Windows Vista VS Whatever

[47619]

I thought I would start an OS war here just to make this nforum more exciting.

I am using Ubuntu right now.

by the way I don't like vista.


Windows Vista and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

[brandon]

i thought i would put the kibosh on any kind of war; let's make it a heated discussion at the very worst. anyway, xp is the os of choice around this house. i wouldn't use vista if bill gates gave me a personalized version of vista exponential or whatever it is (the maximum one offered, you knew what i meant). and for you mac users out there, don't start about how macs are impervious to everything because here's proof that they're not.

[Treo Musketeers]

I think I had shots for Ubuntu when I was a kid.

[eclair]

Here here! brandon!! This is an xp house here as well. I'm soooo nervous b'cause I need a new pc for running garratan sounds-full version and do not know where to turn. arrgh.

[spr0k3t]

Personally, anything Linux without the MS tax (Xandros, Linspire, etc) is the best choice. The only thing worse than the MS tax is the Mac tax.

[LotusLord]

I have no qualms with using any OS. I may not be able to do as much on a Mac or Linux system, as I can on a Windows system since I use Windows primarily, but I can get around. I've installed all 3, different Linux distros, Windows from 95-Vista and Dos, and OS 9 and X up through 10.4. All have their good features, and all have their problems. I'm strongly considering a Mac for my next computer purchase, but I'll run either XP or Vista on it as well, and potentially a Linux distro as well. I have few problems with Vista, and you can hate me all you want for that

[TazUk]

Home PC is dual boot XP and Vista Business
Work PC is triple boot Vista Business, Windows XP 64bit and Windows 2000
Laptop is XP
Mail/Web Server is Debian
Test Server is Windows 2000 Server/Windows 2003 Server/Netware 6.0/Netware 6.5 depending on what drive I shove in it

[RichC]

Interesting listening to the 'enjoyable' battles that continue over the OS ... which seems to even arise between flavors of Linux. I am an unfortunate Vista user on my 'workbook' computer, but have a backup XP and 2000 machine as an office desktop. My everyday favorite is currently Mac OS Tiger, and it sits next to a G4 Mac still running OS 9! I do have a spare PC with SUSE installed, but rarely boot it up -- I only have two hands!

[jbg7474]

I've been using Vista as my primary work computer since August 2007. This was not my choice. But oh well.

There are things I like about Vista. Honestly. The searching is really quite nice. There are some very good system management tools, such as the reliability monitor. And although it's completely unnecessary, I have to admit I like the Aero look and generally use it. There are some other nice things that are not well advertised.

But there has been a constant stream of reliability problems ever since I got it. I have the feeling that Dell shares a big piece of the culpability here. SP1 may help with this, but the jury's still out.

It also infuriated me that it took Palm so incredibly long to release a non-beta version of the desktop that would work on Vista. It is still lacking some important features, such as synching of Versamail.

I think Vista (and drivers) will continue to get better over time. In the end, I think history will show that Vista when it is most mature will be a better OS than XP at its most mature state. But that also depends on how you count better. As a user, I would rather move towards a more fixed version of Vista at this point than towards XP.

Having said that, I think my next computer will be a Mac.

[jfa02]

I am using windows xp pro and while I like it very much I think its a losing battle railing against vista because its going to come whether we like it or not.