[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[John Vottero]

"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 01-01-2010 20:22, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> On 01-01-2010 19:26, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>>>> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>>> On 31-12-2009 14:44, JF Mezei wrote:
>>>>>>> The Windows religion is about comforming with the rest of the
>>>>>>> world, it
>>>>>>> is about not being different and doing the same stuff as everyone
>>>>>>> else.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MS is leading not following when it comes to desktop UI, office
>>>>>> package etc..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You don't see Windows missionaries pushing that Windows is better.
>>>>>>> Their
>>>>>>> only argument is that it is "compatible" because everyone uses it.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > The Windows religion is also not as strong. There is much less
>>>>>> > convinction in it than in the Apple religion. Windows followers 
>>>>>> > just
>>>>>> > blindly buy Windows because tey feel it is the only option.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure you do. You just need to be in the pro-Windows circles.
>>>>>> comp.os.vms
>>>>>> is not where you find them though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 4) the changes forced upon Intel by the ex-DEC employees at 
>>>>>>>> Microsoft
>>>>>>>> probably helped to make Intel the juggernaut it is today.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No. It prevented Microsoft from going down fast because its softare
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> so instable that people started to migrate to the Mac fast. Remember
>>>>>>> that between Windows 95 and Windows XP was a slew of other releases
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> were lackluster.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> People were quite happy with 98 SE.
>>>>>>
>>>>> W/98SE wasn't too bad. W/2K was better. It still provided numerous
>>>>> opportunities for the authors of "malware".
>>>>>
>>>>> W/XP was better still. There were, and still are, security fixes to be
>>>>> applied but XP has proven to be a very solid and stable release.
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't tried Vista yet. I may never try it. W/XP meets my needs.
>>>>
>>>> Next time you buy a computer it will most likely come with 7.
>>>
>>> And I may very well install W/XP anyway!
>>
>> But why bother. If it is a new PC it has the power to run 7.
>> And you will have better chances of getting drivers for new
>> hardware and running new versions of applications that requires
>> new OS plus much better 64 bit version plus certain extra
>> security features.
>>
>> Arne
>
> Better the devil I know than the devil I don't!  Besides, everything I've 
> heard about Windows Vista has been negative.  I'm sure Microsoft loves it 
> but does anyone else?

I like Windows 7 more than Vista and I liked Vista more than XP.