fire_storm Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 So is windows vista basically going to be like windows media eddition but better and have a new name to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 So it sounds like they've basically just taken most of the actual "content" out of the new OS, and switched from a decent name like "Longhorn" to a lame name like "Vista". I just can't figure out where Microsoft gets its crappy reputation from Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flashstar Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 Better is arguable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerion Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 The thing about the new OS , its not built on top of 95,98, XP - all that legacy code thats outdated is no longer in there, fresh start. Also i wanted to say Hi ,I just joined the site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 I honestly don't understand why it's taking them so long to come out with this OS when they're not even including the most prominent features they originally promised (original launch date was 2004 then pushed to 2006 with half the features). How could Microsoft, a company with billions of dollars at its disposal, not be able to hire even half competent programmers? Are they having monkeys do the programming? Honestly, the statement of sticking a bunch of monkeys in a room with a typewriter and having them eventually produce Shakespeare was highly improbably, and they expect these monkeys to produce a stable, secure OS. 514491[/snapback] well, lets look at what MS is interested in: money. why on gods sweet earth do you release a new product when the old one is still selling millions of copies?! MS are not dumb. an extra 2 years of sales from XP give Longhorn/Vista a prolonged shelf life. i say it's clever marketing really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 Either way, if you want to stay with a Windows platform, then most of us will probably be using it at some point in the future. And, personally I quite like the look of it and will certainly be trying it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LobbDogg Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 Windows Vista? sounds kinda gay to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 Heard a rumor that in the enduser licence agreement it says that Microsoft has the right to turn u in to the police if they find u pirateing any software. If that true im sticking to xp aslong as I can. Also anyone have any idea of a price range. Im thinking $150+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezza Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 I heard that also... Quite a while ago tbh... But that's not my reason for not getting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
contra33 Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 well (forgive me) but i am satisfied with XP i will stick to it as loang as i can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted July 23, 2005 Posted July 23, 2005 (edited) So is windows vista basically going to be like windows media eddition but better and have a new name to it. 514845[/snapback] Nope, not at all. Check out this article to see some revealing information. They promise that Vista will launch applications 15% faster and boot PCs faster than they currently do. If you ask me, it doesn't just look like a bloated version of XP (which is probably why they pushed the release date back). Edit: Heard a rumor that in the enduser licence agreement it says that Microsoft has the right to turn u in to the police if they find u pirateing any software. If that true im sticking to xp aslong as I can. Also anyone have any idea of a price range. Im thinking $150+ I seriously doubt that. First of all thats probably not legal (going back to the sedition act). Plus, Microsoft is interested in money. If they did have this ability, then millions of people would not buy Vista, which would cause them to lose hundreds of millions of dollars that they could have (possibly) gained. Most likely its just some made-up rumor. Edited July 23, 2005 by Jeremy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted July 24, 2005 Posted July 24, 2005 Have they gave a rough date for release? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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