Jason Perlow of ZDNet may want to stick with XP, but I’m more than ready to say goodbye to my remaining XP machines. In fact, the other day I had to do a clean install of XP and ugh I can’t tell you how awkward it felt.
Some of this is that we all get used to whatever OS we’re using and anything else doesn’t seem right. The XP users think that of Vista and I to a degree think that way of XP.
When I have to use XP again–and I mean use the OS not just run programs in the OS–I can’t help but realize how much I like Vista better.
Whether it’s configuring the networks (which still needs more room to improve–especially with EVDO-DUN support) or searching for a file, Vista has the edge.
I can survive in XP just fine, but I like doing more than surviving. I don’t care what people say–outside of the driver problems and a few bugs that were fixed in SP1–Vista is a better OS than XP. Yes, it’s a hog so as it stands now it’s not the right choice for small systems. But otherwise, it’s the winner.
I do have to admit though, Vista is more at home on a desktop than a notebook. There is one exception to this, however. Vista on a Tablet PC trumps Vista on a desktop. The stylus and handwriting features make the difference.