Phoenix and Vista...

[Smoothound]

but the real question is..... what makes these products so successful in the first place that makes the majority go and buy them????? Is it because they are so good???? or are we all Lemmings?

Exactly

God only knows what possesses people to go out and buy another offering of windows at the prices he charges for an OS that you need to use the PC in the first place.

[WacUK]

I'm a Lemming and proud !

Adam.

[ChrisB]

Nothing wrong with XP,they can stuff Vista

[Biggles]

I find Vista is alot better than xp.

I get my operating systems at a fraction of retail cost so I don't mind upgrading.

[Smoothound]

I find Vista is alot better than xp.

I get my operating systems at a fraction of retail cost so I don't mind upgrading.

How much is Joe Normal gonna pay though?? Too freaking much for something that does nothing but give an enviroment to run YOUR personal software in

I have no idea what the selling price is but I reckon BG has your trousers and pants down and is giving you all a right good seeing to

[Smoothound]

Nothing wrong with XP,they can stuff Vista

I agree with the stuff Vista bit but I'm not so sure on the rest, which comes hard as I normally agree with most of your comments Chris

When used side by side with OSX there is no comparison and I am speaking from that position not from a PC/XP lemmings point of view.

[Biggles]

you groan about giving mickey soft money for a new os at what 260ish ukp every 5 years but 170 odd quid per year for car tax and 1000+ for Ctax per year we must really get our priorities right if you don't like something don't buy it. Simple.

Have we got any programmers out there???? Coz I want to know if you would be willing to write an os for 260 odd quid with product support?????

Besides if you are after changing your os then just buy a new pc....it's cheaper.

or then again buy a Mac....just make sure you get fries to go with it!!!!!

[Smoothound]

Just need to go ask Apple what they charge currently for their OS...God Strewth you can get a 5 user family licence for £139 or wait for it a single user licence for £89...and bugger me sideways thats including VAT...and shipping

But of course they can't possibly sell it at that price because even Mr Gates can't...or is he just shafting you like the fools you are...

Go buy a new PC to save spending out on the OS on it's own, yeah thats a pretty good option because chances are your current one is over 6 months old and totally incapable of running Vista in the first place...



Bill Gates...Just say no

[Biggles]

Are you enjoying what you are doing on a mac??? don't feel limited in anyway????

If you answer yes to the first and no to the second quit your whining.

pc over 6mths old what aload of poo....my lads pc is nearly three yrs old and one stick of ram £25 and one GFX card £40 and it runs vista ultimate fine oh yeah and it runs xtr which I know you lot reckon needs a super pc to run. well if 299.99 ukp+ the above upgrades makes a super pc then I must have an intergalactic stellar pc.

After all it's not your money we are spending is it? Not as if I am unemployed/can't be bothered to work and using your tax money is it?

Besides we are all entitled to our opinions and that is all this is an opinion!

[whufc0]

i cant get it working on vista aswel

[marktigere1]

My OS costs nothing. (I run Linux).

As an ex computer programmer and ICT support person, OSX is by far the superior OS to Windows but I'm afraid that at home I use Linux on a 6 year old PC. (Knoppix if anyone is interested)

OSX is based on UNIX which was designed by professionals FOR professionals.

Apple got it right first time going over to OSX with a Unix engine IMHO.

I'm sure Windows has its place but ask yourself why it needs SO much memory and SO much processor power.

Inefficient springs to mind.

I'm afraid I have no idea why Pheonix will not work with Vista, sorry.

Maybe you need to reinstall the OS?

Cheers

Mark

PS. The above is only my opinion as well. At work I have to use a PC to maintain our website but a MAC for everything else.

[Disc]

Kind of stayed out of the debate but:

Broadband issues and vista:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6407925.stm


Oh my microsoft mouse has died today dam thing!

Not just a naff OS but Naff hardware as well

[Thomas]

I've been listening to Mac PC debates for 20 years now, if Macs are the under dogs then why does Windows copy every thing they do? - from the GUI in the first place to the gadgets on the current version of Vista.

MicroSofts new OS is ok and has some nice fetures but why did they change things they didn't need to? - use it and you'll see what I mean.


Back to the point, I have had no issues with Phoenix and Vista, apart from a warped CD which Phoenix replaced straight away.

[marktigere1]

In fairness I have to say that I would never have recommended OS9 (MAC) to anyone but have recommended OSX to lots of people who have thanked me for it.

Cheers

Mark

[Biggles]

Kind of stayed out of the debate but:

Broadband issues and vista:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6407925.stm


Oh my microsoft mouse has died today dam thing!

Not just a naff OS but Naff hardware as well

Why the hell would anyone want to use the disc that the isp provided....A simple bit of configuring and I mean simple and you are done.

I bet the mouse is fine just your dodgy os.....isn't 'x' an unknown quantity????LOL.

ps if you use Allegedly On Line with their software....try it without your pc will thank you for this!