While I have yet to upgrade to Windows Vista - the only thing that's keeping me is the full migration to DirectX 10, to be perfectly honest - more often than not I see that just about everyone has a fairly strong opinion on the fledgling (can I still call it that? No? Okay) OS. I see a mostly negative reaction from privacy advocates, self-described "techies" and (predictably enough) iNuts.
I was the only one among my friends at University who upgraded to WindowsXP early, though looking back I am unsure whether I did this out of necessity or simply for the sake of doing something new. Windows 98 had sufficiently angered me to the point that I embraced Windows 2000, so I was already comfortable with the added stability of the Win32 kernel and more efficient execution.
Completely on a whim I searched the AnandTech archives to see what sort of critical reaction greeted WindowsXP upon its release. Here is the article itself (link) and below are some selected excerpts that I found particularly interesting. The article is composed by Eric Hagen, dated 29 October, 2001, with input gathered from various forum members.
On compatibility and stability, user Brad Halpin remarks:
User Andy Hui had this to say regarding how XP changes the way he uses his computer:
Regarding the reasons for upgrading, Bryon Daly says:
Some others, though, were not as enthusiastic to upgrade. Christopher Dudek posits the classic driver issue:
User Charlie Gilsten probably jumped ship to Macintosh by Christmas of 2001:
And Horace Granero is probably still running DOS 6.0:
More constructively, and also chillingly similar to many of the arguments I see lobbied against Windows Vista, user Soccer55 has this to say:
When speaking on what features the polled users dislike, user Brandon Hill (eh?????) boldly goes where no man has gone before:
Though his sentiment is echoed by Christopher Dudek, several users do not share his love for the new operating system. Much of the criticism seemed to focus on the Luna UI and its candy feel. Others disliked how many parts of the OS were embedded without any real way to get rid of them, as Scott Newton details:
Perhaps most interesting, though, are the final comments by Eric himself. He notes that the new OS "has also been met with harsh criticism from many sides", a situation we certainly see today. His recommendation for those considering adopting Windows XP are, and I quote:
He finishes the article with a warning that WindowsXP "requires a faster computer with more RAM and hard disk space than any prior operating system. Be sure your system is prepared before you take the plunge." These days, I see the performance requirements argument used quite frequently against Windows Vista, with reports conflicting on its performance. Paul Thurrott suggests that he runs Vista on a 3 year-old laptop without issue whereas some users report difficulty running the operating system on computers barely six months old. I frankly don't know whom to believe.
Just so my intentions are clear: I'm neither qualified nor interested in personally weighing in on Windows Vista at this point in time. I just thought the parallels were interesting and thought I would share.
Have a nice day!
I was the only one among my friends at University who upgraded to WindowsXP early, though looking back I am unsure whether I did this out of necessity or simply for the sake of doing something new. Windows 98 had sufficiently angered me to the point that I embraced Windows 2000, so I was already comfortable with the added stability of the Win32 kernel and more efficient execution.
Completely on a whim I searched the AnandTech archives to see what sort of critical reaction greeted WindowsXP upon its release. Here is the article itself (link) and below are some selected excerpts that I found particularly interesting. The article is composed by Eric Hagen, dated 29 October, 2001, with input gathered from various forum members.
On compatibility and stability, user Brad Halpin remarks:
User Andy Hui had this to say regarding how XP changes the way he uses his computer:
Regarding the reasons for upgrading, Bryon Daly says:
Some others, though, were not as enthusiastic to upgrade. Christopher Dudek posits the classic driver issue:
User Charlie Gilsten probably jumped ship to Macintosh by Christmas of 2001:
And Horace Granero is probably still running DOS 6.0:
More constructively, and also chillingly similar to many of the arguments I see lobbied against Windows Vista, user Soccer55 has this to say:
When speaking on what features the polled users dislike, user Brandon Hill (eh?????) boldly goes where no man has gone before:
Though his sentiment is echoed by Christopher Dudek, several users do not share his love for the new operating system. Much of the criticism seemed to focus on the Luna UI and its candy feel. Others disliked how many parts of the OS were embedded without any real way to get rid of them, as Scott Newton details:
Perhaps most interesting, though, are the final comments by Eric himself. He notes that the new OS "has also been met with harsh criticism from many sides", a situation we certainly see today. His recommendation for those considering adopting Windows XP are, and I quote:
He finishes the article with a warning that WindowsXP "requires a faster computer with more RAM and hard disk space than any prior operating system. Be sure your system is prepared before you take the plunge." These days, I see the performance requirements argument used quite frequently against Windows Vista, with reports conflicting on its performance. Paul Thurrott suggests that he runs Vista on a 3 year-old laptop without issue whereas some users report difficulty running the operating system on computers barely six months old. I frankly don't know whom to believe.
Just so my intentions are clear: I'm neither qualified nor interested in personally weighing in on Windows Vista at this point in time. I just thought the parallels were interesting and thought I would share.
Have a nice day!