Well with 2 top end laptops side by side programs aren't faster in Vista here. They seem faster but when I sat down and ran them together, XP is quicker overall. When you have to have workarounds for Office 2007 just to get everything to work in it's own native environment and you have incompatibility in Office 2003 and earlier that aren't going to be addressed, then you have an OS that makes you upgrade needlessly. With an office that runs 25 machines, all with Office XP Professional, that means dishing out 300 bucks per copy of Office 2007 for each one. That is unacceptable for a business needing to lease new computers.
Now, for someone who's willing and able to tweak settings and spend the time to get new drivers, it's not as big of an issue. For the average user who buys a computer to turn on and use though, it's a pain. It's a product that is overly complicated for what it needs to be, but it's sure pretty.
Now, for someone who's willing and able to tweak settings and spend the time to get new drivers, it's not as big of an issue. For the average user who buys a computer to turn on and use though, it's a pain. It's a product that is overly complicated for what it needs to be, but it's sure pretty.