Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> I've had it up to HERE with the likes of Microsoft
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> | When WGA was first implemented, certain free downloads from MS
> | were unavailable unless you installed something to "verify" you
> | didn't "pirate" your OS. Then comes the WGA "tool" that phones home
> | several times a day/week/month "verifying" your installation, and
> | now most interesting downloads from MS are blocked unless you
> | validate your OS. Add to this the certainty that Vista is going
> | to up the ante on WGA and MS found one less customer.
> |
I agree. The entire WGA activation process is just one more clumsy and
annoying ordeal for Windows users to deal with.
> | Speaking of Vista, I tried out RC1 and found it slow, ill-conceived
> | and just plain ugly. You cannot change basic interface elements like
> | menus without warning. Things are moved all over the place, never got
> | a sense of uniformity, etc, etc. Bottom line - I hated it. Add this
> | to the unrest in my stomach over WGA and I found myself at the
> | crossroads.
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I was somewhat impressed by the speed of software installation in
Vista, but that was about it. The Aero interface is pointless, the
sidebar has a scarce supply of widgets and makes the desktop feel very
cramped, and the interface animations already appear outdated compared
to those implemented in Compiz.
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