Vista RC1 Options

[impala454]

all i need to know is can it import my minesweeper scores or will i have to do it again?

heheh i dont see an import, but i did just open it up and haha they gave it a little graphical and sound help

[zetec]

it doesnt look like OS X to me....it looks like a fancier version of XP. I want it

no you don't

[zetec]

I can only hope the Mac guy is gay.

nope, but he does use a pc.


ironically, the PC guy is a (literally) genius, as well as an author, and has been using macs for years.




strange but true

[Mommy]

no you don't

yes i do

[Hartmann]

This is something I'll be anxious to see play out... Not sure how it's going to roll over with customers. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=148

[impala454]

well they've had the activation crap for a while now... doesn't it give you some certain amount of time to activate, then windows won't even boot? i'm not really sure how the activation stuff currently works when you don't have a legal copy. i've always had a volume license copy.

[slick]

it does look like osx


who wouldvd thought

[pysex]

I suppose I should just accept that there will never be a thread in this forum regarding windows that won't get insta-flamed

Flaming is inevitable.


Because people get defensive over an operating system they had no hand in producing. They just use it for techsans and porn.



Windows: Compatibility

Apple: Media


END OF STORY




(p.s. apple was the first pc...so TECHNICALLY windows is a copy)

[slick]

ctrl+c
*new folder*
ctrl+v
*print*

[impala454]

(p.s. apple was the first pc...so TECHNICALLY windows is a copy)

by that logic, ford was the first production car, everything else is a copy

[Final_Cut_Guru]

I saw it at NAB, I was not impreseed. Also the next gen of Office is almost an exact copy of the Mac version in terms of interface. Flip 3d is a poor copy of Expose, and that dashboard knock off is a good laugh. Microsoft should invest more resources in Xbox and MS Office. Then again this propbably what you would expect me to say.

Oh and I kid you not, as my friend I went with agreed, there was a foul smell in the air around the Microsoft booth.

One more thing, I am surprised that microsoft has decided to create an OS that requires the newer hardware on the market, what happened to legecy compatiblity? Still Games and Multimedia are going to remain the driving force in computer innovation.

[GOB]

I saw it at NAB, I was not impreseed. Also the next gen of Office is almost an exact copy of the Mac version in terms of interface. Flip 3d is a poor copy of Expose, and that dashboard knock off is a good laugh. Microsoft should invest more resources in Xbox and MS Office. Then again this propbably what you would expect me to say.

Oh and I kid you not, as my friend I went with agreed, there was a foul smell in the air around the Microsoft booth.

One more thing, I am surprised that microsoft has decided to create an OS that requires the newer hardware on the market, what happened to legecy compatiblity? Still Games and Multimedia are going to remain the driving force in computer innovation.

haha, wow, you're back less than 3 hours and you've already started up again.

i can say with almost 100% certainty that the entire convention center had a foul smell of cheetos, sweat, and mountain dew.

[John6.7]

Mac OS X: It looks nice.
Windows XP/Vista: Looks crapy, but can tweak it to be better than OS X.

Why Windows is still #1: Gaming

[impala454]

Also the next gen of Office is almost an exact copy of the Mac version in terms of interface.

Why would you expect Microsoft Office for Mac to look any different than Microsoft Office for the PC? I have the 2007 beta running on Vista RC1 x64 and it's pretty neat imho. The new layout makes a lot of sense.

Flip 3d is a poor copy of Expose,

Why is everything a copy with you guys? It's a little task switcher that shows the windows in 3d... how is that a copy of anything? Maybe it's a "poor copy" because it's not a copy. The whole aero interface was designed with the idea that they wanted to use more of the big gfx power that people's computers have now. Showing windows & animations in different ways only makes sense.

and that dashboard knock off is a good laugh.

What about it was a good laugh?

[Final_Cut_Guru]

Ok... First of all, I am not as much of a Mac Nut as I used to be, I have a new thing I am crazy about, and I know at least one person on this board who knows what that is. Since he is the only one on these boards that I am aware is familier with this topic, I see no point discussing it with the rest of you right now.

Second, John, windows being far more customizeable is a laugh. Maybe in terms of the GUI it is, but for system operation it is not. It is called Terminal, learn it, love it.

impala454, do you even know what Expose is? Even the equivalent in Linux is far better than flip 3d, which breaks usibility by not allowing you to see all the windows at once in various layouts. Also the Vista knock-off of dashboard is a laugh cause it wastes desktop space an memory. You don't need widgets always in your face, just when you need the information.

Oh, one more thing, I look forward to seeing the new BSOD in Vista. The Mac equivilant of BSOD is so rare, it is actually worth taking a picture of.

lamont's lament, did you even go to NAB?

But, yeah it would be nice if there were more games for Mac. Those that do exist actually run quite well though. When I was at the UP, we would often have LAN parties, and the machine that hosted was a G5 Power Mac.