Why buy XP?

[JellyBaby]

<< What are you getting for $199+ that you can't live without? >>

There's enough to justify it for most Win 9x users. I'm gonna buy it mostly for stability and updated file system.

The big question will be "what can MS do in a future OS to get you to upgrade again?". XP should offer everything I need for many, many years to come.

 

[Greymalkin]

sigh, someone else trying to start a flame war, sadly they have succeded.

 

[Looney]

What is it that you expected from this thread? Did you expect some two line message to convince you on what to do? If you really were interested in finding out whether XP is right for you or not, you would be reading one of the hundreds of reviews and previews that are out there.

There's nothing you can't live without. And if there is, then you would have been aware of it by now. But EVERYBODY i've known personally that has actually tried XP loved it (including me). It is Win2k (which is GREAT), but with a new GUI (which is also great IMO) and some little enhancements. If you've already invested in Win2k, it might not be worth it to move to XP unless the GUI is that impressive to you (which to me is)... but if you're still using 9x or ME, i would definitely upgrade.

$200 for a new OS isn't that expensive... especially considering all the enhancements XP comes with. Such as the embedded zip program... how much is winzip to purchase seperately? What about the mp3 ripper... how much would a ripper cost seperately?

What sold it for me is the GUI. Not only is it better eye-candy than Win9x or Win2k, but it's also more logically laid out. All the 'extras' that were in Win2k has been stripped away... and all around, it just feels better.

Definitely the best OS since Win2k... if you're still using Win9x, i would definitely upgrade, no argument about it.

 

[erub]

It's a really nice OS. And the Corporate version doesn't require activation I made a lot of the stuff the classic view, but it still has some nice touches.

 

[Bellgoody]

Moralpanic
I've read the reviews. What I'm seeking is an overwhelming consideration to justify spending the $$. It's not a question of how much money. Everyone I know owns a copy of Winzip and already has a MP3 ripper - several, actually. It's a question of why should I spend anything. IMO, XP's sexier GUI does not offset it's insatiable demand for resources in return for midlin' performance. The fact that the last beta release failed to recognize most of the hardware of significance in a brand new EPoX, AMD 1.4, DDR system was not encouraging.

Greymalkin
You are presumptuous. See above.

 

[WJB05]

Bellgoody, That's scary stuff! That XP cannot identify items related to EPoX, Athlon 1.4, etc. I will wait for SR2.

 

[HereThereandEverywhere]

No DDR, no Athlon 1.4s...
Seems to be Intel and MS are in cahoots...
That better get fixed or the US gov't will have another thing on MS that isn't particularly good for them...

I wish I could figure out Linux so I could get on it...but alas, Windows 2000 is fine for me.
Unless XP comes with something so damn spectacular that everyone BUT me gets it, I'll be just fine with this.

To each his own, however.

 

[Wik]

I really like XP. One of the best points I like is the way it handles my digital camera and photos. The only thing I really have to complain about is that they took away the openGL for my Voodoo cards. I used to be able to combine older tools and newer drivers to get my voodoo cards to work perfectly in the early builds.

 

[AMDPwred]

I'm sticking with Win2K unless I can get a free copy of XP

 

[gplracer]

I am going to buy the home version. I think windows is much better than my windows me. I do not have windows 2000 and I think xp would be a better choice since I would like to have one of them.