Comments on: Windows Vista (Aero) VS Linux Ubuntu (beryl)

By: John Doe

John Doe — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:43:31 +0000

OK, the way I see it, windows is popular only because ppl over the world are mostly used to Windows OS(from the time of win 3.1 they had monopoly over that market), and lazy to learn something new (example:my dad has 7 yrs old mobile phone and wont change it because then he would have to learn how to use the new phone… it is same for old PC users - habbit ) but M$ stays alive because of piracy - it helps their popularity, u can download anything for windows illegaly for free and it works (most of the time), no waiting for supported programs or drivers (XP now, Vista - not yet there), games and high-end programs are made for windows. I have never-ever bought any software to use with windows or any M$ OS, if I were forced to do so I would stop using windows immediately, i mean TO PAY MONEY FOR SUCH A SHITTY OS… c’mon. The moment that M$ puts an end to piracy over their products will be the day of their doom. LINUX IS FREE!!!
There is no way they can survive if corporations are the only ones to use and pay for their OS. If majority of the PC users privately used Linux and knew how to use it, then there is no way that corporations would keep paying licences to M$ for their products, if they had workers that are used to work in a free and excellent OS such as Linux, they would switch all of the OS on their computers to Linux why pay for something when u dont have to.
Time will have to bring High-end applications to Linux, if not, not much will be able to change. Untill that day M$ will keep ruling

By: Edward O

Edward O — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:43:07 +0000

( INI Kamoze - Here comes the hot stepper ) Is the name of the song
I have seen a lot of funny posts on here and then there is some great advice.
The main problem I see with some people is they have I want it to work out of the box
You can stay with Microshaft if you like and pay a fortune for the fancy box with a cheap DVD or CD in it.
If you read what people that have Linux running on their system it takes WORK or is that a dirty word.
So lets see pay for them to advertise for me to spend upwards of about $500.00 to get a system running and pay more for add ons
Or set up one that does what I want it to do for free and some work after I get it running will take the fiance for dinner and a movie I can afford it.
Oh by the way I’m doing this through Mozzilla Firefox and it works alot better than IE and it was oops FREE and its more custom than just changing my background colour on my home page Check it out for free

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:15:07 +0000

I’m a Windows user. In my IT support job we deal with mostly Microsoft products, so I’m pretty familiar with it.
I got to say Vista is a piece of crap. It’s hardly worth updating my desktop PC and buying a flash new dual core PC with Vista on it since it will run at the same speed as my existing PC (Vista being the factor that slows it down).

My next PC is going to have Ubuntu on it. I just got to either figure how to run Visual Studio on Linux or a Virtual Machine over the top. It might be time to learn Java.

It always sucks to have Microsoft force some shit you don’t want on it. Last week I stopped by a large consumer electronics’ & appliance retailer I asked if I could buy a laptop with XP or no operating system, no luck. When I explained my issues with Vista to the salesman and pointed out that the Chinese guy in the computer shop around the corner would sell me anything I wanted the salesman admitted Vista is shit and that he doesn’t/wouldn’t run it on his home PC, under his breath he said “you be better of to go to the Chinese guy in the computer shop around the corner”.

Really inspires confidence, I appreciated the guys honesty!

By: Freddie_81

Freddie_81 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:53:50 +0000

No to sound stupid, but what all do I have to do to get this SAME EXACT setup on my pc? Do I just need the Ubuntu ISO or are ther patches to install as well?

By: vmguru007

vmguru007 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:30:58 +0000

Hi,

Its a shame you all are only comparing Vista to Ubuntu Graphic. Yes, Ubuntu is killing M$ on that, but is it all? how about all the other sides that Ubuntu is better at? Looking at all the people only comparing Ubuntu graphic to Vista, it will bring people the assumption that all Ubuntu has. It got a lot more. Look at this article which compare the two and show in how many places Ubuntu has got a bite of Vista.

http://itcomparison.com/OS/vistavsubuntu/vistavsubuntu.htm

True Vista has won few fields, but for how long would that keep them running for that expensive price !!

enjoy,
vmguru007

By: vmguru007

vmguru007 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:41:52 +0000

Hi,

Ubuntu graphic is amazing, but don’t you all want to go into more details of a comparison. Have a look at

http://itcomparison.com/OS/vistavsubuntu/vistavsubuntu.htm

Enjoy,
vmguru007

By: Toasty

Toasty — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:23:18 +0000

Windows Vista is a poor excuse of a OS. Windows is still Windows, no matter what name it is. Microsoft just wants to shift people to Vista because they know it sucks ass and want to shut out everything of XP to accomplish this. Linux Ubuntu Beryl is the future of OS, Windows just takes 5 years per OS to find something new, innovative and actually useful only to fall short because other Operating Systems are already beyond that level. I can see Linux Ubuntu or any other distro become so advanced that even desktop windows will be obsolete while Microsoft is still having those same dull squared windows, same old crashes. It’s like Windows is that kid who got something cool that everybody has currently but when that popular kid Linux has something new, everybody follows and leaves Windows behind to get it in another few years.

People who say unless windows is correctly configured it would run greatly, well let me tell you something. We want a fully-functional, very stabilized, very secured, flexible and fully compatible OS that does not ask to be configured for hours and hours. You may think it’s fun but I don’t, I want to be able to turn my PC on and run with no security updates asked to be installed and nothing else. Windows Vista sucks, end of story.

By: Ronald Coast

Ronald Coast — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:27:00 +0000

how do i do this?…what do i download this for?whats that themes name the one in the video?

By: VistaForTomorrow

VistaForTomorrow — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:47:39 +0000

ubuntu is copy idea from windows and mac osx!

By: Engineer

Engineer — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:17:48 +0000

I’ve been using Win NT, Unix and Linux since mid 90s, programming apps for all of those as well.
I think all those loud Linux shouters are barking up the wrong tree. In the professional app world (like engineering & science) things are very different than at home.
You can’t compare open source apps like QCAD with huge PLM solutions like CATIA, Pro/Engineer, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, AutoCAD and so on. That’s like comparing the editor VI with Open Office. I’m talking about cars, airplanes, agricultural machinery, consumer electronics. Go to companies making those and you’ll find lots of NT and mostly older Unix workstations but rarely any Linux ones.
I’m trying to remind some of you that it’s not so much about Windows vs. Linux, it’s about the apps.
So mostly we HAVE to use Win at work simply because there are so few high-end Linux apps in this area. Mathematica is more like an exception to the rule.
Our small 20 people department generates licence costs of $50.000+ per year. Sure our company would love to pay $0. But then again - with working with things like QCAD is like going back to bronze ages and would put us out of business quickly.

I clearly remember Linux guys shouting out loud in 1997 at university - next year Windows will be gone. Then again next year, next year, … I’m sick of such stupid propaganda.
Linux is very good already for most home users but you’ve got to think about the big picture. If many people HAVE to use Win/MacOS at work, then they’ll probably be happy using the same at home and won’t listen to pathetic Linux shouts.
We need more big picture thinkers like Miguel de Icaza - boosting development productivity, getting more professional apps on Linux, drivers too of course.