[quote=basicxman;12027]What!?!? Vista is awesome, it is way better than XP. it has some compatibility issues but you can right-click on a program and choose compatibility mode. by the way i'm a 13-year old computer programmer and vista is way better on the developer side:D :D :D[/quote]

Computer Usage has a "long sad history" with the users moving from [I]where they are[/I] to [I]where the computer industry is going[/I].
MicroSoft had a hard time moving IBM PC type computer users from text based DOS programs to graphic based Windows programs, because Windows versions 1.0, 2.0, "Windows for 286" and even "Windows for 386" forced the Computer User to mostly [I]forgo[/I] their investment (both Monetary and Temporal) in their DOS based programs for the Windows based programs. Windows version 3.0 was the first Windows [i]environment[/i] that supported "most" of their DOS based program well enough to let the Computer User start the Transition from DOS based to Windows based (see Wikipedia article, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows"]Microsoft Windows[/URL])

Most of the problems I have seen with Windows Vista, [I](so far)[/i] are with Windows Programs written before Vista, which are still more prevalent than Vista aware programs, and in some cases, there never will be a Vista aware version of the programs, because the programs are not developed anymore, but that a given program still performs is intended function for the Computer User, why should they give up a "tool" that works fine for them, when the "new" operating system does not support their program, and they don't really need the features of the "new" operating system, they won't "buy it". Of course if the Manufacture of the "old" operating system withdraws it from the Market Place (i.e. You can not buy it any more), and only provides the "new" operating system, this can "force" the Manufactures of the Programs to make new versions for the "new" operating system, because of the Computer User "out cry" of why doesn't your "XYZ program" not work on my "new" operating system??? If the Manufactures of the Programs are still in business and supporting the development of the "XYZ program".

Computer Users don't "buy and operating system" (e.g. Windows Vista), they buy "tools" to get their [i]Job Done[/i], that job might be Word Processing, or a Data Base, Graphic Design, or Robotic Development. Because Vista is easer to develop for, that helps Future Computer Users, not the ones right now that need to get their "jobs done". Vista's compatibility mode seems to work for the users interface issues, but the underlying structure (e.g. User Account Control) is what I keep running into problems with.

(Personal Opinion Section) I think the lack of Vista acceptance is directly related to the "poor" backward compatibility with the older (i.e. Legacy) Windows applications. Plus the hardware requirements to run Vista and the User Account Control "interruptions"...
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