Ron Schenone

Readers Vote – Downgrade To XP Is Winning!

Posted by on Aug 18, 2008 | One Comment

Over at ZD-Net, writer Christopher Dawson, wrote an article in which he trashed XP in favor of Windows Vista. OK Not a trashing, but an observation as to why we should not downgrade to XP. After all, XP is old. It’s going on 7 years old. If you buy a new PC and keep it for 4 years, your operating system will be a whopping 11 years old. So Christopher goes on and on about the aging of XP and how we should all leave it behind and use Vista.

I can understand his reasoning. Windows XP may be showing its age. But heck, so am I. :-) so Chris goes one step further and takes a poll he asks his readers to vote. XP or Vista. As of this writing, these were the results:

Would you take the XP Pro downgrade?

  • Yes – Windows XP is tried and true; I’m sticking with it (62%)
  • Nope – Give me Vista or give me, well, something other than Windows XP (38%)

Total Votes: 629

[This was at 4;05pm CST on August 18, 2008]

Oops. Looks like those savvy tech readers over at ZD-Net have a different opinion. I even looking to buy a new laptop to replace my reliable 3 year old Gateway system. I’ll pass on my used unit to a family member. But I also have been looking at a Vista box and have given some thought to downgrading to XP Pro.

So what do you think? Does Microsoft need a Mojave 2 project?

Comments welcome.

Source.

  • John

    Vista is generally fine, it’s all the bloatware that causes problems. My hp laptop came with so much junk, it was embarrassing. After uninstalling all the extras, it’s been running like a champ.

    The real problem here is market pressure to decrease laptop costs. The margins on hardware are now so thin that manufacturers are forced to strike deals with software partners just to make a buck.

    My vote: Vista