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September 21, 2007
I'm considering swapping from a Windows based PC to an Apple for my personal use and only using the former for my paid work. My reason? Windows inadequacies. I'm resentful that I pay for the operating software that doesn't work very well, even though it is Microsoft's flagship product.
John Gapper describes Windows inadequacies well:
I was among the early adopters of Windows 3.1 after Microsoft launched it in 1992. Since then I have taken my chances on Windows NT and Windows 2000 at work and Windows 95, 98, ME, XP and, most recently, Vista at home. Each time, I have hoped against hope that Microsoft had solved Windows' deep-seated problems. That adds up to a decade and a half of disappointment, which is more than anyone ought to endure. Windows can operate OK. When the computer is up and running, and not having to switch among a lot of applications, it trundles along just fine. But I have come to dread those application and system freezes and crashes that plague PCs and the endless wait for a Windows-run computer to regain consciousness from its slumber.
I too am tired of the system freezes and crashes and I'm resisting making the switch to Vista.
Gapper goes on to say that he has seen Bill Gates give presentations about how the next generation of software will change lives and let us perform many tasks seamlessly. Then I look at my laptop - the one I have to keep removing the battery from and unplugging to re-start - and I want to yell: "Forget all that, Bill. Just make this thing work properly!"
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I only use Vista for my work station and that is mainly to remain compatible with my customers. I would not have bought a Dell/Vista if I didnt have that requirement.