Vista news!
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Vista wreaks havoc on games, report
Bloke reckons
By Nick Farrell: Wednesday 31 January 2007, 10:13
THE CHIEF executive of game publisher WildTangent claims that nine out of ten computer games will not work with Microsoft's new Vista operating system.
Alex St. John, told TG Daily that Vista is incompatible with the mast majority of games on the market. He slammed the Vole for lacking of consumer and developer understanding.
St. John said that the reengineering of Vista's security left many developers and their games in the dust. Vista's security needs a new installation routine but even if that partly works, "it's almost certain that Vista's digital rights technology will break existing casual games," he said.
Vole went overboard and a little silly with security and the outfit is not as knowledgeable about their users. Online gaming is the third largest application on the Internet and they would have made sure that this works on Vista, St. John said.
Vista security measures do not help users make the right decisions and have built a house with eight-foot concrete walls and a screen door. The users are the screen door, he added. St. John said that 20 of his 90 employees spent about one year to make Wild Tangent's games compatible with Vista so he will be OK.
http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/01/30/vista_games/
Vista sends PC prices sky high
Get your desktop computer for just £9,999
By Tracey Cooper
Published Wednesday 31st January 2007 16:27 GMT
Vista only hit the shelves yesterday, but Microsoft's new operating system has already sent shockwaves through the PC retail industry.
Want to get your hands on an Acer desktop bundled with a copy of "Genuine MS Windows Vista Premium"? Get prepared to fork out a wallet-thrashing £9,999 for the pleasure, if prices down at PC World are anything to go by:
With Vista retailing at only £219.99, the addition of the operating system has pushed prices sky high with the desktop itself ringing in at a whopping £9779.01.
While PC buyers will be crying into their cheque books on the news, we're sure there'll be high fives all round at Redmond - which certainly has succeeded in achieving its 'wow' factor. -
9999 pounds?
PC parts aren't that expensive, and even though Vista Premium cost a whopping 700 USD, the total cost shouldn't even add up to 9999 pounds.
Those people in UK must be trying to do some rip off.
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ya lo.. lol 20k plus sgd.. can buy one lanshop of coms liao la..
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why sooooooooooo many threads on vista........
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Feb 1, 2007
Microsoft Vista goes on sale in S'pore - without fanfare
THE first copies of Microsoft's new Windows software Vista have gone on sale in Singapore with muted response.
There were only five persons queueing up for it at a launch event at Funan the DigitaLife Mall on Thursday morning.
The operating system, which will feature in most new PCs and is sold also to upgraders, promises to be easier to use, more attractive in its interface and more secure against hackers.
However, many experts have called the new features underwhelming and questioned if users should shell out between $130 and $700 to buy the software.
The first person to buy Windows vista here was computer freelancer Ian Seah, 27, who also got a free copy signed by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
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Pretty much pathetic.
But I'm guessing my international friends are getting it. I will have to get one copy if I have to troubleshoot PCs and stay alive in this line.
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Don't worry too much about Windows Vista even if you are in the IT Support line. I doubt any company will be purchasing Windows Vista for office use for the first few years after its launch. If you want to be an expert in Operating Systems, its better to study Linux Operating Systems.
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IT companies would have gotten the NFR copies from MS for testing and development purposes.....
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disappointing lah vista...
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dats y i ain't gonna upgrade for at least 1 year. everyone is waiting, pretty much.
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it will come with new PCs and notebooks anyway
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seems like vista alot of prob
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so when is service pack 1 coming out?
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Finally, Vista Makes Its Debut. Now What?
Bill Gates explains why you should buy his new operating system, what heÂ’s doing next and why John Hodgeman bugs him.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16934083/site/newsweek -
ask him shaddup n enjoy warren buffett's fortune from his so-call charity organisation.Originally posted by YI:Finally, Vista Makes Its Debut. Now What?
Bill Gates explains why you should buy his new operating system, what heÂ’s doing next and why John Hodgeman bugs him.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16934083/site/newsweek -
Right before Windows XP SP3.Originally posted by monoslayer:so when is service pack 1 coming out?
In fact, they are already working on it.
It should be out before the mid of this year, and XP SP3 will follow next. -
alright. i will write him an e-mail later tonight but i can't guarantee if it will make it into his mailbox.Originally posted by monoslayer:ask him shaddup n enjoy warren buffett's fortune from his so-call charity organisation. -
this is the first person in singapore to buy window vista.
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1st to get conned.1st to enjoy the problems?Originally posted by Gordonator:this is the first person in singapore to buy window vista.
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Wah... Ultimate version some more. This guy very rich leh...Originally posted by Gordonator:this is the first person in singapore to buy window vista. -
okay. now lets all point fingers n laugh at him.Originally posted by Gordonator:this is the first person in singapore to buy window vista. -
look at the face of a computer geek..Originally posted by Gordonator:this is the first person in singapore to buy window vista. -
his pack got bill gates signature oneOriginally posted by Gordonator:this is the first person in singapore to buy window vista. -
he got it free for being the 1st in line. the one he's holding comes with bill gates' signature.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Wah... Ultimate version some more. This guy very rich leh... -
i don give a damn abt bill gates signature and
i think vista is pretty stupid, eats alot of memory.
so i still stick to xp