In article <mr81n3-51k.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Richardson wrote:
>>>> WinFS is Dead
>>>
>>> Here's a genuine query for the Winvocates; no troll:
>>>
>>> Name just one compelling reason to upgrade from XP to Vista.
>>
>> Name one compelling reason to upgrade to Fedora Core 6, or SUSE 10 or OSX
>> 10.4...
>>
>
> So rather than answering the question, you simply sidestep it. Figures.
He didn't sidestep. He answered right below that...
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>> Technologies unique to Vista (User Account Protection, BitLocker, Protected
>> Mode IE, 3D Accelerated UI, Desktop Search integration (ie, all the apps
>> that ship with the OS will support quicksearch (this is not WinFS but more
>> like Google Desktop Search, Beagle or Spotlight)), all the various
>> acceleration technologies like SuperFetch, ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive, The
>> Sidebar, the new "instant on" sleep mode that's more like hibernate, new
>> applets like a comprehensive backup program, Speech Recognition, etc..
>>
>> Plus, there are some tchnologies for use with new hardware, like SideShow,
>> that allows you to access critical information without turning on your PC
>> from laptops that have sideshow hardware.
>>
>> Oh, there's also a number of new or improved apps, like Media Player 11,
>> Windows Media Center, etc..
>> new.
>>
>
>
> new != compelling reason to upgrade.
...although you don't agree with that answer. That then implicitly raises the
question of what is compelling, which means there is a good chance that his
question as to what is a compelling reason to upgrade other OSes is meant to
get an answer to what kind of thing is considered compelling.
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--Tim Smith
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