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21 out of 25 people found this review helpful
1.5 stars
"That's it?!"
Pros: More like a Mac.
Cons: It's not a Mac; hardware requirements too high; too expensive
Summary: I use both Windows XP and Mac OS X and have extensive experience on both platforms. Windows XP was a worthy upgrade to Windows 98/ME that offered a more stable, modern computing environment and more features. Nonetheless, in my experience Mac OS X has been a more advanced, stable, secure, and easy-to-use OS.
Windows Vista does not offer a compelling upgrade from Windows XP and the hardware requirements are too high for such a 'ho-hum' upgrade. The retail price is also way too expensive for what you get. The full (and only) version of Mac OS X is $129 whereas the crippled Vista Home Basic is $199. The full Vista Ultimate is a whopping $399, almost $300 more than Mac OS X!
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Thanks for your reviw. It seems very accurate from my perspective. I will wait.
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Justin:
Thanks for your review. I"m getting a new laptop and I'm going to make sure it has Windows XP SP2 on it. I need my programs to work!
jeff359w -
Why does Microsoft need so many versions of Windows Vista? Well according to the research I have done it is money. Microsoft is trying to target certain markets with each individual version of Vista. Vista Home Basic is for people who don't have a lot of money, but want the look of Vista, Vista Home Premium is just a scaled down version Media Center Edition 2005, Business; tailored to the business market, and Vista Ultimate which is tailored to anybody else that can shell out $399 for an upgrade. Apple is smart in selling only one operating system Mac OS X v. 10.4 soon to be 10.5 Leopard. And the price for OS X is perfect for what it can do. Hands down Vista is overpriced, and just an upscaled version of XP. If you want an true OS experience, go with OS X. No exceptions.
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Thanks, that's unbiased, sensible comment. There's very little that Vista appears to offer that isn't available 3rd party to bolt onto XP on lesser hardware. The most promoted feature appears to be the Alt-Tab replacement. Well wow-eee.
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