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Something that struck me. With the combination of high system requirements requiring people to buy new computers, MASSIVE privacy intrusions (registration + black box + Palladium), high price tag, and other factors, a lot of people who always wanted to switch to another OS but didn't want to learn another OS or didn't want to buy a new computer and now are forced to might just switch instead of upgrading.


What will you do when Longhorn comes out?

I'm already using a mac for more than half the time, so I'll just use it more.

stick with windows xp for at least another 2-3 years. chances are longhorn isn't going to have any features i'll need immediately, so it's not as though waiting is going to kill me.

Unless Longhorn brings immidiet benefits(which it won't, all the good features will also be XP upgrades) I'll stick with XP for the time.

And Palladium was postponed no?

Ace Pace wrote:And Palladium was postponed no?

No clue.
Anyone know?

As I already uise Mac 24/7, i guess this doesn't apply to me.. But I voted anyways just to skewer the results

Crossroads Inc. wrote:As I already uise Mac 24/7, i guess this doesn't apply to me.. But I voted anyways just to skewer the results

You know that there is a "I'm already using a Mac" option, right?

I may upgrade, I may not. It depends on what it brings to the table. I doubt I'll upgrade my laptop but maybe my desktop I will.

I've already switched my remaining computer usage over to Mac.

The only thing keeping me on the x86 at all was games, and in recent years all the ones I've wanted to play have been console games.

I was intrigued by WinFS, but now I understand that it won't be released with Longhorn(It will, instead, be released in a service pack). I thus see no reason to get it. XP is fine for gaming and looking at porno, so I'll stick with that.

I'll possibly buy it, but I'll be waiting a few months. Buying quickly after it hits the shelves isn't to my liking...

Longhorn? I'm still running 2000 Pro!

I'll probably upgrade when I have to. Hopefully no earlier than the first Longhorn service pack.

I'll probably wait a few months for driver support to finalize and pickup the 64bit version at some stage.

My computer upgrade cycle is about once every three to four years give or take, so Longhorn will come out right on time for me

With the combination of high system requirements requiring people to buy new computers,

High system requirments? The current biulds work on modern day computers, and do not require cutting edge stuff either. Hell, a source you linked to in another thread said this;

Longhorn will run fine on a 1 GHz computer with 256 MB of RAM, according to Microsoft corporate vice president Joe Peterson at the blogger lunch today

That is not a high end computer.

You some how mystically expect the requirements to jump over night?

MASSIVE privacy intrusions (registration + black box + Palladium)

Registration is a pricacy violation? WTF.

The blackbox is opt-in to send reports, and if you are in a business you didnt have a choice to begin with(as an end user).

high price tag

High price tag? The sucker will cost about as much as previous versions of Windows.

I'll upgrade if it offers enough improved features. Otherwise I'm sticking with XP.

Destructionator XIII wrote:I use primarily Linux with Win98 around just in case I need it. I've never seen the need to upgrade (98 does everything I want with alot less bullshit than XP, granted it has lots of problems, I can work around them) nor do I see the need to pay the license costs for more Windows.

You are using Win98? YUCK.

There is such a difference between an NT-derived OS and Win9x it isnt funny.

Destructionator XIII wrote:On my new computer (just got it over the weekend, and its still at home while I had to return to the university) I use even more Linux, and still a little 98. Why not XP? Mainly, the price.

Windows XP Pro Student Upgrade addition.

Unless you uni gives away/sells really cheap copies of Windows XP (Some of them do!) that would be your best bet. Since you have a valid Win98 key, you can use that for the upgrade medium when it asks you to insert a CD with a pervious version.

ggs wrote:I'll probably wait a few months for driver support to finalize and pickup the 64bit version at some stage.

My computer upgrade cycle is about once every three to four years give or take, so Longhorn will come out right on time for me

With the combination of high system requirements requiring people to buy new computers,

High system requirments? The current biulds work on modern day computers, and do not require cutting edge stuff either. Hell, a source you linked to in another thread said this;

Longhorn will run fine on a 1 GHz computer with 256 MB of RAM, according to Microsoft corporate vice president Joe Peterson at the blogger lunch today

That is not a high end computer.

You some how mystically expect the requirements to jump over night?

I know its not high end, but it's still high (especially considering that the opposition, BOTH OS X and Linux and BSD, will all run on a 200 MHz machine with all features except 3d stuff).

MASSIVE privacy intrusions (registration + black box + Palladium)

Registration is a pricacy violation? WTF.

Non-optional registration is IMO. I don't want to give my system specs and all my info.

The blackbox is opt-in to send reports, and if you are in a business you didnt have a choice to begin with(as an end user).

You're absolutely right, I posted this bit before I had finished reading the ZDNet article and only the Slashdot one.
Scratch the black box thing off the list.

high price tag

High price tag? The sucker will cost about as much as previous versions of Windows.

Precisely...

Ah, I knew all of that until that last line.
Alright then, drop it from a privacy violation to a pet peeve in that case

I *hate* required registrations. Not a Microsoft thing here. With ANY software. I really, really don't like it

ggs wrote:

With the combination of high system requirements requiring people to buy new computers,

High system requirments? The current biulds work on modern day computers, and do not require cutting edge stuff either. Hell, a source you linked to in another thread said this;

Longhorn will run fine on a 1 GHz computer with 256 MB of RAM, according to Microsoft corporate vice president Joe Peterson at the blogger lunch today

That is not a high end computer.

Ha- still faster than any of mine- but I'm staying with Linux, so meh. Only thing I think Windows is good for is games, and those have wasted many hours of my life.

I still have yet to upgrade from ME to XP Pro...

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I still have yet to upgrade from ME to XP Pro...

What a painful life you must live

Even Windows 98 is considered an upgrade over...*gasp* ME...

Meh, it's not so bad, really.

What would I do when LH comes out?

I think I may scratch my butt, sniff my finger, and possibly sneeze. Possibly.

Praxis wrote: I know its not high end, but it's still high (especially considering that the opposition, BOTH OS X and Linux and BSD, will all run on a 200 MHz machine with all features except 3d stuff).

OS X runs on a completely different CPU architecture, so clock speed comparisons are completely worthless. And, if you're running an x86 processor that's sub-GHz, what are you doing with Longhorn that another OS won't do as well or better?

Destructionator XIII wrote: You don't give your specs when you register. You give your product key, and their app, running on your computer, generates a hash sum of your hardware identifiers and sends that sum to Microsoft. It is not possible to extract the original hardware information from the value they actually get.

They will probably still force you to avoid changing too many pieces of your pc.