@combat_butler wrote:
Some hardcore Windows users actually prefer Vista over Windows 7 because they consider Windows 7 to be a rather cheap stop-gap of an operating system that Microsoft put out in a hurry after the PR disaster of Vista.
Windows 7 is okay and I like it but if Vista works for you then why change?
OK, I’ll admit it I’m an old die-hard windows 98 user but had to stop using it.
I have Vista now, with a VMware virtual machine running XP (for older programmes) and Ubuntu. Vista is very quick on my machine, much quicker than XP, but not nearly as quick as Ubuntu (which I would like to use more but am only just learning to programme it).
Vista is much better now with the new service packs, whereas Windows 7 bugs the [inset own insult here] off me because it treats you like an idiot. It does so many irritating things without asking first. Tried to connect a laptop to my home network and took ages to switch off all the “helpful” additions like automatic file and media sharing. It all had to be done several times to get the right set up.
At least in Vista you can see what you are doing and it generally does what is says on the tin. With the new service packs I don’t find it glitchy at all – but in truth I’d rather be using Ubuntu and Open Office.
Edited for typos – hope I got them all this time! :(