[Gllug] Vista

[salsaman at xs4all.nl]

On Mon, February 5, 2007 14:55, Peter Childs wrote:
> On 31/01/07, James Roberts <jr at stabilys.com> wrote:
>> We have had it for some time. Internally, it has been referred to since
>> first seeing it as "Shyster".
>>
>> JR
>>
>> t.clarke wrote:
>> > Re Vista,  I can't help thinking that Microsoft should change its name
>> to a
>> > more snappy three-letter name,  like 'BBC'   (Buy a Bigger Computer),
>>  since
>> > every new OS they produce pretty much requires you to scrap your
>> exsisting PC
>> > buy a bigger  (more mem, disc and faster) one!
>> >
>
>
> What I can't quite understand is the Microsoft claim of Vista being
> faster.
>
> I would like to see some evidence for this claim.
>
> If I put any put any previous version of windows (or linux for that
> matter) on a machine bench mark it and then install vista on the same
> hard ware and run the bench mark again. I can pretty much grantee
> three things, not that I've checked. If you are going to claim its
> faster at least have some specs to say why you think its faster.
>
> 1. Vista will not run on that old computer the previous version would run
> on.
>
> 2. The bench marking software will not run under vista rather killing
> the results.
>
> 3. It will be slower due to sheer number of Vista frill and spills.
>
> Peter Childs
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It's also against the EULA to run benchmarks, ar say nasty things about
Vista.

And it is bound to be slower, because of all the DRM checks. For example,
when playing video, Vista will check 30 times per second whether you are
playing "protected" content or not.


Gabriel.


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