I liked the name Longhorn better.

Oh well.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?cnn=yes

Microsoft's webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx

[quote author=Newby link=topic=12302.msg121736#msg121736 date=1122058940]
I liked the name Longhorn better.

Oh well.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?cnn=yes

Microsoft's webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx
[/quote]

"Bringing more clarity," yep, they are going to have trouble marketing it because they put so many features into XP.  I read an article that they might make their new OS more laptop affiliated than XP...but really, as much as I dislike Microsoft, they did a good job on XP, perhaps so good that they shot themselves in the knee.

Longhorn is a better name.

[quote author=nslay link=topic=12302.msg121737#msg121737 date=1122060272]
[quote author=Newby link=topic=12302.msg121736#msg121736 date=1122058940]
I liked the name Longhorn better.

Oh well.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?cnn=yes

Microsoft's webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx
[/quote]

"Bringing more clarity," yep, they are going to have trouble marketing it because they put so many features into XP.  I read an article that they might make their new OS more laptop affiliated than XP...but really, as much as I dislike Microsoft, they did a good job on XP, perhaps so good that they shot themselves in the knee.
[/quote]*foot


It looks cool, yay for spending more $200 more!

I think it will become more popular than XP, even from what everyone has said about it. Besides, all of the newer computers coming out will have Windows Vista on it. People will have to use it.

It will be as good as XP was when it was released. Too bad they gave up on implementing WinFS into Longhorn -- I mean Vista. :/

[quote author=Thaient link=topic=12302.msg121744#msg121744 date=1122065022]
[quote author=nslay link=topic=12302.msg121737#msg121737 date=1122060272]
[quote author=Newby link=topic=12302.msg121736#msg121736 date=1122058940]
I liked the name Longhorn better.

Oh well.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?cnn=yes

Microsoft's webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx
[/quote]

"Bringing more clarity," yep, they are going to have trouble marketing it because they put so many features into XP.  I read an article that they might make their new OS more laptop affiliated than XP...but really, as much as I dislike Microsoft, they did a good job on XP, perhaps so good that they shot themselves in the knee.
[/quote]*foot


It looks cool, yay for spending more $200 more!
[/quote]

No, foot would be underestimating the damage

[quote author=nslay link=topic=12302.msg121754#msg121754 date=1122071972]
[quote author=Thaient link=topic=12302.msg121744#msg121744 date=1122065022]
[quote author=nslay link=topic=12302.msg121737#msg121737 date=1122060272]
[quote author=Newby link=topic=12302.msg121736#msg121736 date=1122058940]
I liked the name Longhorn better.

Oh well.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?cnn=yes

Microsoft's webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx
[/quote]

"Bringing more clarity," yep, they are going to have trouble marketing it because they put so many features into XP.  I read an article that they might make their new OS more laptop affiliated than XP...but really, as much as I dislike Microsoft, they did a good job on XP, perhaps so good that they shot themselves in the knee.
[/quote]*foot


It looks cool, yay for spending more $200 more!
[/quote]

No, foot would be underestimating the damage
[/quote]lol, ok then

Longhorn is not as marketable, and it's a name that only geeks know about. As much as it sucks, Vista > Longhorn.

"Vista" sounds like an old folks home.  Perhaps Microsoft is using it because they're planning on retiring?  "Microsoft Vista: where we come to die"

Hello, Microsoft Vista.

I like it...
*Sets some cash aside*

[quote author=Meh link=topic=12302.msg121807#msg121807 date=1122151088]
I like it...
[s]*Sets some cash aside*[/s]
[/quote]

*Clears some room on harddrive for downloaded image of disk*

[quote author=Shout link=topic=12302.msg121808#msg121808 date=1122152055]
[quote author=Meh link=topic=12302.msg121807#msg121807 date=1122151088]
I like it...
[s]*Sets some cash aside*[/s]
[/quote]

*Clears some room on harddrive for downloaded image of disk*
[/quote]

You never know how badass their anti-piracy features in this OS will be! ;)

Riiight.

I don't think I'm going to get into an os that requires 3d acceleration anytime soon :)

[quote author=Newby link=topic=12302.msg121812#msg121812 date=1122155708]
[quote author=Shout link=topic=12302.msg121808#msg121808 date=1122152055]
[quote author=Meh link=topic=12302.msg121807#msg121807 date=1122151088]
I like it...
[s]*Sets some cash aside*[/s]
[/quote]

*Clears some room on harddrive for downloaded image of disk*
[/quote]

You never know how badass their anti-piracy features in this OS will be! ;)
[/quote]

Most likely the words "Do not make illegal copies of this disc" right on the disc. I mean, its right on the disk! You have obey!

[quote author=iago link=topic=12302.msg121815#msg121815 date=1122158090]
I don't think I'm going to get into an os that requires 3d acceleration anytime soon :)
[/quote]

It will get like 3.7 FPS on my X800.

I really don't like Microsoft, I just say learn Unix or Linux or just use Apple.  The FreeBSD ports collection consists of some 15000 ports now I believe so there are tons of workstation applictions that are similiar if not better to what is offered on Windows.  Well, I do know the ODE professor I had uses Solaris as a workstation and has done so since the mid 80s (so he says), he has a big Sun machine in his office...so it is possible to use Unix or Linux as a workstation.
I just don't like all these security problems Windows has (and Microsoft sits on a lot of them, IE still has DSO exploit) and I don't like this anti-piracy solution they have either since it sends your personal information to Microsoft (it also forces you to purchase pricey licenses to install on more machines...machines that could even belong to you).  I've heard that even Windows Media Player sends usage statistics to Microsoft...I suppose this is for their own marketing campaigns and for sale to other campaigns as well.  Really, I don't see myself using Windows at all in the near future, in fact that is my goal.