How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good start

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XP is NOT Vista is NOT XP

"So the problems with XP were "OK", those same problems with vista were "Unacceptable"."

That is because there was adequate overlap between Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Basically, when Windows 2000 came out, there were very few applications that refused to run on it. Windows 2000 was MS's crowning achievement. I have 2000 machines that have been running since 1999.

XP accepted all of the programs 2000 did and also accepted some 16 bit DOS programs. Windows 2000 drivers worked for XP.

But XP really did not become solid until service pack 2. XP Pro/SP2 is about the most solid OS, and Vista has a long way to go to beat that. Give it another 2 service packs... Hopefully by that time MS will make something new that has less oversecurity and greater cross-compatibility all the way back to Windows 3.11 (Several 3.11 programs work on XP with help- They are now Hardblocked under Vistsh_t SP1- But they can be unblocked with Application Compatibility Toolkit.

The fact is, Vista has simply too many programs that still will nto work. Using the Application Compatibility Toolkit, some of this *huge* problem can be dealt with... But the fact is, you still have to download the ACT and the Application list update- At this time, the Application Compatibility Toolkit should be standard equipment for Vista until I can run ALL of my programs (not just the new ones, but the old ones I still use to get my work done).

"These are good things. M$ deserves what they got. Even though Vista is just XP all over again."

No... Vista is practically a whole other thing, EVERYTHING has been changed. Everythng that matters.

Also... I have always said, that Microsoft's premature ejaculation of Vista caused developent of 64 bit OS's and systems back at least 5 years.

Intel STILL does not have a 64-bit CPU, dual, Quad, or whatever, that I can buy for less than 100 dollars like I can get the AMD AM2 chips for, the first Core Duos did not have the 64 but instruction set. The new 64 bit instruction set is NOT a true 64 bit set like thr AMD set is- And Windows XP x64 on an Intel CPU is NOT acceptable, neiother is Vista 64 bit.

MS should have developed XP x64 for a whole other year, with emphasis, before even thinking about vista. That way, Intel would have had to follow suit with a cheap true x64 processor instead of reverse engineering AMDs instruction set.

Posted by: XweAponX   Posted on: 07/13/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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