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1. Comment - Microsoft claims a consumer 'shift' to 64-bit Vista, but where are the drivers?

   (Aug 1, 2008 - 5:04 AM)

   I have been running Vista Ultimate 64bit for a year or so now. I found that 64bit Vista is a much more solid, stable OS for my uses. I believe that the driver issue has improved ten fold during the last year and so have no issues personally. In fact the only (minor) issue I have encountered up to now is there is the occasional software title is not compatible. This happens, for me at least, less often than before. I have no issues playing games or running communication software. Personally, Vista 64bit is far more reliable than the 32bit versions. I personally see no speed increase for the most part although multi-threading appears to be smoother. Memory, rescource usage I would say is about the same regardless of 32 or 64 bit Vista. I would say that it will not be too long before 64bit Vista is ready for the mainstream of PC users.

2. Comment - EU hands down record $1.35 billion fine against Microsoft

   (Feb 29, 2008 - 3:11 PM)

   Guess what Niro, you are quite right, I forgot about the 'designed for windows'. I did mean to put words to that effect. I forgot also to mention the fact that I am from a country not in this universe. I will not buy a console as they do not have the flexibility of a PC as I do so much more than play games.

3. Comment - EU hands down record $1.35 billion fine against Microsoft

   (Feb 29, 2008 - 9:20 AM)

   In the UK there is not the choices of OS as there may be in the US. If you walk into a High Street store here and select a PC then you are stuck with a Microsoft OS. Try asking for an alternative and you will be informed that there is none. Ask them for a price of a PC without an OS at all and it cannot be done. As for the PC only retailers, well at least for the most part you can have a custom built machine with no OS.
   
   I currently run an MS OS and have no choice in the matter. That is if I want to play games I don't. Linux tries and is getting there. I would prefer a Linux operating system but until there is a time that current releases are made for Linux or any other OS I am stuck with MS. Lets face it, the industry in general is not going to support anything other than Windows until something cataclysmic happens to Microsoft.
   
   As for the fine, well Microsoft saw it coming as has been stated here many time already and nobody forces Microsoft to trade in the EU. I do not understand why they can't at least trust the user to choose what applications they want to use during the installation of the Operating System like they used to. That way if I do not want to use WMP I do not even have to have it on my PC at all.