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April 4, 2008
The View on Vista
I am going to be purchasing a new computer. Friends tell me to avoid Windows
Vista because it’s so buggy. Do you recommend I buy the computer with Windows
XP?
No. Buy a computer with Windows Vista. First of all, it’s not so buggy. Yes,
like any new, sophisticated operating system, Vista had some problems, but the
vast majority of them did not affect everyday usage. Typical owners of new
computers with Windows Vista pre-installed experienced few if any difficulties.
Purchasing a computer today with Windows XP installed is like buying a new
telephone with a rotary dial or a TV that works only with an aerial antenna;
it’s old and practically obsolete the moment you bring it home. Once again,
don’t believe everything you hear.
Should I buy my next computer with Windows XP or Windows Vista? I really
don’t want to have to learn a whole new way of using a computer.
Buy it with Windows Vista. Contrary to what you may believe, Vista really isn’t
all that different. All the icons you expect to see are still there, you click
them in exactly the same way, and the Start button is still in the bottom left
corner. In truth, most of the changes and improvements are under the hood.
Why should I buy a Windows Vista computer when the press seems to grouse
about it right and left?
The press loves to berate new operating system products. You should go back and
read what was written when Windows XP first made the scene! An utter mess! Too
hard to learn! It’s actually pretty humorous.
How can I buy my next computer with Windows XP instead of Windows Vista? I
really hate the idea of having to figure out this new “ribbon thing.”
You’re confusing two completely different products. The “ribbon” has nothing to
do with Windows Vista; it’s an element found in the Microsoft Office 2007
product line. Yes, Windows Vista and Office 2007 are both made by Microsoft, but
they are two entirely different products, and one doesn’t have anything to do
with the other. (Personally, I don’t care for the Office 2007 “ribbon” either,
but I’ve been using Windows Vista for a year-and-a-half now without issue.)
I’ve been told never to buy a computer with a new operating system until the
first service pack has been released.
If that’s what you’re worried about, then stop worrying. The Windows Vista
service pack was released last month.
This is Larry Schneider, logging off.
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