"Saran" <none@nospam> wrote in message
news:eTPzCMIYHHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> If you really think Vista is the future, then please read this:
>
> http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut00...ista_cost.html
>
> To people who seem to be bent on telling people Vista is a good thing,
> etc, then I'm sorry, you don't have a clue what Vista really represents.
>
> Also have a look here for more relating to that:
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37091
>
> I don't care if you don't like the authors or whatever. Please just read
> and comprehend what the DRM issue *REALLY* means here.
>
> This is my attempt to educate people who think Vista is good for the
> future of computing. It is not to start a flame war or troll bait. If you
> want to comment on this, then please do so. Just don't reply saying
> "you're an idiot, you actually trust that author" or what not.
>
> The issue at hand I feel is a serious one, and I hope all who read this
> will treat it as such.
>
> Have a good evening.
I don't think I have read anything on here from any user saying that Vista
is GOOD for the future of computing, but all I do seem to read is some
people moaning about the O.S. when it would seem they prefer to use Linux,
or some other O.S. If that's the case why not stick to what makes you happy
and allow others to be blind to your vastly superior and cheaper
alternatives?
The bottom line is this. MS has money and marketing available world-wide.
They can push whatever they want because they know that the press will lap
it up (oh that lovely advertising revenue) most end users are pretty
clueless and believe what a magazine journo will write, and bottom line they
know that if they push long and hard enough, the Dell's of the world and PC
World Stores will all do the marketing and selling for them, so they can
pretty much sit back and let everyone and anyone moan as much as they like.
Bottom line - "Make Money vs Moaning minnies on here = Don't Bat an Eyelid".
Sure, this is not very good if you believe that a computer O.S. should be
available free and that the end user is someone that the company cares
about, but it's about making money money money, and it's only when that
money making side of things gets hurt that any company will stop and take
stock on what might be happening.
My own "personal view" on Vista is that there should not be all the
different versions. There should only be one operating system and that way
there would be less confusion, but again, it's all down to making money! The
funny thing is that when I did a fresh installation of Windows XP
Professional on a second system I have here, it really did appear to be
running blisteringly fast, but when you consider that it's all down to the
drivers etc, I know once the usual MS and other manufacturer development
cycles keep rolling on, the driver situation will improve. How long has it
taken the likes of Linux to get up to a standard the average user can even
attempt to deal with? With that in mind, I think the likes of XP and Vista
have done an amazing job of making things easier for the average user.
The one thing though that nobody ever touches on though is the human/worker
factor. MS has a huge amount of staff and telephone support people, and
again due to making money they moved their support to call centers in the
likes of India. What have the likes of you did to complain about this? But
then again, why would you bother? Don't you care about the human aspect to
all of this? More a case of the short sightedness of complaining about an
O.S. when there are real problems and issues in the world more worthy of
bleating on about.
An O.S. is simply that. Use it, or not, it's your call, but bottom line is,
try and get a life and focus on what matters away from a computer and move
on with your life. It's a lot shorter than you think!
Linear Mode
