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One little link will be apple in your face (no pun intended as
I loathe Apple...)

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/29/xp-vs-vista/

Read it and weep. Maybe a couple tears, but it is a competent review that shows newer PCs run Vista more slowly than they do XP.

It's not about older machines. It's about how the SAME machine can run the software efficiently. Clearly, and this hurts to say, XP is rather more competently put together than Vista.

But due to many problems showing Vista isn't that much slower, it's why I've kept saying Vista SP1 might fix them. But given five YEARS of dropped ideas and this rush to release the mush, nobody has a right to gloat or call this monstrosity a success.

Especially when the WinSxS folder contains 3GB of multilingual rubbish and doesn't differentiate between country... it's a waste of space (over 4,000 files worth totaling 2.5GB) that WILL help hamper disk performance at some point... never mind file caching, hasn't any programmer at Microsoft India (or whatever country) learned this by now? (or is it more fun to make more loopholes in the WGA because nobody in their right mind would kill their cash cow and since Corporate America loves to reward pirates, it makes sense the pirates don't make life more difficult for themselves... don't blame me for India's 74% piracy rate (source Cnet Asia, 2005). It may have dropped by then, but I'd guess by a point or two only... at that rate, whew...)
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No surprise here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
Vista, Good Performance  itanalyst | 02/15/07
Hmm, not so fast, Mister!  TrackStar1682 | 02/15/07
One little link will be apple in your face (no pun intended as  HypnoToad72 | 02/15/07
Microsoft Vista Sales....  mrlinux | 02/15/07
The wow starts ...  Henaway | 02/15/07
Thats because you didnt get to use all of the ...  mrlinux | 02/15/07
So please go Linux yourself  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
Please...  mosborne | 02/15/07
Don't you mean real apps to get real money to Microsoft? (NT)  nomorems | 02/15/07
tell's me you've never 'used' Linux!  guitodd | 10/30/07
One question:  Graham Fluet | 02/15/07
That is truely amazing  GuidingLight | 02/15/07
"I do most seriously doubt that the claims you made about your Linux "  nomorems | 02/15/07
...work in an IT department where only Microsoft is allowed...  swoopee | 02/16/07
I can say from personal experience that Ultimate is NOT worth $400  BitTwiddler | 02/15/07
Why?  dwsmith | 02/15/07
He didn't...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
And you know this how?  itanalyst | 02/15/07
all other versions have features cut.  Graham Fluet | 02/15/07
Link please!!  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Can't give a link when the product is not available until June.  nomorems | 02/15/07
Didn't say existing version  NonZealot | 02/15/07
You can install OS X without having to...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
Thread wasn't closed  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Link to $129 for full version of Tiger...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
go buy full version of Vista retail  doh123 | 02/19/07
What about the hardware requirements?  John Zern | 02/15/07
"Realisticlly, How much would their "upgrade" (or Full version) cost "  nomorems | 02/15/07
Why would I (or he) buy Apple...  TrackStar1682 | 02/15/07
You're right to some extent but may be forgetting...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
Apple could probably sell OS X for under $100 if it opened it to the PC...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
Ultimate Extras shouldn't have been your reason  Yensi717 | 02/15/07
For $129 you could have got this...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
Do I understand correctly?  NonZealot | 02/15/07
You'll probably find it cheaper...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
Huh?  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Just going by the fairly large number of...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
Ah, I see  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Same thing as buying a 1000 $ PC  nomorems | 02/15/07
But I already have a $900 PC  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Vista works fine on your 3 year old PC my ARSE!  nomorems | 02/15/07
Link please!  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Re: Link please!  Michael Kelly | 02/15/07
Well, some say nay...  mustang_z | 02/16/07
OS X requires a Mac - you have a PC...  Gordon Gonsalves | 02/15/07
What's the difference?  NonZealot | 02/15/07
why would you spend 1200?  doh123 | 02/16/07
This makes no practical sense!  TerryNT | 02/15/07
You mean after setting your computer up  Michael L Hereid Sr | 02/16/07
Rant all you like, a year from now  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
A year from now  Michael Kelly | 02/15/07
Given the sales  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
Given the sales...  nomorems | 02/15/07
Sales lie  doh123 | 02/17/07
And A Year From Now  itanalyst | 02/15/07
You said the same about XP  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 02/15/07
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 02/15/07
I'm amazed to say it...  hejcb | 02/15/07
I also am ready for a change  itwefix | 02/16/07
if you are ready for a change- DO IT  zigzag312@... | 02/18/07
OS X (mac is fine)  terris | 02/20/07
Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP  Loverock Davidson | 02/15/07
Were not the initial sales of XP considered low for it's time?  Laff | 02/15/07
Windows gets more expensive  cdiazh | 02/15/07
Well all that licensed AACS DRM software...  mrlinux | 02/15/07
RE:Windows gets more expensive  Michael L Hereid Sr | 02/16/07
Ubuntu Linux system  zigzag312@... | 02/18/07
Yes, Vista is terrible  NonZealot | 02/18/07
That's Because You Have NO CHOICE  itanalyst | 02/15/07
They will not report what is an incorrect statement?  GuidingLight | 02/15/07
Pay him no attention  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 02/15/07
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 02/16/07
Yes, That Is True  itanalyst | 02/15/07
What version of Vista?  GuidingLight | 02/16/07
can... if you know  doh123 | 02/17/07
No, That Cant Be True  LegendsOfBatman | 02/16/07
The best sales figures spin ever?  Richard Flude | 02/15/07
Doesn't matter, even you  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/07
And Sooner Or Later They'll Move You  itanalyst | 02/15/07
I love your implication that all computer users sadly have no other choice!  nomorems | 02/15/07
I did years ago  Richard Flude | 02/15/07
WINNER OF DUMBEST STATEMENT OF 2007 AWARD  itanalyst | 02/15/07
Yeah, "resistance is futile!"  ElCuervo | 02/22/07
I like the OS  bwalter | 02/15/07
New Computers - Not Much Choice  kyron.gustafson@... | 02/15/07
I really don't understand ZDNet. I guess we are all just patsies!  nomorems | 02/15/07
The only thing that matters is what No_Axe says  itanalyst | 02/15/07
Hey!  mustang_z | 02/16/07
Who was it around here last week who frothed and drooled when it was said  HypnoToad72 | 02/15/07
Boxed Vista sales in the UK  Sean_Ssss | 02/15/07
Microsoft thinks this is there 'power'...  nomorems | 02/15/07
Hi Mac Zealot!  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Truth is as truth does.  nomorems | 02/15/07
bah...  nix_hed | 02/17/07
Bah 2  linuxiac | 02/17/07
i wouldn't mind paying ?150, but where are the compelling features?  stevey_d | 02/19/07
In the real world  TonyMcS | 02/15/07
VISTA will be a LOSER and will NOT MEET analysts' expectations  rh0 | 02/15/07
hmm...maybe you're right....but -  nix_hed | 02/17/07
I agree with you  zigzag312@... | 02/18/07
No, you can not just order it with XP  HomusOnline | 02/15/07
You're right  Boot_Agnostic | 02/16/07
what the heck  amj2006 | 02/16/07
As I said before  Boot_Agnostic | 02/16/07
Won't be buying Vista Retail either  torrey | 02/16/07
If you think M$ has no say in which OS  I. Kidya Knott | 02/16/07
Best BUY has no new PC's without Vista!  Reverend MacFellow | 02/16/07
Really now, Mac-ie  nix_hed | 02/17/07
Statistics blah  whoozhe@... | 02/17/07
no surprise  merc2dogs` | 02/17/07
OEM sales have always been the only one that counts  mrjonno | 02/17/07
The 'Box'  linuxiac | 02/17/07
best buy & vista  zigzag312@... | 02/18/07
Windows Siesta  bolomark22 | 02/18/07
MS should've made a bare-bones version for XP users  atlantisjordan | 02/19/07
OS Upgrades in general  d-morris2@... | 02/24/07
RE: Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP  Gwaeraurond@... | 03/15/08

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