Vista vs Mojave

[iMav]

This is something that shows how ignorant people are and how FUD (spread by people like many on this forum) has an impact on normal people.

Spurred by an e-mail from someone deep in the marketing ranks, Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a "new" operating system, code-named Mojave. More than 90 percent gave positive feedback on what they saw. Then they were told that "Mojave" was actually Windows Vista.

"Oh wow," said one user, eliciting exactly the exclamation that Microsoft had hoped to garner when it first released the operating system more than 18 months ago. Instead, the operating system got mixed reviews and criticisms for its lack of compatibility and other headaches.

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[jal_desai]

really ... ppl are just like a herd of sheep... ek bola to uske peeche peeche bolte chale jaate hain.... tricks like these are required to make them realise. I use vista since almost a year and i have no problems with.... Just because ppl dont know how to operate it, they curse it.
Nice info there.

[Faun]

nubs lolz
see this video too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

atleast we aren't dumb. yeah provided some are

[x3060]

they are still trying desperately to promote i guess...
whatever it is , it was a funny read.

[Pat]

Originally Posted by iMav

This is something that shows how ignorant people are and how FUD (spread by people like many on this forum) has an impact on normal people.

Noobs and ignorants are everywhere. So are people who spread FUD. This affects not only Windows but all platforms.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by T159

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Oh man, this is friggin hillarious, I can't believe the one's interviewed are so frigging dumb!! Oh MY GOOD LORD!!

[casanova]

Great move Microsoft

[gxsaurav]

lolz...can't believe. Vista's FUD is nothing real, just due to Lingeeks & Macboys.

[dheeraj_kumar]

Who is Fidel Castro?

a... singer?

lol!!!

[Most Wanted]

^lol... who is harry pottor?

[pillainp]

I think this just goes to show how much people were deceived by the FUD generated by the non-Windows community, perhaps (I think mostly due to) their insecurity.

As far as I have seen, most of the so-called problems (notably UAC) that have been pointed to in Vista exist in some form or other in most other OS's.

One thing I have noticed is that when anyone points out a fault in one of those other OS's, its adherents immediately divert the discussion, either by flaming, or by pointing to some non-issue in some version of Windows.

[MetalheadGautham]

lolz... but whatever these guys say, I seriously doubt MS can make Vista run on hardware Arch+KDEmod runs on

[praka123]

it is like asking the difference between *a dead horse* and *another dead horse* .so what can you expect as answer? infinite no. of replies!

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by praka123

it is like asking the difference between *a dead horse* and *another dead horse* .so what can you expect as answer? infinite no. of replies!

its not a dead horse.... it just eats a lot

[praka123]

^It even makes its |users desparate.(psst...DRM!)

[CadCrazy]

Please don't crap this thread

[iMav]

Now that people have started liking Mojave ... sorry, Vista, the FUDders are back trying to do what they do best.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by jal_desai

Just because ppl dont know how to operate it, they curse it.

Exactly, but you forgot that your statement is more accurate if you say this from a linux point of view

Just because a bunch of windows addicts find it hard to use linux because of their incompetency and addiction, they crap it and claim Vista to be more better and secure! oh phluueassseeeeeee, those who say so should just get a life!!

I don't understand for how long Microsoft and it's fanboy's are going to keep trying to convince everyone that Vista is better than XP!! What MS fanboys need to understand is that people are not adopting vista coz they have already tried it and found it useless including me. Microsoft will try all they can till windows7 is released to keep proving that it is worth when the world has been intelligent enough to move past the marketing crap.

I laugh at the ignorance of fanboys who still want to keep proving that Vista is better than something when the majority of the world has realized otherwise.

[praka123]

when and where did the word FUD originated?Ever thought ?Here is something to think upon.

Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) is a "tactic" of rhetoric used in sales, marketing, public relations[1][2], and illiberal democracies. FUD is generally a strategic attempt to influence public perception by disseminating negative (and vague) information. An individual firm, for example, might use FUD to invite unfavorable opinions and speculation about a competitor's product; to increase the general estimation of switching costs among current customers; or to maintain leverage over a current business partner who could potentially become a rival.

The term originated to describe disinformation tactics in the computer hardware industry and has since been used more broadly.[3] FUD is a manifestation of the appeal to fear.


Although once it was usually attributed to IBM, in the 1990s and later the term became most often associated with industry giant Microsoft. Said Roger Irwin:[8]
“ Microsoft soon picked up the art of FUD from IBM, and throughout the 80's used FUD as a primary marketing tool, much as IBM had in the previous decade. They ended up out FUD-ding IBM themselves during the OS2 vs Win3.1 years. ”

Although the Halloween documents (leaked internal Microsoft documents ) say that "OSS is long-term credible … [therefore] FUD tactics cannot be used to combat it."[9], in fact Open source (OSS) and the GNU/Linux community in particular are widely perceived as frequent targets of Microsoft FUD:

* Statements about the "viral nature"[10] of the GNU General Public License (GPL),
* Statements that "...Linux infringes 235 Microsoft's patents..." before software patent law precedents were established. [11]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_u...inty_and_doubt
..and this is ON TOPIC. reg vi$ta vs mojave or whatever ,it is M$ playing cat and rat game with its |users

[iMav]

@pillianp: +1

[Faun]

Originally Posted by praka123

when and where did the word FUD originated?

me too was thinking about this

[Indyan]

Vista looks cool. It seriously does. Its only when you install it and use it for sometime do you realise that it not worth the upgrade due to performance issues.
Even XP used more resource than Win 2k when it was released. But, its benefits were complelling enough to warrant an upgrade. I just dont feel that its the case with Vista.

Also what hurt Vista was the ridiculous amount of bugs when it was initially released (they have been largely fixed with sp1 though). That garnered a lot of negative publicity.

[iMav]

What were the compelling reasons in XP?

[amitava82]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

I R Horse
....and craps..

Why not keep your craps in your pocket and play with your Arch?

As I told in other thread, the whole thing is like teleshops (or any other advertisements). Stuffs shown in teleshops looks cool until you get one for yourself.

[Faun]

^^teleshopping is a joke
hahaha...especially dubbed version

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by amitava82

Why not keep your craps in your pocket and play with your Arch?

As I told in other thread, the whole thing is like teleshops (or any other advertisements). Stuffs shown in teleshops looks cool until you get one for yourself.

sure... lets see... I delete the post, let it stay in jokes section, just like the thing I am bashing...

btw, I am on XP atm, since I forgot how to edit fstab

Originally Posted by T159

^^teleshopping is a joke
hahaha...especially dubbed version

+10000000000

[Indyan]

Originally Posted by iMav

What were the compelling reasons in XP?

Compared to Win 2k?
I found Windows XP was the most stable OS at that time (esp compared to ME and 98).
Windows XP actually performed better on a higher end config. Run a Vista on a Core 2 Due 2.6 ghz and 3gb ram and Xp at the same config. Xp would give better config.


Also what helped XP was the fact that Win 2k didnt actually catch on all that well. A lot of people were still using Win 98 Se.

[axxo]

Originally Posted by Indyan

Compared to Win 2k?
I found Windows XP was the most stable OS at that time (esp compared to ME and 98).
Windows XP actually performed better on a higher end config. Run a Vista on a Core 2 Due 2.6 ghz and 3gb ram and Xp at the same config. Xp would give better config.

Xp and 2000 pro were built on same kernel arch..there is hardly any difference in their performance or stability. 2000/2001 digit magz review on xp suggests the same like the comment "go for xp if you have money to spend else stick to 2000 pro since no real adv that xp has got to offer"

Originally Posted by Indyan

Also what helped XP was the fact that Win 2k didnt actually catch on all that well. A lot of people were still using Win 98 Se.

This is the only reason made XP a success.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Indyan

Also what helped XP was the fact that Win 2k didnt actually catch on all that well. A lot of people were still using Win 98 Se.

bang on target 8)
ppl could just switch to a two generations ahead cool looking new technology much more high features enabled OS from the stale old win 98 they had...

[Kl@w-24]

Originally Posted by iMav

What were the compelling reasons in XP?

Apart from the performance, stability & security aspects, XP also looked WAY cooler than any other OS in the market at that time!