Windows Vista
It has finally arrived. Are any of you upgrading to Vista right away, or are you waiting until Halo 2 Vista, Shadowrun, or Crysis come out?
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January 30th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
I am getting it, I am just going to buy a new computer w/ Vista already on it. My old (3 yrs) beast is starting to show its age. Vista looks impressive I can’t wait to check it out.
January 30th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
I would not even consider upgrading if I was not getting a copy for free from the university. However, since I am, at least one of my computers will probably go Vista as soon as I get my hands on a copy.
January 30th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
I’m definately holding off for a year or so before I get Vista. I really don’t see any point to being an early adopter of an operating system like this, particularly if you don’t already have a nice PC. Vista is going to be a beast to run with all the shiny visual effects enabled, so I don’t think it’s terribly practical to have my computer getting bogged down just trying to run the OS.
Besides, after a year or so, most of the major early problems will have been addressed (exploits, bugs, etc) and it will have been appropriately hacked to allow me to do what I want with my media. (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6286245.stm )
And then of course, the bottom line comes down to the sheer price of an upgrade. As a college student, I will be getting Vista free through the school, but for the average (non-pirating) user, it’s going to be a big hit in the wallet. At this point, I simply don’t see enough justification to spend that much money for what Vista is providing.
Of course, I am not particularly interested in PC gaming simply due to the cost of keeping everything upgraded, but I suppose DirectX 10 support will be reason enough for some. My 360 suits me just fine
January 30th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
i’m doing a clean install right now.
January 30th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
I am getting them for free
well I bought a laptop recently, and bestbuy is just giving me vista upgrade rebate.
January 30th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Well if I want a flashy desktop I’ll use mac os. If I want a real secure system, I’ll use linux.
If I want a flashy 3d desktop AND security, I’ll use linux and install compiz.
Not much use for vista, especially since I play games on my 360.
February 3rd, 2007 at 12:58 pm
I love the xbox 360 but I hate Windows, so Linux for me.