Switching OS

[Autumnlicious]

They work...for you. For the rest of us who actually do a lot of advanced computer work (astonishingly, there is more to computing than games), Vista was a pile of crap that had numerous security flaws, numerous bugs, and an even more annoying permissions system than any previous version.

Fact is: it doesn't work for most people. There was a very good reason why so many people downgraded to XP, or switched to another OS. This very thread is a testament to the fact that Vista doesn't work as well as you say.

Fact: i didn't say it was the world's greatest operating system. All i said was that it works. Even with the security flaws, bugs, and permissions system: it still works. And it works for a damn lot more people than you think it does. Most people (especially older people, but not limited to just them) use a computer for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, and an email. Beyond that, a number of people want music (check), games (check), facebook (checkity), and news (done and done).

Vista gives all of that. And that is what the public largely wanted. XP happens to do a better job of giving that, and W7 happens to do an even better job. But most people just want those things illustrated above, and Vista (while crappy in many cases) manages to give those things

The market begs to differ with you - see the downgrade to XP scenario, Vista-capable lawsuit and sales. Hell, even Word, Excel and email were rather broken on Vista before several bugfixes.

The public wanted a working computer. Most got a half working one. They either downgraded, migrated or stuck it through to the next product. Those who got most of their functionality have upgraded if they could, leaving a small group of people stuck in Vista-land.

Why bother when you can set me straight right here? Seems a waste of time

I am not upset in the slightest that I tweaked a nerve

Because I'd rather type out short tiny ass posts conveying as little as possible and relax instead of being pissed into writing a short history for people who can't be bothered to research their claims when called out on it.