1$ for Windows VISTA is still too much. Actually, it's a product that should be banned from selling in the first point ;)
Tom
· 2 years ago
Does that mean they've bypassed the Vista authentication malarky?
Tom
· 2 years ago
What's your beef with Vista, curson? Don't tell me - you're an Apple or Linux smartarse :)
Tom
· 2 years ago
Or to put it another way, no operating system is perfect, and Windows works for 95% of the world for 95% of the time. No need to bash them just for being successful. Let's rejoice in the good that they've done
curson
· 2 years ago
No operating system is perfect. Still, there are stupid operative systems (with thousands of security bugs, spyware, DRMs, virus, operational bus) paid hundreds of dollars in licensing and there are reliable working secure operative systems, some of them even free. It's of course up to you to choose what to get. -end of the flame-
Tom
· 2 years ago
I don't mind using a bit of linux now and then, but it doesn't do everything I want it to and I don't want to run more than one operating system - waste of my time.
The only way to get security is to run a CD version of an operating system, and thats pretty crappy too.
DRM-wise Apple are a huge proponent of DRM, and DRM may not be that much of a problem in the future anyway.
License fee-wise I think most computers come bundled with a license anyway.
You can't get around the fact that most software is written for Windows, most people use it, and for the vast majority of people it is stable enough, cheap enough, secure enough. The emphasis here being "enough". If i find an interesting bit of software on the web 9 times out of 10 I can run it. If it was linux 9 times out of 10 I'd be disappointed. Plus there's still the problem of finding drivers for all your linux kit.
Sure you can opt for a bit more security, a bit less cost, but what do you lose out on?
Ushi
· 2 years ago
How far away are you from the office?
David
· 2 years ago
For my 10 RMB I wouldn't buy Vista either! Mac OS X/Linux all the way for me :)
Ushi - I'm about 40-60mins away from the office by taxi, it's too far so I'll probably move somewhere closer next week.
Jessie
· 2 years ago
Hehe~ Since it's winter and the air in Beijing is rather dry, getting a small electric shock is a commom thing. Don't worry it too much. You can buy a humidifier to put it in your room~
Tom
· 2 years ago
Hey David, don't forget to tell your readers that you run Windows on your Mac :)
Alison
· 2 years ago
'renting with a bunch of randoms' !!! you cheeky monkey! depressing situion I agree on the house purchasing front but at least you are still a nipper and not almost 30, see how worse it feels living with 'randoms' then!
David
· 2 years ago
Hehe, well the comment was made in jest so I hope I'm not in trouble! Frankly buying property in London just seems like a pipe-dream for anyone of our generation.
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Actually, it's a product that should be banned from selling in the first point ;)
Still, there are stupid operative systems (with thousands of security bugs, spyware, DRMs, virus, operational bus) paid hundreds of dollars in licensing and there are reliable working secure operative systems, some of them even free.
It's of course up to you to choose what to get.
-end of the flame-
The only way to get security is to run a CD version of an operating system, and thats pretty crappy too.
DRM-wise Apple are a huge proponent of DRM, and DRM may not be that much of a problem in the future anyway.
License fee-wise I think most computers come bundled with a license anyway.
You can't get around the fact that most software is written for Windows, most people use it, and for the vast majority of people it is stable enough, cheap enough, secure enough. The emphasis here being "enough". If i find an interesting bit of software on the web 9 times out of 10 I can run it. If it was linux 9 times out of 10 I'd be disappointed. Plus there's still the problem of finding drivers for all your linux kit.
Sure you can opt for a bit more security, a bit less cost, but what do you lose out on?
Ushi - I'm about 40-60mins away from the office by taxi, it's too far so I'll probably move somewhere closer next week.
depressing situion I agree on the house purchasing front but at least you are still a nipper and not almost 30, see how worse it feels living with 'randoms' then!
Vista for a $1?
You know where to send it ;)