Vista-haters…
Ok, so far this past week or two, I’ve run into no less than 5 separate people, some who are die-hard technology folks, that even a year and a half after it’s release are still whiny about Vista. What’s up with that? Honestly, they’re starting to sound like the Mac fanboys to me. Annoying. Get over it…your old XP is out, yesterday’s stuff. While it may suit certain purposes (UMPC’s and your 6 year old computer with 256 MB of RAM), it’s soooo 2001. And it smells like moth balls.
Now, anyone that knows me…(which I’m guessing is everyone reading this because no one seems to read my blog except people I know…heck maybe it’s just me that reads my blog) knows that I’m not a fanboy of any operating system. I use all of them (with the exception of Mac OSX really, since I only have ever used that in school.) I have Linux, Vista, and XP all installed on various computers I uses (this one I’m using now is a triple-booter, all three are on here). I’m not hating on XP…I think XP was a fantastic operating system. But people that say, “You need to take that brand new computer with 4 GB of RAM and get it upgraded from Vista to XP” are obviously misguided souls that might as well stay using their computers from the 1990’s.
Vista is a rock solid, kick-ass OS. So was XP, and so is Linux. I actually use Linux mostly for personal use. Vista for business, and XP for older hardware (Cloudbook) or some older games. Vista is a far superior operating system over XP though, hands down. Everyone argues with me (useless arguments because they can’t back anything up), but these are the same folks that argued Windows 98 was better than XP back in the day. Are those folks still running Windows 98? Why aren’t you…I thought it was better?
Here’s the only two places you should be running XP. A) Older hardware (maybe 2 years or older), or B) an Ultra Mobile PC like the Asus Eee. If you bought a brand new computer, and you had the choice of XP or Vista and you picked XP… you’re better off sticking with your old computer then. Return that one to the store and continue using your 1.6 Ghz system with XP on it. Better yet, give your new system to me and I’ll use it with Vista and you can stick with your old XP system.
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