%age Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Manx Radio live AM Some bits and pieces about KSF and all that. Regarding Windows Vista upgrade question The Chief Minister has announced that up until a few months ago he was happy to use Windows 98 on his computer. No irony or anything, a serious statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Manx Radio live AMSome bits and pieces about KSF and all that. Regarding Windows Vista upgrade question The Chief Minister has announced that up until a few months ago he was happy to use Windows 98 on his computer. No irony or anything, a serious statement. It's when things like this happen, when politicians talk shit in your area of expertise, that you begin to worry about other stuff. I know that statement above is utter arse, but I don't know if a political treaty is arse. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbashbosh Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Manx Radio live AMSome bits and pieces about KSF and all that. Regarding Windows Vista upgrade question The Chief Minister has announced that up until a few months ago he was happy to use Windows 98 on his computer. No irony or anything, a serious statement. It's when things like this happen, when politicians talk shit in your area of expertise, that you begin to worry about other stuff. I know that statement above is utter arse, but I don't know if a political treaty is arse. Scary. An in-depth understanding of Computer Operating Systems isn't really an essential for a politician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 An in-depth understanding of Computer Operating Systems isn't really an essential for a politician. Exactly, so he shouldn't offer his opinion and listen to those qualified to advise. My point is, does he do the same for other issues that I know nowt about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Vista is tosh !!! any one knows that...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I prefer Vista to XP. What does DC mean by his question? I'm guessing it's "why upgrade to Vista now, when 7 is (supposedly) due out soon?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I prefer Vista to XP. What does DC mean by his question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Because the Govt has waited until Vista has bedded in and become stable if they wait for the same to happen with 7 DC will be bleating that whatever the next operating system is will be due for release soon and they end up using XP for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I find Vista always crashes and does not bed well with the rest off the Corpy's systems, even the IT dept state that it is rubbish, andthey only use it as MS almost forced it upon them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Because the Govt has waited until Vista has bedded in and become stable if they wait for the same to happen with 7 DC will be bleating that whatever the next operating system is will be due for release soon and they end up using XP for decades. "Mr Callister believes the Vista system is highly unpopular and will be replaced soon" He's got a point, Windows 7 is really a response to business not really supporting vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Chances are - M/soft will offer a free bump to 7 for anyone who buys a Vista from now on anyway. As for windows 98 .. one would hope that he never connected to the internet with it, 98 updates stopped quite a while ago. How much sensitive information would his old 98 machine hold - ready for an hacker with a few spare seconds on his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Just heard the news item, there's a few more inaccuracies. The answer to the question said they had to move to vista because XP is no longer supported, that's not true, XP is on extended support till 2014, you just can't buy new licenses currently. No reason why existing pc's couldn't stay on xp and new pc's go to vista. DC using search results to justify the question is interesting, apparently 19,000 responses to 'vista is crap' means vista is crap. I get 86,000 results for 'Isle of Man is crap'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14IntelligenceCompany Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Just heard the news item, there's a few more inaccuracies. The answer to the question said they had to move to vista because XP is no longer supported, that's not true, XP is on extended support till 2014, you just can't buy new licenses currently. No reason why existing pc's couldn't stay on xp and new pc's go to vista. DC using search results to justify the question is interesting, apparently 19,000 responses to 'vista is crap' means vista is crap. I get 86,000 results for 'Isle of Man is crap'. How many for Slim is crap ..? *)*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 How many for Slim is crap ..? *)*) 2 million, QED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Chances are - M/soft will offer a free bump to 7 for anyone who buys a Vista from now on anyway. As for windows 98 .. one would hope that he never connected to the internet with it, 98 updates stopped quite a while ago. How much sensitive information would his old 98 machine hold - ready for an hacker with a few spare seconds on his hands. just what are the problems with win98 if you are behind a NAT and use firefox (with no script) + thunderbird ? + avoid flash + adobe which are vectors for attack on newer O/S - I doubt of the Don browsed dangerous sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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