In Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems
By User: Whistler
I agree with you and feel the same way. IMO, Microsoft keeps getting worse and worse post-XP. I have two computers with XP Media Center 2005, and I think it's the best OS Microsoft has ever released (for PCs). I used to have a PC with XP Pro, which I upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate (RTM--no service packs) and I actually liked it. I don't think Vista is as good as XP (there are some new features I don't like), but it's a decent operating system. Then came Windows 7, which I do actually dislike; it introduces even more changes from XP that I don't like. Then Windows 8 came around and even more "new" features were introduced.
I also don't understand why everyone criticized Vista (on the grounds that it's so different from XP), yet Windows 7, which is even more distanced gets a free pass. I guess it has to do with the fact that Vista was being installed on a lot of older PCs and the RTM version had some problems on it (my Vista PC was still pretty young for the time). Vista with SP1/SP2 is very good, however.
By User: Whistler
I agree with you and feel the same way. IMO, Microsoft keeps getting worse and worse post-XP. I have two computers with XP Media Center 2005, and I think it's the best OS Microsoft has ever released (for PCs). I used to have a PC with XP Pro, which I upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate (RTM--no service packs) and I actually liked it. I don't think Vista is as good as XP (there are some new features I don't like), but it's a decent operating system. Then came Windows 7, which I do actually dislike; it introduces even more changes from XP that I don't like. Then Windows 8 came around and even more "new" features were introduced.
I also don't understand why everyone criticized Vista (on the grounds that it's so different from XP), yet Windows 7, which is even more distanced gets a free pass. I guess it has to do with the fact that Vista was being installed on a lot of older PCs and the RTM version had some problems on it (my Vista PC was still pretty young for the time). Vista with SP1/SP2 is very good, however.