.
If these pictures are the real deal, a glimpse of the future if you will, I am hugely disappointed. I urge Microsoft to keep beefing up Vista and make it worth the money. Vista might not be everyones cup of tea, but once you mess with some settings, uninstall, and disable some programs, Vista isn't too bad.
I used to have Vista business on my laptop. after the SP1 it completley screwed my computer - so im back with XP - and my relative "small" computer feels like a powerbomb. Programs, games everything runs better..
Vista is a complete failure, its pretty on the outside but a mess inside..
but its not bad like many try to downtalk it, i switched to vista and had maybe 2 critical errors sofar, infact im very pleased that ms decuppled the driver part from the os system, so sometimes some drivers get nuked but instead of nuking my whole os i only get a nuked driver that gets reloaded, im using vista and i like it, not the best but not the worst.
No, it's not as bad as ME. Many people are on the "Hate Vista" bandwagon, but if you have a PC with good specs and disable a couple of annoying programs (VAC, especially), it's a good OS.
XP after 2 super tweaks was just fine. For what I do on Vista , I have no issues but it's not a big enough reason to get rid of XP. Well sota like DVD and Blu-Ray transition.
But I'm sick of the Windows rushed paint jobs...and having to wait after 4 until sh^t works like it's supposed to.
Staying away from this one..unless it's a breakthrough
Vista is okay from my short time with it...but it's compatibility worries me too much to keep it a long-term upgrade. XP works better in my opinion.
I hope the new Windows is actually innovating because I'm sick of the same crap. Microsoft needs to do something new. This is in the right direction, but they have a lot of work. They still have time, but they need to get it right this time or lots of people will lose interest in Windows. Quite a few already have.
Yay, let's make everything tedious so the elderly can use our computers!!
Seriously, MS, are you stupid? XP SP2/3 are the best OS ever and you put out Vista, people hate it, so you put out another in even less time that looks even more like the reason we hate Vista. What's wrong with you MS?
I am a total OSX convert, but I really want a decent gaming rig. If MS can provide me with a comparable experience with this new OS, they may have a convert.
i have a feeling that MS will do a better job on this one. i really hope developers start making games or versions on other OSs only reason i can't switch is that. Vista sucked balls, resources devourer, lousy kernel, and biggest problem ever seen on vista is transferring files, even from the same folder it takes forever.
for the past two weeks i've installed vista on and off for more than 8 times and still having problems with it running slow after 3-4 reboots from install.
screw DX10, never going to switch form XP till they get their sh*t together.
I guess I'll never get the "chance" to have Vista. It seems that Microsoft realized that Vista flopped. Seriously, two different Windows versions launched in the Xbox 360 period (unless microsoft decides to launch 720 in 2009, which wouldn't surprise me).
Why so many different user interfaces anyway? Is it customizable? While that is good for PCs, for work computers it could be annoying if they are shared.
Screenshots won't show us how reliable this OS is.
Vista, more glass and better toolbars.
But it's the performance in concerned with, I was foolish and jumped on Vista and it's promises early. That wont be happening again.
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that ui is horrible
i honestly doubt the realness of those screens they look more like ui hacks to vista created by users, there is no chacnce ms would unleash something that bad onto uus
Fake i have that exact wallpaper and ive seen all of these things on DA made by users and that ultimate about windows dialog is easily modifiable