Installed Vista today. The whole process wasn’t too bad, just took time. Had to convert from FAT32 to NTFS, of course :P. Ah well, at least the ntfs-3g drivers in linux are stable now. Took probably about 2 hours for the whole install. The most annoying part was the incessant false-starts due to ‘incompatible programs’—virus scanners, bluetooth drivers, and cd burning software. Oh and the fact that it overwrote my master boot record (killing grub), requiring me to re-run grub-install inside a chroot from a system rescue cd.
I haven’t had a chance to play with it yet, but it seems ok. Starts up quicker than XP, and as I accidentally found out, it hibernates very quickly and successfully. The win-tab window switching is cute I suppose, but rather unclear as to which window you’re on at the moment. Also, the Gadgets are ok, but I’d rather be able to choose to put them in the bottom right than the top right. And yes, it’s totally a rip off of OSX, except without the unixy goodness. All hail our evil overlords.
BTW, for those of you who may wonder why Mr. Linux has Vista, especially so early, it’s because I’m a web developer and have to stay on top of the latest developments in how Microsoft can break the intarweb. Woo.
Stop hating Microsoft. If it wasn’t for MS, you would most likely be flipping patties at your local McDonalds.
Your argumentative discourse is admirable! I love how you actually made points and refuted them! Keep up the good work.
What would you pick if you had to choose between Mac, Windows and Linux?
My primary machine is a Linux machine, and if I had to choose just one, I’d stick with it. I’ve grown accustomed to having a Mac available, and so I’d miss iTunes, but I think that’s about it. I think if I had to I could find an iTunes replacement (or group of replacements). It’s just nice not to have to ;).