5 reasons not to
get Vista, just yet!
1. You don't actually need it
-- No, think
about this. Vista doesn't do anything you can't already do
with XP. Why upgrade in the first place when there
already exists a solid, easy to use and feature filled
operating system called Windows XP. XP has seen the
light of so many years, and it will continue to be supported
for many more. About the only significant shift
requiring Vista is DirextX10, but as no titles support it
yet and, according to John Carmack (the godfather of modern
gaming) there's no need to yet either.
2. Cost $$
--
You’ll need to spend more money
on upgrading your current system to run Vista. The
price of Vista + hardware upgrades = lots of $$.
3. Upgrading hardware
-- XP was demanding at release, but Vista more so. If
you have an older machine that struggles with XP at the best
of times, Vista is out of your ballpark unless you spend
even more money to upgrade.
Microsoft says the
minimum requirements are 512mb of RAM, but we recommend 2GB
as optimal.
4. Driver support and
Applications that don't work
-- Software and hardware
compatibility issues with Vista. These include anti-virus,
backup and security software such as those from Symantec,
Sophos and ilk; CD and DVD burning tools like the suite from
Nero need updated versions to work; and even basic disk
management and partitioning tools such as Paragon's Hard
Disk Manager are awaiting an update for Vista to be
compatible. Even Firefox has issues with Vista.
5. Security
-- with a new and untested in the global wild architecture,
virus and malware authors are going to work overtime
exploiting the holes Microsoft missed. In fact it's already
happening. Windows XP has at least been patched to the
hilt and can be used with a plethora of reasonably effective
security tools that work now, without waiting for an update
down the track.In
conclusion --
Why upgrade in the first place when there already exists a
solid, easy to use and feature filled operating system
called Windows XP. XP has seen the light of so many years,
and it will continue to be supported for many more.
Microsoft has committed to at least seven more years of XP
support, and Service Pack 3 is planned
to be released for next year.
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