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Windows XP SP3 Twice As Fast As Vista
"Gerry" wrote in message
... Kevin Does your spell checker work? Do you suffer from repetitive strain injury? more like repetitive BRAIN injury.... |
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I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although
unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and is not a "flawed fact". And now with MS issuing a SP3 it would appear to me that MS now recognizes something that others do not. "ColTom2" wrote in message ... Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 |
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Don't worry Tom.the two of them were trolls. Frank was not seemingly
wanting to explain why the tests were flawed. I doubt he access to any real information. It will be a bit of a problem for Microsoft if the reports are true. What is a little strange is that SP3 is supposed to be a rollup of updates since SP2. Real improvements was not supposed to be the name of the game. Now Vista SP1 does need to incorporate improvements if Microsoft want to see sales pick up. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ColTom2 wrote: I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and is not a "flawed fact". And now with MS issuing a SP3 it would appear to me that MS now recognizes something that others do not. "ColTom2" wrote in message ... Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 |
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"Xandros" arron.neus*remove*@gmailcom wrote in message ... Now tell us why you choose to capitalize every word in your post? It is highly unreadable, not to mention annoying. He does it so you can ignore his posts without having to think about it. |
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ColTom2 wrote: I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and is not a "flawed fact". That would infer that nearly 60% was Vista. So whats the big whoopie doo about? |
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Bob
The interesting point is not what the percentages are but that there is significant customer resistance to taking Vista on board. The operating system has improvements in some areas but definitely takes steps backwards in other areas. Microsoft seem to assume all customers are dummies to be manipulated. I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US. As things stand I think Windows XP will remain a better purchase option for many users for perhaps another 3 years. However, one has to recognise that the latest gossip is about beta products and could be totally misleading. Microsoft has, however, miscalculated on the value of the changes in Vista, especially as regards the commercial sector. Same point seems to apply regarding Office 2007 although I am not conversant with the issues being still reliant on Office 2000. -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob I wrote: ColTom2 wrote: I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and is not a "flawed fact". That would infer that nearly 60% was Vista. So whats the big whoopie doo about? |
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ColTom2 wrote:
Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 There's an old joke about human nature being based on studies done on mice and college sophomores - neither of which are human. For most commercial applications, speed is almost irrelevant. If, for example, Microsoft Word were five times faster, the time to compose a letter would drop by, um, 0.01%. The folks who fixate on speed are open source developers and dedicated gamers, neither of which ... |
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Cannot infer 60% was Vista. They sell huge quantities of Office products.
"Bob I" wrote in message ... ColTom2 wrote: I must have hit a sensitive nerve with the Vista pundits although unintentional. Since reading some of the curt replies it now causes me to wonder even more why XP represented over 40% of MS sales of OS software this year. This is somewhat unprecedented I might add and is not a "flawed fact". That would infer that nearly 60% was Vista. So whats the big whoopie doo about? |
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Gordon wrote:
"Frank" wrote in message ... ColTom2 wrote: Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 Forget it...that was posted days ago and the test used was severely flawed. Frank Like SIX DAYS? That's OLD? And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people just WHY it's flawed? Just saying "it's flawed" could be you as a Vista apologist..... Well, maybe you should read the damn article. Frank |
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Gerry wrote:
Don't worry Tom.the two of them were trolls. Frank was not seemingly wanting to explain why the tests were flawed. I doubt he access to any real information. Using two different Office apps to do the test...2007 on one machine and 2003 on another completely negates any findings and totally makes for "flawed" results. Eunf said. Frank |
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"Frank" wrote in message
... Gordon wrote: "Frank" wrote in message ... ColTom2 wrote: Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 Forget it...that was posted days ago and the test used was severely flawed. Frank Like SIX DAYS? That's OLD? And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people just WHY it's flawed? Just saying "it's flawed" could be you as a Vista apologist..... Well, maybe you should read the damn article. Frank Well maybe I did. They said that they "ALSO" tested Vista with Office 2007 - ie AFTER the benchmark tests and AGAIN found that XP was faster then Vista....maybe YOU should read the article as well......... |
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HeyBub wrote:
ColTom2 wrote: Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 There's an old joke about human nature being based on studies done on mice and college sophomores - neither of which are human. For most commercial applications, speed is almost irrelevant. If, for example, Microsoft Word were five times faster, the time to compose a letter would drop by, um, 0.01%. The folks who fixate on speed are open source developers and dedicated gamers, neither of which ... Even ms touts vista using the term "faster". So although ms might not be fixated on speed, it certainly is touting "faster" as a major "plus" aspect of the os, however irrelevant it might be in your view. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...es/easier.mspx "Get things done and get on with life! Windows Vista makes it faster and easier than ever to find, use, manage, share, and enjoy information—on your PC and on the web." -- norm |
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Actually the real interesting point is that it is very reminiscent of 5
years ago. 'nough said. Gerry wrote: Bob The interesting point is not what the percentages are but that there is significant customer resistance to taking Vista on board. The operating system has improvements in some areas but definitely takes steps backwards in other areas. Microsoft seem to assume all customers are dummies to be manipulated. I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US. As things stand I think Windows XP will remain a better purchase option for many users for perhaps another 3 years. However, one has to recognise that the latest gossip is about beta products and could be totally misleading. Microsoft has, however, miscalculated on the value of the changes in Vista, especially as regards the commercial sector. Same point seems to apply regarding Office 2007 although I am not conversant with the issues being still reliant on Office 2000. |
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norm wrote:
HeyBub wrote: ColTom2 wrote: Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 There's an old joke about human nature being based on studies done on mice and college sophomores - neither of which are human. For most commercial applications, speed is almost irrelevant. If, for example, Microsoft Word were five times faster, the time to compose a letter would drop by, um, 0.01%. The folks who fixate on speed are open source developers and dedicated gamers, neither of which ... Even ms touts vista using the term "faster". So although ms might not be fixated on speed, it certainly is touting "faster" as a major "plus" aspect of the os, however irrelevant it might be in your view. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...es/easier.mspx "Get things done and get on with life! Windows Vista makes it faster and easier than ever to find, use, manage, share, and enjoy information—on your PC and on the web." The search feature is definitely faster. Notice the word "find" is the first word used after "faster and easier" in the ad. Frank |
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Wasn't for me. It most likely depends on what you are searching for. The
Search function is a negative feature as far as I am concerned. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frank wrote: norm wrote: HeyBub wrote: ColTom2 wrote: Recently released info: http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507 There's an old joke about human nature being based on studies done on mice and college sophomores - neither of which are human. For most commercial applications, speed is almost irrelevant. If, for example, Microsoft Word were five times faster, the time to compose a letter would drop by, um, 0.01%. The folks who fixate on speed are open source developers and dedicated gamers, neither of which ... Even ms touts vista using the term "faster". So although ms might not be fixated on speed, it certainly is touting "faster" as a major "plus" aspect of the os, however irrelevant it might be in your view. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...es/easier.mspx "Get things done and get on with life! Windows Vista makes it faster and easier than ever to find, use, manage, share, and enjoy information—on your PC and on the web." The search feature is definitely faster. Notice the word "find" is the first word used after "faster and easier" in the ad. Frank |
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