Posts by Mark-AM

The launch fell pretty flat, reports say. No crowds, no enthusiasm.

Rivals attack Vista as illegal under EU rules

Linux has 2 years to catch up now. What an opportunity. My next machine will be a desktop and OS: Linux.

Vista launch will boost desktop Linux "Linux Australia's Oxer believes that the next year and a half will be a very important time for the Linux and open source communities. "Right now is probably one of the biggest...

I see no problem with that quote. Please note: Mossberg writes his stuff specifically for ordinary users, not computer g33ks.

If you want details about Mossberg go here: http://ptech.wsj.com/walt.html Yes, he is not a fanboy like you, aeroplane kid, but his views are balanced by many years of experience that you almost certainly do not have. Mossberg, Gates...

BT, nice posts! Your take on things parallels mine to a degree. I'm dying to go to Linux for good. On my desktops I always ran a dual boot setup, using M$ for some proggies. But since I bought this effing Vaio, Linux is a no-no...

Quote: Originally Posted by the_scotsman you seem to be good at finding articles that go against Vista....I could give links to a shitload of reviews that praise Vista...but I dont... No, what's interesting...

Damning with faint praise: Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting

Ok. I boot XP once a month, so who cares about fast booting? I don't have a single app that loads in longer than 12 seconds (Photoshop); most load in a few seconds, so again, who cares? Looks better? Who cares?