Technology: Vista on the Loose
Microsoft has officially released its latest greatest operating system, otherwise known as Gates and company's latest move to extract billions from the gullible. The new operating system, designed primarily to thwart pirating of its own software and to look as glitzy as Apple's OS, will cost a bundle and comes in many flavors. The best advice across the web seems to be don't buy it until it comes pre-installed on a new computer.
If you're really desperate to make yourself feel better by giving Bill Gates your money, just send it to the Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation. They've been vaccinating people in third-world countries, and guess what, you're Windows 2000 or Windows XP machine will keep on working. If your machine is causing you problems, maybe it needs some maintenance. But don't trust the IT guy who just wants to put a knew machine in front of you. Always consider the guy's motives. It's very easy to say a machine is old and therefore slow.
Just remember, if your machine is running poorly, installing an upgrade OS over the old one won't make it run any better, and will probably only create headaches. And the golden rule on Windows operating systems has always been "Never install Windows until the first service pack has been released." Microsoft likes to use its customers as beta testers—at a steep price.
Microsoft has officially released its latest greatest operating system, otherwise known as Gates and company's latest move to extract billions from the gullible. The new operating system, designed primarily to thwart pirating of its own software and to look as glitzy as Apple's OS, will cost a bundle and comes in many flavors. The best advice across the web seems to be don't buy it until it comes pre-installed on a new computer.
If you're really desperate to make yourself feel better by giving Bill Gates your money, just send it to the Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation. They've been vaccinating people in third-world countries, and guess what, you're Windows 2000 or Windows XP machine will keep on working. If your machine is causing you problems, maybe it needs some maintenance. But don't trust the IT guy who just wants to put a knew machine in front of you. Always consider the guy's motives. It's very easy to say a machine is old and therefore slow.
Just remember, if your machine is running poorly, installing an upgrade OS over the old one won't make it run any better, and will probably only create headaches. And the golden rule on Windows operating systems has always been "Never install Windows until the first service pack has been released." Microsoft likes to use its customers as beta testers—at a steep price.
posted by Jim | 1:52 PM
1 Comments:
I'm sure all the suckers out there will heed this advice. Hah.
Post a Comment
<< Home