Vista, Split from vista antivirus Options

[Seeker]

windows vista is the equivalent of windows ME

a big bloated useless piece of shitty broken software rushed out the door

since i work for mcafee, i say get mcafee virus scanner (not free though)

[zetec]

1. Memory footprint is massive, Vista is usable on 1GB but realistically to get anything done you need 2GB

true

2. UAC is a royal pain in the ass, poorly implemented and poorly thought out

true but easily turned off

3. Game performance is sub-optimal, below that of games on XP especially games that are memory intensive. (see first bullet point)

Not if you have a DX10 card. Those are still relatively new though. This won't be an issue much longer.

4. User interface is poorly thought out, for example...
- Flip 3D obscures the windows you're trying to switch between therefore being all but useless.
- Vista's control panel is a mess, good luck trying to find the settings you want.
- Sidebar and "gadgets" is very poorly done and thought out. For example, the clock gadget uses up significant processor time. It just gets in the way.

true, although the control panel can be fixed.

5. Vista EATS the battery on laptops, whereas with a laptop installed with XP or a Macbook with OS X battery life is significantly better.

UNTRUE.
I actually got significantly better battery life on my laptop, which is definately saying something since it's a 3.4ghz P4 (not a p4M -- the desktop version -- that requires a 150W power supply). I normally get 90-100 minutes (yeah, it's a "gas-guzzler"), with vista and MY POWER PROFILE CORRECTLY CONFIGURED, I could get around 120-even-140 minutes. still weak by normal standards, but good for me.


I don't feel like adressing the other 20 of these, aside from the one where firefox works fine for me, and everybody else I know.


To sum it up, I'd be using vista more if I had better hardware, and I'd be using it as my primary windows OS after SP1 comes out.


i need to install ubuntu fiesty