Originally posted by: Modelworks
Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Ignorance and / or the fact that they just don't like change.
Realize that the majority of computer users are not people who research the operating system, or even read reviews on computer hardware.
The majority are people who want to turn on the pc, check there email, play some games, read some web sites or go to chat rooms.
They don't care about dx10 or even know what it is.
When operating systems started out you HAD to upgrade to use a word processor like word perfect. You had to upgrade to use a graphical browser.
Now all those task that people routinely do are supported by all the OS already out there.
So to get them to switch to something newer your either going to have to force it on them, or give them a feature that they just have to have. There are still tons of people out there that don't even care about broadband.
As the biggest thing people keep pushing with vista is dx10, thats not going to be enough.
Considering most users don't know and don't care what it is.
Ever talk to people in computer sections in the besty buy, circuit city, walmart ?
I had to laugh at best buy one day when a salesman was trying to sell vista to a family that had xp.
salesman: "its more secure ".
family : "we already have norton internet security"
salesman :"vista has dx10 "
family: "whats that ?"
salesman : "vista has the aero interface"
family: "yeah it looks nice"
salesman : " you can upgrade for 169.00"
family: "I think were going to wait"
People on forums that push vista don't realize that the majority of the public don't care about half the stuff we talk about concerning an OS. If xp allows them to do there everyday task,they are happy,and telling them its going to cost them another 150.00 + so they can do what they already do, just isn't going to work.
For vista to succed they need to come out with a killer application that people just have to have that only works on vista.