Remembering Windows XP’s early days

CDsDontBurn · Feb 25, 2008, 08:39 PM

I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It’s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, slow Windows Vista. In fact, InfoWorld has gone so far as to kick off a “Save XP” petition drive.

Vista bashers really hate it when you point out that the same criticisms being leveled at Vista today were commonly aimed at XP after its launch. Fortunately, I’ve found a near-perfect example of this trend. It’s illuminating, and ironically, it comes from InfoWorld blogger Randall Kennedy, who has been bashing Vista and hyping the “Save XP” campaign relentlessly on his Enterprise Desktop blog. His latest entry dismisses any comparison between Vista now and XP then:

Source: ZDnet

Judas · Feb 25, 2008, 10:24 PM

rolled!

BlueMak · Feb 25, 2008, 11:07 PM

LOVE IT! This should become a sticky.

caqde · Feb 25, 2008, 11:11 PM

Heh. Only thing I hate about Vista is their software Audio driver platform.... Hey Microsoft could you give the driver makers a chance to use their hardware correctly!!.. Other then that there is alot of neat things done to the OS and a few other things I don't particularly care about, but the audio platform in Vista is appalling..

JohnDoe47 · Feb 26, 2008, 12:26 AM

Vista is all right but a bit slow for my needs. I was appalled by the amount of processes running in the background the first time I started it up.

What XP users are saying is that they've always used XP and currently it is bar far the most stable OS as it has been worked on the most. XP SP3 is due out soon and I'm looking forward to it.

Judas · Feb 26, 2008, 01:04 AM

That's one thing i find interesting..

in ANY of the audio related comparisons i've done myself.... xp to vista.. the performance is nearly identical.....

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 26, 2008, 04:15 AM

InfoWorld’s “Save Vista” campaign ROFL

Feb 25, 2008, 08:39 PM	#1
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	Remembering Windows XP’s early days I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It’s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, slow Windows Vista. In fact, InfoWorld has gone so far as to kick off a “Save XP” petition drive. Vista bashers really hate it when you point out that the same criticisms being leveled at Vista today were commonly aimed at XP after its launch. Fortunately, I’ve found a near-perfect example of this trend. It’s illuminating, and ironically, it comes from InfoWorld blogger Randall Kennedy, who has been bashing Vista and hyping the “Save XP” campaign relentlessly on his Enterprise Desktop blog. His latest entry dismisses any comparison between Vista now and XP then: Source: ZDnet __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Feb 25, 2008, 11:07 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	LOVE IT! This should become a sticky. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Feb 25, 2008, 11:11 PM	#4
caqde HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: US, IL Posts: 502 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Heh. Only thing I hate about Vista is their software Audio driver platform.... Hey Microsoft could you give the driver makers a chance to use their hardware correctly!!.. Other then that there is alot of neat things done to the OS and a few other things I don't particularly care about, but the audio platform in Vista is appalling.. __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 925 AM3/ Giga-byte MA790XT-UD4P XFX HD5770 1GB / 2x2GB of GSKILL DDR3 10666 8-8-8-23 Samsung SH-S182D DVD-RW drive / Sony Optiarc BD-5300S BD-RW drive Western Digital WD1501FASS(Primary)/Western Digital 15EADS(Secondary)/Western Digital 7500AACS(Secondary)/Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320gb(Secondary)/Western Digital 3200KS 16MB 7200rpm SATAII HD(Secondary) Antec TP-550 / CoolerMaster CMStacker Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Professional / Creative Inspire 6600 6.1 speakers Samsugn T200HD 20" LCD Monitor / Logitech Internet 350 Black Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse

Feb 26, 2008, 04:15 AM	#7
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	InfoWorld’s “Save Vista” campaign ROFL __________________

Feb 26, 2008, 12:26 AM	#5
JohnDoe47 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 0	Vista is all right but a bit slow for my needs. I was appalled by the amount of processes running in the background the first time I started it up. What XP users are saying is that they've always used XP and currently it is bar far the most stable OS as it has been worked on the most. XP SP3 is due out soon and I'm looking forward to it.