Comments on: Ballmer calls Vista a ‘work in progress’ during speech

By: JOSH

JOSH — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:38:40 +0000

2 words: yall nerds!

By: Whiskey

Whiskey — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:49:27 +0000

BEST. COMMENT. EVAH!

By: DR

DR — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:28:50 +0000

as for Ubuntu, as much as I’m a Linux fan on the Server, sorry, but it doesn’t come close to Mac OS X as a desktop OS (I’m REALLY sorry to have to say that… I’m a BIG Linux fan). It’s getting better all the time, and with time it may equal OSX, but it’s not there yet. On the other hand, Ubuntu does beat Vista hands down, and IMHO even beats XP in most respects (especially for the developer that I am…).

By: DR

DR — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:26:27 +0000

For games, PS3 is far better…. I need my computer to actually DO stuff…

By: DR

DR — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:25:03 +0000

If you spent as much on a Vista box as you would on a Mac, you’d still get a hobbled, slow, buggy machine. Recent benchmarks have pretty much showed that you’d have to spend a significant amount *more* on a Vista box than on a Mac to get equivalent performance (you would need: Faster CPU, at least double the RAM, and a faster hard drive…)

Vista is a dud. “Work in Progress” is spin; in the real world, it’s called a Beta…

By: Tofu

Tofu — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:01:48 +0000

I had a laptop that had Vista Home Basic installed on it - a dog. I gave it away. The new owner fooled around with it for a time, then had the disk wiped clean & XP installed. Received as a gift another laptop that has Vista Home Premium on it - a little better, but not much. Next computer I get is going to be what I should have gotten in the first place: an Apple.

By: AlGore

AlGore — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:57:05 +0000

“Who cares! I went out and bought an Apple computer with Mac OS X. My problems are over.”

Ya, you must not want to game at a high level. Ya Rainbow Six was cool, 8 years ago! Spend $500 on a rig and download Ubuntu HH, its much better than any Mac!

Vista Sucks, plane and simple. Microsoft failed by tring to “out Mac Apple”. This was why I liked Microsoft, IT WAS NOT CRAPPLE, I mean Apple! XP is much better than Vista, windows 7 should be the next gen of XP, not some version of Mac OS x from Microsoft.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:22:45 +0000

The Funny thing is they mention ME… But i had ME.. and honestly never had an issue with it… Hmm maybe ill install that…

By: Chiron613

Chiron613 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:01:52 +0000

When Ballmer says “kiss the stone”, it reminds me of the Blarney Stone… and we all know what blarney is. Vista is a dog. Microsoft needs to extend XP until Windows 7 is released, and pretty much forget about Vista. They blew it big-time.

And they need to figure out whose computers these are, where their money comes from. Sucking up to Hollywood isn’t going to endear them to users, and now there are many alternatives that simply weren’t available before.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:54:17 +0000

Mac has its own issues… Fact is if people spent on a Vista machine what they spend on an apple there would be no issues… You cant run vista smoothly on a 500$ machine… but you cnat buy a Mac for 500$ either… so where is the issue.. You get what you pay for..

By: thebonafortuna

thebonafortuna — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:38:52 +0000

Ballmer:

Its time to resign. Seriously buddy, you gave it your best shot…but its just not working out. Its not you, its us. We just can’t take you seriously anymore.

Yours,

Windows Users.

By: TOJFS7931

TOJFS7931 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:34:41 +0000

Its a peice of work alright.

By: Dick Kolklayshr

Dick Kolklayshr — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:26:27 +0000

Who cares! I went out and bought an Apple computer with Mac OS X. My problems are over.