What's "Windows Vista:"?

[CatWoman]

Bill Gates on TDS, and it's to be released tomorrow?

[Poiuyt]

1. It's their latest version of the Windows operating system

With Vista, Microsoft will be getting closer to the Mac OSX

[CatWoman]

2. can you believe that my computer at work will get upgraded tomorrow

to XP?

How far am I behind?

Jeez........

[Poiuyt]

3. I've actually heard analysts say that it's best not to upgrade to Vista

Just wait until you buy your next computer and it will be pre-installed. Older computers are probably not powerful enough to handle Vista, plus you'll be causing all kinds of compatibility problems.

[Little Wing]

4. You're so far behind you're ahead of the curve

No company in their right mind would roll out Vista across their entire network tomorrow.

[CatWoman]

5. that's not my point

here I am about to get XP, which has been used for some time now, and something else has just come out.

[RegimeChange2008]

9. I believe Micro$oft is about to pull the plug on support for Windows 2000

Which is probably why your workplace is finally upgrading to XP. I used to work in an office which was behind the times as well. When I left there in August of 2005, they were still running Windows 2K pro and Office 2000 on all existing PC's, although they would add new machines to the network that were pre-installed with XP. Even the Windows 2000 upgrades didn't come until sometime around mid 2003.... it was all Windows 98 running on a haphazard collection of Novell NetWare servers before that.

[Blue_Roses]

16. You're not alone...

We just got it a month ago. :-)

[CatWoman]

17. Blue Roses sure are mighty purty

:)

[ironflange]

6. "Right mind"

That's the key phrase here.

[elocs]

7. A Mac user would ask: "Windows?" "What is Windows?" "Windoze?"

I have an old pc that still runs fine on Windows ME, but I currently use a pre-Intel Mac Mini. I love the maintenance free surfing although I have never indiscriminately downloaded anything on either my pc or my Mac and have never had a virus.

[LSK]

8. a new reason to download a bunch of "fixes"

And pay for the privilege of doing so.

Oh yeah, its also a way to out date your computer too!

[LeftyMom]

10. You pay Bill a few hundred bucks, and he screws up your computer.

Nice work, if you can get it. :shrug:

[Orsino]

11. An expensive way to make your software run more slowly. n/t

[baldguy]

12. Bill's next step towards World Domination?

[CatWoman]

15. oh no!!! just spit Pepsi all over my screen!!!!

:rofl:

[baldguy]

18. Then my job is done here.

[kwassa]

13. It's what you see when you look out the window.

[CatWoman]

14. you guys may want to participate in this GD conversation

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x80332