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The editors liked
Improved security. Slick Aero interface. Pervasive search. New APIs and hardware support. Better built-in apps.
Windows Vista Home Basic does improve some features within Windows XP
Fewer system crashes than Windows XP
And Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista SP1 improves the overall upgrade process
Fixes hundreds of tiny problems
And makes it easier for third-party vendors to write stable code for Vista.
Windows Vista Business does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista Home Premium does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista Ultimate does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
The editors didn't like
Hefty hardware requirements. Minor bugs and rough edges in UI. Lack of a killer app to compel adoption. Many features also available for Windows XP users.
Windows Vista Home Basic does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Within the Start Menu)
No Aero graphics system in Home Basic
No new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista
Optimized only for the Microsoft Win...
Windows Vista SP1 lacks any compelling "must haves
" and
In most cases
Doesnt significantly improve performance (in some cases
It even degrades performance).
Windows Vista Business does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example
RSS feeds fr...
Windows Vista Home Premium does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feed...
Windows Vista Ultimate does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment)
Improved security. Slick Aero interface. Pervasive search. New APIs and hardware support. Better built-in apps.
Hefty hardware requirements. Minor bugs and rough edges in UI. Lack of a killer app to compel adoption. Many features also available for Windows XP users.
Vista offers a lot of improvements over Windows XP, but most of them are conveniences rather than essentials....
Abstract: After over five years in development, Microsoft’s next-generation operating system Windows Vista is merely hours away from its retail debut. As we outlined in our Windows Vista Preview, Microsoft has integrated quite a few new features into Windows...
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Published: 2007-01-24, Author: Robert , review by: cnet.com
Windows Vista Home Basic does improve some features within Windows XP; fewer system crashes than Windows XP; and Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista Home Basic does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications, within the Start Menu); no Aero graphics system in Home Basic; no new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista; optimized only for the Microsoft Win...
Windows Vista Home Basic is essentially warmed-over Windows XP, Windows XP SP3. If youre currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enou...
Published: 2007-01-24, Author: Robert , review by: cnet.com
Windows Vista Business does improve some features within Windows XP; fewer system crashes than Windows XP; and Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista Business does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications, within the Start Menu); no new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista; optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example, RSS feeds fr...
Windows Vista Business is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If youre currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
Published: 2007-01-24, Author: Robert , review by: cnet.com
Windows Vista Home Premium does improve some features within Windows XP; fewer system crashes than Windows XP; and Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista Home Premium does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications, within the Start Menu); no new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista; optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example, RSS feed...
Windows Vista Home Premium is essentially warmed-over Windows XP Home Edition. If youre currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista Home Premium is...
Published: 2007-01-24, Author: Robert , review by: cnet.com
Windows Vista Ultimate does improve some features within Windows XP; fewer system crashes than Windows XP; Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista Ultimate does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications, within the Start Menu); optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example, RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment); theres...
Windows Vista is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If youre currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
Abstract: Running Vista with an extra gigabyte of system memory supplied by a USB key drive actually improved the GCN/Alterion benchmark score by 200 points over the same system running XP without the memory boost. Most people won’t want to run their PCs or...
Abstract: Microsoft Windows Vista RTM Windows Vista has finally gone RTM! Thats short for Release To Manufacturing, tech parlance for the final or gold version of the product. Although end-users will not be able to buy it off the shelves until January 30th, 200...
