View Full Version : When exactly is Vista coming out?
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 09:12 PM
And what are the biggest pros if upgrading from XP? And how long before the new pc's and laptops start shipping with it installed?
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 09:14 PM
It's already out.
Microsoft's official site:
http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsvista/
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 09:15 PM
It's already out.
Ok, can you answer my other two questions then :)
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 09:23 PM
Ok, can you answer my other two questions then :)
See the edited version of my post and check out Microsoft's official site.
http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsvista/
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 09:25 PM
See the edited version of my post and check out Microsoft's official site.
http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsvista/
If you cant be helpful enough to post a link or answer a question then why bother. I'm sure someone more helpful will come along, thanks anyways.
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 09:31 PM
If you cant be helpful enough to post a link or answer a question then why bother. I'm sure someone more helpful will come along, thanks anyways.
You asked three questions -
Q: When exactly is Vista coming out?
A: It's already out.
Q: What are the biggest pros if upgrading from XP?
A: Microsoft's official site has answers to just about anything you could imagine about Vista versus XP. That's why they created the site.
Q: How long before the new pc's and laptops start shipping with it installed?
A: New PCs and laptops are shipping with it installed right now.
If that's not helping you, you might want to ask different questions.
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 09:37 PM
Ok thanks for your help. :rolleyes:
Anyone else excited about Vista, and why?
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 09:42 PM
Ok thanks for your help. :rolleyes:
Anyone else excited about Vista, and why?
I'm sure you realize that that's a completely different question than the ones you started this thread with.
I've been using it on my laptop since RC1 (release candidate 1) shipped. I think the user interface improvements are significant, and that it gives a much better user experience. I also like the fact that all the media stuff is integrated in the "Ultimate" edition (which is what I have installed).
Ringo
19 Dec 2006, 09:53 PM
It's been out for years. It's just been called 'Mac OSX'
;)
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 09:56 PM
It's been out for years. It's just been called 'Mac OSX'
;)
The PC guy in those commercials seems a lot more friendly than Mac guy. Mac guy seems like a smarmy prick.
:D
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 10:35 PM
I'm sure you realize that that's a completely different question than the ones you started this thread with.
I've been using it on my laptop since RC1 (release candidate 1) shipped. I think the user interface improvements are significant, and that it gives a much better user experience. I also like the fact that all the media stuff is integrated in the "Ultimate" edition (which is what I have installed).
Is it that much different? Get out :rolleyes:
How about stability? Does it handle mucho apps running at once better?
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 10:36 PM
It's been out for years. It's just been called 'Mac OSX'
;)
*Sticks finger in throat*
Dante
19 Dec 2006, 11:12 PM
That's the same reaction I get when I think of Windoze.
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 11:14 PM
That's the same reaction I get when I think of Windoze.
Actually I wish Linux would get in the game already, but yeah not a fan of Windows and less a fan of mac.
Kryptonite
19 Dec 2006, 11:15 PM
And what are the biggest pros if upgrading from XP? And how long before the new pc's and laptops start shipping with it installed?
While it's true that pre-final copies can be obtained now, the final edition of the home versions (there is a basic version and a premium version similar to XP) should be on shelves in late January 2007. Also available now is a version for offices and other places requiring purchase of several licenses.
I would think that new computers should start shipping with Vista pre-installed soon after, if not almost immediately.
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 11:15 PM
Is it that much different? Get out :rolleyes:
How about stability? Does it handle mucho apps running at once better?
I think it's very different. It took some getting used to at first.
As far as "mucho apps" running at once, I never really had a problem with that in XP. It could be because my laptop has 2GB of memory, which helps.
Oh, and the reason I sent you to the MS link in the first place was because I knew the Mac fanboys would have nasty stuff to say about it no matter what. :)
KesOne
19 Dec 2006, 11:16 PM
I think it's very different. It took some getting used to at first.
As far as "mucho apps" running at once, I never really had a problem with that in XP. It could be because my laptop has 2GB of memory, which helps.
Oh, and the reason I sent you to the MS link in the first place was because I knew the Mac fanboys would have nasty stuff to say about it no matter what. :)
When is their big mac11 coming out, or whatever it'll be called?
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 11:18 PM
While it's true that pre-final copies can be obtained now, the final edition of the home versions (there is a basic version and a premium version similar to XP) should be on shelves in late January 2007. Also available now is a version for offices and other places requiring purchase of several licenses.
I would think that new computers should start shipping with Vista pre-installed soon after, if not almost immediately.
I'm running the final version of it right now. I have an MSDN Universal subscription. The final version is shipping, at least to MSDN subscribers.
wyman
19 Dec 2006, 11:18 PM
When is their big mac11 coming out, or whatever it'll be called?
OS 10.5 Leopard, it is.
It was supposed to come out alongside vista, I don't know what Apple's doing...
JeremyEritrea
19 Dec 2006, 11:19 PM
When is their big mac11 coming out, or whatever it'll be called?
No idea. I'm a Windows programmer. I pretty much ignore the Mac.