does look very appealing, although the built-in video-quality-reducing mechanism turns me off immensely. why do they care? do they even make films? it baffles me how much these wankers want to dictate what we can and cannot do with our machines. granted, i will not be switching over in the foreseeable future, not least because my creaky laptop can barely run XP as it is. i also have no plans to purchase a new machine beefy enough in specs to run a half decent version of vista. which reminds me, they do come in an array of versions ranging from super basic all the way up to the platinum one if you like. i can’t claim to know what the differences are between them but apparently the most basic version doesn’t do entertainment stuff? isn’t that kind of retarded? anyhow. i saw a review of it on Click, and to be honest, apart from flashy graphics, and saving you a couple of clicks to go to the desired destination on the computer, it doesn’t do a whole lot. or rather, i don’t need a whole lot more. XP serves me just fine. ok, so they claim it’s safer, i guess that’s good, but really what security threats am i attracting? more stable? yes, i could do with a computer that crashes a bit less. translucent window panes? i’ll pass. ”gadgets”? i have a couple of yahoo widgets, and i don’t use them a whole lot, so i’ll pass, side bar with a tiny slideshow going? a bit pointless, in my view, so i’ll pass on that as well. the thingy the windows do when they parade on the screen? hmm, i don’t know how that will be of any good to me, so i’ll pass on that as well. i guess i’m just an old fuddy duddy who likes his things simple. or more likely, i will learn to love it when i have it. god knows when that will be. but really, the newest “upgrades” aren’t necessarily always the best way to go. case in point? internet explorer 7. it keeps crashing on me. lord knows why. IE 6 is better by a mile, even without the tabs. oh well i guess it doesn’t matter.
CUZ MY NEXT MACHINE SHALL BE A MAC. SUCK ON THAT, BITCHES.
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February 7, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Good choice. MAC is wayyyyy better than Windows IMO.
Microsoft needs to be broken up to parts since it’s considered as a monopoly. XD