09-17-2008, 11:54 AM
People are talking about the ads, aren't they? That's gotta be worth something. There's obviously (hopefully) a storyline or point they're getting to; they're just taking their sweet time getting there. Unlike the 30-second Mac ads.
I recently purchased a laptop with Vista pre-installed, and unlike all the past machines I've purchased in this situation, XP drivers are non-existant. So I'm sticking with Vista on it. I have to say, after getting things set up the way I want and finding where they moved all the various things, I kind of like it. It's a decently beefy laptop and as such can handle all the fancy visual stuff, but even still it feels a tad sluggish at times. I can see myself toning down the eye candy once the novelty wears off. The UAC was CRAZY annoying when configuring my settings and installing software but now that things are the way I like them, interference is somewhat minimal. There are still a few quirks and I hate the new icons for folders, Windows Explorer, etc, but at least I recognize what they are now. Movie Maker & DVD Maker are nice inclusions and if I ever get a HDTV I can see myself using Media Center.
So in conclusion: if you have the machine to handle it, and are forced to use it (and subsequently get used to it), Vista is OK. :)
I recently purchased a laptop with Vista pre-installed, and unlike all the past machines I've purchased in this situation, XP drivers are non-existant. So I'm sticking with Vista on it. I have to say, after getting things set up the way I want and finding where they moved all the various things, I kind of like it. It's a decently beefy laptop and as such can handle all the fancy visual stuff, but even still it feels a tad sluggish at times. I can see myself toning down the eye candy once the novelty wears off. The UAC was CRAZY annoying when configuring my settings and installing software but now that things are the way I like them, interference is somewhat minimal. There are still a few quirks and I hate the new icons for folders, Windows Explorer, etc, but at least I recognize what they are now. Movie Maker & DVD Maker are nice inclusions and if I ever get a HDTV I can see myself using Media Center.
So in conclusion: if you have the machine to handle it, and are forced to use it (and subsequently get used to it), Vista is OK. :)