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paul101
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On 2008-05-05 08:17:25, QVGA wrote:
Linux has terrible support for games and software. Thats why even now only about 1 % people use it.
software:
- OpenOffice (the same / better than MS Office)
- Firefox (web browser)
- GIMP (image editor)
- wine (runs some windows programs under linux)
- Movie Player (plays movies / dvd's out the box
- emsn (msn messenger)
all the software the avrage computer user even needs, even photoshop works under wine
"The success is, in part, driven by the fact that for people doing an increasing percentage of day-to-day tasks like e-mail in the context of software as a service, at that point it soon doesn't matter what operating system you have," said Redmonk's O'Grady. "If a majority of (computer) usage is browsing the Internet and doing things like that, (Linux) is perfectly credible, perfectly usable."
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NightBlade
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Weird, I've been running Vista since Beta 2 (i.e. May 2006) and it's been a breeze to use. Interface is fantastic and the improved search features are very useful. I also love the gadget sidebar. Most of the problems I've had are because of video card drivers.
I say Vista can do everything a Mac can do, plus, it has a much wider range of products it's compatible with.
Take that Apple! 
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arien617
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Once you buy Mac, you never go back.
Honestly, I think most people on Mac are happier without Windoze. 
I guess each OS has its pros and cons, but as I don't play games on PC, I'm doing fine without Vista.. 
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NightBlade
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@paul101:
You seriously think OpenOffice is better than Office 2007? |
paul101
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On 2008-05-06 22:21:28, NightBlade wrote:
@paul101:
You seriously think OpenOffice is better than Office 2007?
err... yes!!... it's free 
so what can MS office do that OpenOffice cant do??
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fatreg
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^ SQL databases....
you need an add-on
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paul101
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On 2008-05-06 22:30:54, fatreg wrote:
^ SQL databases....
you need an add-on
smarty
not everyone gonna use that, besides addons are easy enuff to install
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arien617
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I reckon iWork beats Open Office and Office 2007.. both of which I've used on Vista.
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On 2008-05-06 22:14:08, arien617 wrote:
I guess each OS has its pros and cons, but as I don't play games on PC, I'm doing fine without Vista..
ditto
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Danny_BFC
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On 2008-05-04 03:19:15, paul101 wrote:
you may have heard a rumour that Vista is a virus ... no, vista is not a virus. here's what viruses do:
- they replicate quickly. ok, vista does that.
- viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so. ok, vista does that.
- viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk. ok... vista does that, too.
- viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. sigh ... vista does that too.
- viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow and the user will buy new hardware. yup, that's with vista, too.
until now it seems that vista might in fact be a virus, but there are some differences.
- viruses are well supported by their authors, run on most systems and are universally compatible.
- their program code is fast, compact, efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.
so, windows vista is not a virus.
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kenoby
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Been using Vista for a year now and it works just fine. I used to dual and triple boot Vista with various Linux distros, and I am back on Vista, full time... I realized that it was just way too much time wasted on the net to get things working on my laptop...
There was not one virus entering my PC running Vista in the past year, apart from XP, which was getting a reformat every once in a while. Same stories were also at that time when XP was released so this comes as no surprise. Vista is a great OS AFAIC.
Even on 2Gb RAM, 1.83 D2D and DreamScene switched on it works flawlessly..
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QVGA
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The fact of the matter is that Windows is far more popular, it always was, and always will be. There's a reason for its popularity. If MAC was so much better people would use it, but they dont.
All around the world people worship Apple products. Why is it that of all their products, OSx is the one that very very few people use?
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Dups!
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Sorry to digress guys but since we are sort of speaking of "viruses" I have a query and didn't want to start another thread. My subscription with McAfee is running out this month and am not really keen on renewing since reading on Computer Shopper that Kaspersky is better than the former. Could you guys help out on which Anti-virus solution should I go for? I'm not confining myself only on Kaspersky , any other that is better is welcomed. Thanks in advance. |
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avast, no questions asked is the best 
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QVGA
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If you're paying, you might as well go for the cream of the crop. Kaspresky or Symantec
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