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Anyone planning on upgrading? I guess technically it is not an upgrade more than an install.
personally I have no plans. Maybe in a year or so but certainly no time soon.

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Moge

No time soon for personal use or work.

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Section 6

ehh...i wont even think about it until games stop working... Honestly i got a new comp last year and it has to last me until graduation at the very least....and I usually only upgrade windows when I get a new machine

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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"Gone Section Five"

Microsoft Rule #1

Always wait for Service Pack #3 on operating systems.

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I've been toying w/ buying a new machine lately. I can't decide if I'd rather get one now or wait until Vista comes with the machine. I wonder also how prices will move too.

Seems MS has done a lot to convey the impression that Vista will be good for gamers. Not that I believe any of that but they are more into games now. But I supposed it's always a good idea to wait.

That whole Vista DirectX10 / graphics card compatibility has left a bad taste in my mouth. So at the moment it's 'screw them'.

I am mess with it at work.... more just to get familiar with it. At home, no plans anytime soon... I agree with Arindel, however nowadays I will be willing to let Microsoft off with SP1.

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I've moved to Linux!

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http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/29/xp-vs-vista/

benchmarks from Vista vs XP from Toms hardware

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Moge

Good info, love that site.

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Rift/Gnarlwood: Stilgar - Cleric lvl 8

WoW days - Aegnor/Stilgar

I'll agree with DF.
As long games work on XP it's fine for me.
Besides my comp can't run vista...

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http://digg.com/tech_news/Ballmer_Blame ... ista_Sales

interesting article. I guess Ballmer is blaming pirate copies for poor sales. The comments on Digg are right on IMO

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Moge

I think they need to realize that the majority of people dont upgrade OS's unless they buy a new machine. IF its not broke...people dont fix it...

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

yeah that is a good point. Vista is 'nice' but by no means 'necessary' . I remember when they rolled out 95 and even XP they made a huge deal out of it. I think only those that are even remotely in the loop even know about Vista.

I have only seen 1 TV commercial and it only highlights the flash and polish stuff. Bottom line for me is that the tech writers call it 'just ok' and 'nothing critical' so therefore I will probably update to it within a year but I am in zero hurry to drop hundreds of dollars on something that will have no impact on the way that I do everyday things. I'd but I Wii first!

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Moge

I'll get it with a new machine, definitely not before.

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"The english language is not a wedding gown, it doesn't get better the more lace you add. It is instead a thong. Less is more." From /.
I need to remind myself of this regularly.

Bought my mom a new Dell, which came with Vista. I don't mind it after all her old programs got patched up properly.

She, nor I, need Vista, its just what came with the Dell.

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TWIT-talk


A very funny satirical story about the first day using Vista.

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Moge