Xiaofan - Security is THE issue, IMHO.

best regards, Jack

On 1/30/08, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/31/08, Bob Axtell <engineer@cotse.net> wrote:
> > > Power users can still do powerful things. And Vista protects
> > > novice users better. Under the hood, Vista has also many
> > > improvement over XP. And XP is a vast improvement over
> > > Windows 98SE for home users and business users.
> > >
> > XP was not supposed to be an improvement over Win98, it
> > was supposed to be an improvement over Win2K. It most
> > certainly was NOT.
> >
> > Win2K remains the pinnacle of Microsoft capabilities. Before and
> > after Win2K is simply downhill.
>
> Windows XP is the replacement for Windows 98SE for home
> users. And it is the replacement of Windows 98SE/Win2k for
> business users.
>
> Compared to Win2k, Windows XP is much better in terms
> of the support of hardwares for home users. For business
> laptop users, it is also a vast improvement compared to
> Win2k -- just for the reduced boot-up time. It takes "forever"
> for Win2k to boot up in a networked (espeically Novell)
> environment.
>
> I feel strange that many users here seem to like Windows
> 2k. I only had short experiences with Win2k and I did not think
> it was any better than XP.
>
> And do not blame Microsoft for what Microchip did wrong. ;-)
> Example: http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=312114
>
> The biggest complain to Windows XP is the security issue.
> And Vista has made a lot of improvement in that front and
> it may be perceived as in the way for some power users
> but I think it is in the right direction in that front. Not so sure
> about Aero.
>
> Xiaofan
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