In the meantime, XP should definitely stay. Until 64bit PCs become mainstream, then perhaps it might be about time to think about a new operating system such as Vista. On the other hand, 2Gig with XP results in a very fast and responsive operating system. In this day and age, a PC which is watch while you wait groaning under the strain of Vista is pathetic. Even the performance of new PC's (quad core etc) being introduced on the market run poorly when using Vista operating system (most laptops even with a minimum of 2Gig memory run slow), and this is just unacceptable. 'XP is a great and efficient operating system - and extremely streamlined able to handle all the tasks I ever need to use such as multimedia, internet, document and administration. Vista is all beauty.while XP works hard and keeps things in pretty good shape.' I use both OS.and XP is still less tempermental.

They should have improved on it and called it Vista. I like XP, it's stable, and it works with all of my hardware and software - why should I switch?' 'Microsoft seems to want to force us to change to Vista and thus pay an exorbitant price for an OS that is only marginally more advanced (if at all) than XP. XP has become as secure as Vista, without the slowdown.' So why switch? Vista is a XP with a fancy look, nothing more. What would had me jump into Vista, a new file system and a faster seach engine, it's not being deliver. The performance is much better than Vista and right now there are more compartible programs to XP than Vista. Of course nothing is 100% secure, but Windows XP comes very close. It's more convinient than Linux and it has gone to a point that I feel it is very secure. It's better then Leopard or Tiger from Apple. 'Windows XP has mature to where is the best OS in the market.

If they inspire you to share your own thoughts, we're still listening-just leave a comment on this article. More than a few said that the prospect of an XP-less world was prompting them to consider dumping Microsoft operating systems altogether in favor of Linux or Mac OS X.Over the next few pages, you'll find a sampling of the 1000+ comments the survey prompted. Some reported nightmares with Windows Vista others said they were happy Vista campers. Some folks were raving fans of XP others just grudgingly tolerated it. I was startled by how many people took the time to not only participate in the survey but share their thoughts at length-and by how diverse their opinions were. (More than 3500 people completed the survey, and 83 percent of them are unhappy with Microsoft's move.) Ma - When I posted a little survey concerning the news that Microsoft plans to discontinue most sales of Windows XP on June 30th, I expected lots of people to take it, and for the sentiment to be overwhelmingly pro-XP. 27 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article.

Windows xp emulator vista for mac os x