not trying to start another windows bash

**leverknight1** · 11-01-2005

I got windows vista beta one and it blows it reqires a 2ghz+ P4 with like 512 meg of mem. and all those screenshots of "vista" that look like xp are fake it look nothing at all like that for start the taskbar is black and the icons look like something from gnome or kde more than windows. i should be able to post up some screen pics tomorow if i use it at all, it is a machine at my school and i am sure i am not going to use it with as much as i can do in linux i will use that and windows server to run my games.

**onlinebacon** · 11-01-2005

This isnt productive, what is the point?

**leverknight1** · 11-01-2005

well it isnt realy that is why i put it in the this part of the forum how productive is a poll on age? or sex?

i was posting it to inform people on the new os that is coming out soon.

**borromini** · 11-01-2005

I think you can understand posting this on a linux forum is asking for criticism

. Even in our venerable coffee lounge :P.

**chopin1810** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by onlinebacon

This isnt productive, what is the point?

To bash Windows!!! That's the best part of being a Linux user.

**a thing** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by onlinebacon

This isnt productive, what is the point?

It's the Coffee Lounge, not the place to be productive

**carlosponti** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by chopin1810

Originally Posted by onlinebacon

This isnt productive, what is the point?

To bash Windows!!! That's the best part of being a Linux user.

not when the rules of the forum say you cant do that.

**budman7** · 11-01-2005

I don't understand the point of bashing Windows.
Seems kind of child-like.
Actually there are quite a few people on this forum that dual-boot with Windows.
As for Vista being a resource-hog, this is well-known, no point in going over it again.

**xdenizen** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by budman7

I don't understand the point of bashing Windows.
Seems kind of child-like.
Actually there are quite a few people on this forum that dual-boot with Windows.
As for Vista being a resource-hog, this is well-known, no point in going over it again.

I totally agree. I personally dislike Windows but rather than ***** about it I just don't use it. Simple. And as I don't use it I don't have to talk about it because for me it's no longer an issue.

If others want to use Windows (or any other OS for that matter) I have no problem with that either. This is all about choice and as far as I'm concerned Windows is just another choice. It's not the choice I'd make but that's just me.

Matty the Damned

**deek** · 11-01-2005

Somebody needs to do a little "inflation study", meaning, take a look at the minimum requirements for vista and figure out what that meant 5 or 10 years ago, taking price into account. I mean, while 512MB of RAM seems like a lot, I can get a stick of it (ddr) for under $40. Ten years ago, I bought a stick of 8MB (33Mhz) RAM for $80, so let's put this all into perspective...

A 2Ghz P4 can be purchased for under $100, so we are not looking at that high of requirements here... I mean, really, that is like a system requiring a P2 with 128MB of RAM just a few years back and was anyone up in arms???

Hardware is so extremely cheap. When I can go to my nearest mart-type store and pick up a 120GB harddrive for $60, you can be complaining about the higher minimum requirements...

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