We've got to save Windows XP! :O

KGhaleon

http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/archives/2008/03/save_windows_xp.html

*signs*

Schluep

I wish I would have thought to have a save Windows 3.1 petition! Windows 3.1 was much more efficient in terms of memory usage than previous Windows such as Windows 2.0. Windows 95 used to crash all the time and those long file names were so tough to remember when compared to Windows 3.1. Windows 95 used up more than twice as many system resources as Windows 3.1. All of my 16 bit programs crash on Windows 95 since they weren't very stable.

The same things being said about Vista were certainly said about nearly every Microsoft OS. Some were ultimately improved (Performance on Windows 98 increased so it wasn't substantially slower than Windows 95 like when it was released or major security vulnerabilities that were patched for Windows XP that existed initially). I remember when everyone used to complain about the big blue bars on Windows XP and all the RAM it used instead of turning them off, and now they make the same complaints about Vista.

Whether Vista truly goes the way of Windows ME or Windows XP is yet to be determined, however it is still a stepping stone to improvement regardless. Imagine going back to MS-DOS now had improvement not continue to be made. Personally I wouldn't sign a petition like this out of principle. Eventually older technologies will no longer be on the market, and since Microsoft owns the technology they can do with it as they choose. Try going into Best Buy tommorow and ask where they keep their Ataris and their new copies of Pong to see what response you get. If they upset too many customers it will come back to harm them as other options exist and companies like Apple are competing particularly for the home market and Linux/Unix servers are very commonplace. Microsoft did respond to these petitions and stated they are listening primarily to partners and customers based upon their needs and they already bumped the date back once. It is highly possible they could do so again.

Personally I have been using Vista for home use since August on good hardware and am more impressed by how it worked initially without service packs as compared to any previous MS OS that I have used when it was initially released. I like the added focus on security a lot as well. Except for our programmers that needed to test some of our software for Vista compatibility all users are using strictly Windows XP SP2 for their desktop clients still. We weren't fully transitioned to XP until 2 years ago and most of our Call Center was still on Windows 98 until that time.