Re: OT: Vista (< MNCL5 Phonology and Orthography)

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:48:43 -0500, <li_sasxsek@...> wrote:

>> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Philip Newton
>
>> Supposedly, Mac OS X is also gaining track among former Windows
> users
>> who don't want to move to Vista...
>
> I would probably switch if not for all that crappy overpriced Apple
> hardware.  Maybe someday they'll adapt it to Wintel hardware. I see
> a Unix/Linux future for myself.  I've done a fairly good job of
> avoiding XP so far (2000 is far more stable) but have to use it for
> work.  Vista looks like it's enough to finally make me throw in the
> towel on M$ and run a real industrial strength OS.  Having to work
> with their junk makes me want to quit I.T.
The only problem I have ever seen with Vista is with the 64-bit version
requiring WHQL drivers (which is sane, if frustrating). Everything else
has been smoother, faster, and more stable than XP on the exact same
hardware.

I don't know who you're hearing all these horror stories from, but it
isn't me.

Full disclosure: I have a 25 year IT history, using a wide range of OSes
on a wide range of hardware. I'm not an MS fanboy, but I'm not an
automatic MS basher, either. I weigh my Windows experience fairly in
relation to my experience with other systems. They have their strengths
and their weaknesses, just like every other system.






Paul




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