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DaTa UnLeAsHeD said:Everybody says XP is god of the OS's because it is so damn easy to use. If you look at it in depth, it's not that brilliant at all.
OK it's quite stable as Windows goes, can recover from a major crash easily and all that, but look at the security.
How many patches did you need to download after you installed XP? Exactly, fucking loads.
Don't get me wrong, i'm an XP user, i'm using it now in fact, I just don't think it's all that it's cracked up to be.
As for dissing Win98, wtf is that about? That's was one of the smoothest of the Windows versions. Yeah it had errors, yeah it was harder to use than XP, but if you ask most advanced 30yr+ computer user, he will probably have a dual-boot XP-98 setup.
You only have to do that because it is about two and a half years old; and you're likely as most people who like computers to have a really old original pre-SP1 version. Also now technology is going up rapidly and so there must be more updates; and Hackers like Windows more now than they did with Windows 98 - the Internet is more powerful and there is more internet and more Viruses. 98 working as a computer like I use mine or most people on here use their's would simply not work.
98 is not harder to use than XP; its exactly the same ease of use - XP is just more pleasant. I can do everything I can do on XP on 98 as easily; but there are things I can't do on 98 which I can do on XP.; mainly because they don't exist. Has anybody here previous to that post you just made 'Dissed' (what sort of a stupid word is that to use in a heated debate); or as reasonable people would say insulted Windows 98? Saying XP is better than 98, which I don't even think somebody did anyway is not an insult - its a personal opinion backed if they said it by a reason.
Most advanced 30+ computer users? Thats a very select bracket isn't it? The question is; why in this particular bracket's (no offence to David meant) wisdom and experience do they use XP aswell if 98 is so brilliant; so useful; and so much better than XP?
DaTa UnLeAsHeD said:Plus, most people who say "woo XP" are just kids who don't know how to use a computer and have used Windows all their life and are too narrow minded/inexperienced to judge an OS.
Just my thoughts...
I'll have to pretend there was no, whats the low brow term? 'Dissing' in that part of your post. Just Kids? Don't know how you use a Computer? Inexperienced? I realise you said most; but still, you say that on a Forum where we have people like Matt, Rocker, Geforceboy and to a lesser extent myself? Although Rocker won't say 'Woo XP'. I think thats a pretty big generalisation to make.