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Re: Windows XP's stay extended
Thoughts:
I have an Acer Laptop now that came loaded with Vista on a partitioned Hard Drive (120 GB, 2 60 GB partitions). So I loaded Ubuntu on the other half.
For my Calculus studies I actually still need Windows to view solutions and to study them, so I have actually spent time to get Vista set up for main use just in case.
ON THIS PARTICULAR ACER Vista runs just fine with a few slowdowns. Notice the capital letters: the machine I run has 2 Gigs of RAM, probably the biggest factor in how it runs. I have seen other laptops with Vista that just plain suck and are meant for XP at its maximum performance.
That all said, I like how Microsoft is extending XP's stay. It will allow XP to be utilized on more powerful machines, and since it has become a robust OS over its run, this just means we will probably see machines that will run super smooth for the power user/business user/student user.
I mean, other than the pretty factor, Windows XP has Windows Blinds if you want an Aero style GUI (or other better ones for that matter). Vista can take a back seat at the moment.
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