Out the windows...
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| ... in with the doors. Or put in another way why and how I ditched Windows
| (Vista) for Linux. Vista the worst operating system from MS ever. It eats
| resources like candies. Come on, on new double core systems it drags and
| drags for a bit of shiny graphics...
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http://1ntrep1d.blogspot.com/2007/11/out-windows.html
Interesting Linux wallpaper (a popular one too):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/1764885977_aa6a21e6cb.jpg (connecting the
stars leads to a hidden message)
Related:
Goodbye Vista, Hello Ubuntu
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| After talking about it for awhile, last night I disconnected my
| drive with Vista installed on it and reconnected a 30GB Maxtor
| drive which I then installed Ubuntu Linux on from the live CD.
|
| First thing I noticed? The install was done in about 20 minutes
| after answering the standard questions that you would expect
| during an install (time zone, keyboard layout, etc.)
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http://www.rodtempleton.net/2007/06/15/goodbye-vista-hello-ubuntu/
Vista Security Claims Not All They Appear
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| With the continuing trend of the same vulnerabilities being found on Vista
| as on other systems, some are seeing it as a reason NOT to upgrade to Vista
| (or at least not until SP1). Consumers and businesses are continuing to
| push for the ongoing sale of Windows XP, and there are concerns from
| some quarters that Microsoft may have painted itself into a corner
| with Vista.
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http://www.beskerming.com/commentary/2007/06/29/190/Vista_Security_Claims_Not_All_They_Appear
Microsoft plans six critical patches
,----[ Quote
| At least one of the critical vulnerabilities involves Internet Explorer 7 and
| Windows Vista, both of which were conceived under new and highly vaunted
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| development rigors designed to produce more secure products.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/09/microsoft_august_patch_tuesday/
Broken Windows and the Ghost of Keynes
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| In the history of economic thought, this is Multiplier Effect, the belief
| that an increase in spending leads itself to more spending and even more
| spending, in a feedback loop that in the end amounts grows the entire
| economy. This bootstrap theory was popularized by John Maynard Keynes and
| became influential in some circles as a way to reduce underutilization in the
| economy. In other words, if unemployment is high and industrial capacity is
| underused, then it is worth while to have the government make work for people
| or spend money. Work, any work, will get the money flowing again. This lead
| to the various "alphabet agencies" of F.D.R.'s New Deal program.
|
| [...]
|
| In the end is $70 billion of new value really being produced? Or are we
| merely fixing broken Windows?
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http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/01/broken-windows-and-ghost-of-keynes.html
Vista Capable of Misleading Customers
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| Have you ever looked at Vista Home Basic? Calling it a dog is an insult to
| all hard-working canines. It can't run Vista's eye candy, the Aero Glass
| interface. It doesn't have DVD video authoring or Media Center support.
| Compared to Windows XP Home SP2, I'd call it a downgrade.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2169153,00.asp
Houston, we have gotten rid of Vista!
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| OK. So I installed Vista on my sweet LG S1 laptop (OK, it's not mine... but I
| like to think it is).
| This list of problems forced me to go back to XP!
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http://from-soup-to-nuts.blogspot.com/2007/08/houston-we-have-gotten-rid-of-vista.html
Vista Flops, Users "Upgrading" to XP
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| There’s no demanding reason to buy Vista especially considering the
| complaints. Therefore those of you with Vista, stop the frustration and
| upgrade to XP in order to enjoy your PC again!
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http://www.marvquin.com/blog/vista-flops-users-upgrading-xp
An Open Letter to Microsoft: Re-Release Windows XP
,----[ Quote ]
| It's time to sober up on Windows Vista. This just isn't working out,
| and your users are getting frustrated to the point where they're souring
| on Windows altogether. In case you haven't seen some of the more
| noteworthy blog posts on this topic, I refer you to Chris Pirillo,
| Scot's Newsletter, or Spend Matters. Or check out the recent bug
| reports regarding product activation and security flaws. This is all
| stuff I managed to dredge up that was written yesterday.
|
| People are unhappy with Vista. Really unhappy. And though I know Microsoft
| has its own form of Steve Jobs' reality distortion field, it certainly
| can't keep you from seeing at least some of the sobering sales figures and
| the crush of disappointing reviews of Vista. I don't want to dredge up all
| the reasons people are unhappy with Vista in this letter. I want to talk
| about what you ought to do stop a mass migration to Linux and the Mac.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/18428/an-open-letter-to-microsoft-re-release-windows-xp
Retail Windows' Dim Vista
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| I thought I had seen the worst of the new PC-buying situation. I was wrong.
|
| On Saturday, we visited friends in Fredericksburg, Va., where I had chance to
| see, not one, but two miserable Windows Vista PC buying situations. Retailers
| share the blame with manufacturers and Microsoft, which should never have
| unleashed Windows Vista Home Basic (aka Windows Basic) on unsuspecting
| consumers.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/retail_windows_dim_vista.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Dell casts doubts on Vista
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| Dell today revealed that it will restore the option to use Windows XP on
| some of its home systems, marking a potentially damaging blow to
| Microsoft's hopes for the newer Windows Vista.
|
| [...]
|
| While a popular request through the company's IdeaStorm website, the
| choice was substantially outnumbered by requests for pre-installed
| Linux, US-based technical support, and other features -- pointing to a
| larger general demand for the change. The turnaround may be a reflection of
| an overall backlash against Vista, observed IDC analyst Richard Shim.
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/04/19/dell.casts.doubts.on.vista/
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