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mikhail

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If I had a business, I'd be very, very slow to adopt Vista (as if I'd be running Windows!). I wouldn't be happy with the idea of losing machines to yet more of the Windows Genuine Disadvantage.
 
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Martin

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    Well, I have to say Vista is actually..... pretty nice looking :biggrin: No, really :biggrin: I'm on a clean install of RC1, so everything is set to default, and running IE7 with one open tab. First impressions: I'm currently using 513mb of memory, yes that's five-hundred, and I'm basically idling. :biggrin:

    Aero has some XGL-y effects in how windows are animated. No shadows or transparency that I have seen however.

    IE7 feels pretty smooth, but I won't be using it long enough to really get to know it, but one thing that's sure to put people off is the lack of extensions.

    The new Windows Explorer is Macc-y and annoying, but I suppose somewhat useful for people who haven't grown to hate it.

    The new security features are annoying, everytime you open something in Control Panel, your screen goes dark, and you get a popup (the know we love popups!) asking you to confirm.

    So it looks nice, but I really can't be bothered to find out if it works well.

    I'm going to give the FM07 demo a spin now. :biggrin:
     
    Rami

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    Martin said:
    Well, I have to say Vista is actually..... pretty nice looking :biggrin: No, really :biggrin: I'm on a clean install of RC1, so everything is set to default, and running IE7 with one open tab. First impressions: I'm currently using 513mb of memory, yes that's five-hundred, and I'm basically idling. :biggrin:

    Aero has some XGL-y effects in how windows are animated. No shadows or transparency that I have seen however.

    IE7 feels pretty smooth, but I won't be using it long enough to really get to know it, but one thing that's sure to put people off is the lack of extensions.

    The new Windows Explorer is Macc-y and annoying, but I suppose somewhat useful for people who haven't grown to hate it.

    The new security features are annoying, everytime you open something in Control Panel, your screen goes dark, and you get a popup (the know we love popups!) asking you to confirm.

    So it looks nice, but I really can't be bothered to find out if it works well.

    I'm going to give the FM07 demo a spin now. :biggrin:
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    Unless IE goes open source, don't see that happening, and will continue loosing market share. I read a report once that FF market share was 2.7% in 2005, and now its 27%!! Don't know how authentic, but thats kick ass!!
     
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    Martin

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    Rami said:
    http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

    Giving it a second look, it seems like a typo...the figure jumped from a single digit to a double digit between 2005 and 2006....
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    Oh, not a typo, just that these estimates tend to be very biased. For instance, people who visit w3schools.com are not a cross section of users at all, they're web developers. And various stats from different sites show very different results. I'd imagine Firefox may be at about 10% now, or approaching it, but 27% sounds ridiculous. The vast majority of users are Windows users, many of whom use it at work and don't know or care about these things.

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    Anyways....would you recommend installing Gentoo on a virtual machine?? Just to give it a spin before getting really dirty?
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    Absolutely. I did that for like months before I installed it on a server and it really gave me a chance to get familiar with it.
     
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    Martin said:
    Oh, not a typo, just that these estimates tend to be very biased. For instance, people who visit w3schools.com are not a cross section of users at all, they're web developers. And various stats from different sites show very different results. I'd imagine Firefox may be at about 10% now, or approaching it, but 27% sounds ridiculous. The vast majority of users are Windows users, many of whom use it at work and don't know or care about these things.



    Absolutely. I did that for like months before I installed it on a server and it really gave me a chance to get familiar with it.
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    Well if they think that we will believe that FF jumped from 2.7% in Dec 2005 to 25% in Jan 2006, then they must be crazy:D

    Ok great, guess my Gentoo experience will start early this year....;)
     
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    Martin

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    Rami said:
    Well if they think that we will believe that FF jumped from 2.7% in Dec 2005 to 25% in Jan 2006, then they must be crazy:D

    Ok great, guess my Gentoo experience will start early this year....;)
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    Rami, do me a favor. Take off your glasses. Pick up a cloth. Now gently rub the cloth over the glasses. Ok, now re-deploy.

    December 2005 shows Firefox at 24.0%. It shows Mozilla at 2.7%. :wink:
     
    Rami

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    Martin said:
    Rami, do me a favor. Take off your glasses. Pick up a cloth. Now gently rub the cloth over the glasses. Ok, now re-deploy.

    December 2005 shows Firefox at 24.0%. It shows Mozilla at 2.7%. :wink:
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    Damn it, i don't even wear glasses!! :nerd:

    Looks like somethings you can't learn in that school. Structuring data reports that is!!:faq1:
     
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