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[scientist]

What's the point of the pretty pictures and graphics in Vista? I don't know about everyone else, but when I add horsepower to my computer I want it to be just that - horsepower. I haven't used Vista yet, but It seems all the extra processing power, graphics capabilities, memory are being wasted on the OS. Are these next generation computers and operating systems going to perform at the same level as today's computers and operating system - but doing it in slightly more classy way (or more annoying)? Right now I've got XP on the "souped-up" computer made for Vista and its STILL not as fast as I would like, and I'm constantly running low on memory (and I've got 2GB of it). Maybe Vista will be a better resource manager, but I think I'll wait a bit longer to switch.

[Redoubt]

Gawd, how much did Gates spend on this campaign? If I hear the word 'Vista' one more time, I'm gonna buy a typewriter.

[Cosmo]

.....vista....:lol:

[KellieCM]

Click here for a list of typewriters from PC World Shopping.heh.

[Omega]

[quote name='scientist']What's the point of the pretty pictures and graphics in Vista? I don't know about everyone else, but when I add horsepower to my computer I want it to be just that - horsepower. I haven't used Vista yet, but It seems all the extra processing power, graphics capabilities, memory are being wasted on the OS. Are these next generation computers and operating systems going to perform at the same level as today's computers and operating system - but doing it in slightly more classy way (or more annoying)? Right now I've got XP on the "souped-up" computer made for Vista and its STILL not as fast as I would like, and I'm constantly running low on memory (and I've got 2GB of it). Maybe Vista will be a better resource manager, but I think I'll wait a bit longer to switch.Scientist, you outline some very good points. Many of them are along the lines of what I tend to tell people about Vista. Its reason for existing seems merley to market itself in spite of any genuine advancements.It looks as though to me, Microsoft has run their architecture aground with Vista. They are obviously limited in terms of producing efficient and high quality code. What - if any - aspect of Vista truly deserves merit? I don't think there is a single component in Vista that really should be allowed to consume as many resources as it does. The ever growing bloat of the "button" continues to grow. If you looked at how much in system resources simple components like a text box or menu consumed in each edition of Windows, you'd see this trend for functionality to remain the same, yet overall consumption of resources grow uncontrollably.It is so frustrating to see all these blind marketing campaigns to go "but any computer needs a good video card". For Vista, the simplest of tasks now demand the most expensive of hardware.Linux and Apple are doing things that Vista does for a fraction of the resources. Heck, even Windows XP does it all for less. Why Microsoft thinks that increasing the complexity and demand for system resources constitutes an improvement is beyond me. Please everybody, don't buy into the advertising garbage. It is patent marketing dishonesty.Vista is just a bad product that Microsoft wants to try and recoup some money out of.

[industrialguy]

The industrial market has been slower to embrace Vista and appears to be in a wait-and-see mode. Most industrial users will wait for the first or even second service pack before embracing new technology. Chassis Plans ( http://www.chassis-plans.com )has offered Vista ready rackmount systems since originally announced with only recent real interest.