Comments on: Vista’s UI is Better Than This!?

By: Generic

Generic — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:36:45 +0000

For all you people who think you need a great graphics card to do this, you’re wrong. I’m currently running Ubuntu 9.04 with Compiz set to max flash on a five-year-old, homebuilt PC without any faltering. You’re all just used to Windows being slow, stuttery, and whatnot, I presume. Linux is /much/ faster than Windows, even with maxed out flair.

Also, it’s actually Compiz that’s doing the graphical work. To unlock the full power of Compiz, just put into the terminal ’sudo apt-get install fusion-icon compizconfig-backend-gconf ‘ (compizconfig-backend-kconfig for KDE users), and then, when it’s done, put in ‘ccsm’. There, done,

By: rich herb

rich herb — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:56:04 +0000

Dreamscenes is much better than this

I just rolled out Vista to our entire LAN/WAN and its flawless with active directory.

The users love the dreamscenes, and all offloaded to the GPU.

I visit alot of businesses in manhattan and have never seen linux in one of them. Of course I dont visit google, or the dot coms, but in normal businesses like NBC, HBO, Metlife and freightliner, it’s Vista and Leopard, thats it.

By: Some Dude

Some Dude — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:44:03 +0000

Impressive, but are all those feats actually useful? Rubber windows? To me that would just get annoying after awhile. Maybe the multiple desktops wouldn’t be bad if your’e already a multi-monitor user then you could sell your extra monitors and save some space and energy consumption. But im fine with my 24″ LCD. Its more space then i’ll ever need. I wouldn’t use 4 desktops at that size. I can’t go to linux however cuz I’m stuck on windows because thats were the games are. If linux ever becomes a standard gaming OS, count me in.

By: kadri

kadri — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:45:22 +0000

lol, some people can be nieve, this video speaks for itself, sorry to say im on windows still, was a heavy linux ubuntu user even used gusty, but i had to switch back to windows bcos linux dont have the software i like to run, but when they do, windows wont see me anymore, this video is kinda old as linux users know now compiz fusion just rocks, it beats windows, and kicks leopard osx ass to the bone, so to the developers out there START MAKING THOSE LOVELY WINDOWS APPS FOR LINUX USERS TOO, I HATE WINDOWS BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AND I HATE RUNNING WINE ON LINUX

By: Chris mankey

Chris mankey — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:29:04 +0000

“Oh my god. It just goes on and on and on. When do you actually get to firing up an application and doing some productive work so you can finally leave the damned computer in the office where it belongs and go and live you life? A computer isn’t a useful item unless it’s not in the way. How are soggy windows and useless false 3d paradigms productivity tools?”

So what the HELL is a “false 3d pardigms”? I guess I think you must be pretty stupid to come up with something like that!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:07:43 +0000

I’ve been using Xgl for awhile. It’s nice. Contrary to what the video leads you to believe, it’s not all about eye candy and wobbly windows. Some of the features actually help you do *work*.

If I have 5 apps open in Vista, I have to cycle through them until I find the right one, or else find it on the taskbar. In Linux with Compiz, I bring my mouse cursor to the upper left corner, and all the windows automatically resize themselves in miniature on the screen. Click on one, and it pops to the foreground. I switch between Linux and Vista a lot (because frankly, there are still some programs that I need to run in Windows), and the application tiling is something I really do miss.

The desktop cube I could see being useful, but I don’t use multiple desktops, so it’s just a “gee whiz” feature to me.

Translucent/transparent screens are nice, though. :)

By: Chris mankey

Chris mankey — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:16:37 +0000

“For anyone who didnt figure it out, hes probubly using a program called Widows FX by Stardock and a bunch of widgets. He also probubly has a skinning program like Windows Blinds as well. All of this can be done easily using Windows.”

Gee, you’re a smart one! Too bad that this is beryl and not window blinds. It’s not windows it’s linux !

By: Chris mankey

Chris mankey — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:12:31 +0000

“Ohhh…ahhhh….look at the wobbly windows and sparkly vanishing windows. PFFFTTT!! Whatever. So linux made some eye candy. So what. I do not see what Linux is trying to prove. Is this an eye candy showdown?? I dont think Vista ever entered that race, buddy. As a loyal Vista user, who absolutely loves it, I admit that I am no way jealous. Know what is seems like Linux is trying to do?? COMPENSATE FOR SOMETHING ELSE. Like what you ask?? Maybe a universall install package… maybe an easy to use interface… Look, Microsoft is a PROFESSIONAL company and in now way even tried to make some snazzle effects.”

Oh they’re PROFESSIONAL! Or boring. Gee, it’s so hard leaning to use gnome or kde. It’s definitely beyond your limited intellectual capacity! I Guess you can’t figure out how to use synaptic either! Why do you even own a computer if you’re such a moron?

By: Ryan "Boxxertrumps" Trumpa

Ryan "Boxxertrumps" Trumpa — Tue, 29 May 2007 21:56:17 +0000

Alot of windows’ features were available long before the incorporation into the windows GUI…
To whoever thinks that you cant use flash on linux, your are either misinformed or an idiot. I’m running fedora core 6 right now, i have flash, and im 15. Fifteen!
>> terence: “Imaging installing your drivers with a few clicks of your mouse and no coding. You like that, huh?”
I dont have to imagine, i dont know how to program and my box is working well, and detected all the hardware corectly.
>> “I do not see what Linux is trying to prove.”
Maybe that it is secure AND visually appealing?
Universal install package? It’s called a .bin file, it does the same as the self installing .exes for windows.
Simple interface? linux is only command line when you want it to be. anytime else, you have KDE or gnome or xfce or flox/blackbox or even a basic X if you choose as your interface. all except that last one are easy to use.
>> “Vista’s WPF is more powerful than XGL.”
I laughed hard. almost none of XGL’s effects are available through vista. Mac, maybe. i dont know, i really dont like mac. they’re throwing the proverbial shit at PCs in their ads, and such an idiotic marketing strategy should be shut dow
>> sam “cheap little mac”
Oxymoron. if you want a cheap + powerfull comp, get a USB keyboard and mouse, linux, and put them onto a PS3.

By: Kominek

Kominek — Sun, 20 May 2007 02:59:02 +0000

For anyone who didnt figure it out, hes probubly using a program called Widows FX by Stardock and a bunch of widgets. He also probubly has a skinning program like Windows Blinds as well. All of this can be done easily using Windows.

By: marine1992

marine1992 — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:06:13 +0000

Terence,you obviously don’t know anything about open-source : P

By: jhuneus

jhuneus — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:43:51 +0000

Terence,

HEHEHE. What’s your point?

Free means it FREES up you computers resuources’ so that you can be more productive. In the PROFESSIONAL world, EFFICIENCY is the keyword, WHICH SEEMS TO BE LACKING IN WINDOWS.

I doubt if you have even tried to install Linux lately, you seem to be left out.

By: Terence

Terence — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:11:05 +0000

Ohhh…ahhhh….look at the wobbly windows and sparkly vanishing windows. PFFFTTT!! Whatever. So linux made some eye candy. So what. I do not see what Linux is trying to prove. Is this an eye candy showdown?? I dont think Vista ever entered that race, buddy. As a loyal Vista user, who absolutely loves it, I admit that I am no way jealous. Know what is seems like Linux is trying to do?? COMPENSATE FOR SOMETHING ELSE. Like what you ask?? Maybe a universall install package… maybe an easy to use interface… Look, Microsoft is a PROFESSIONAL company and in now way even tried to make some snazzle effects.

The Linux community and software is more like a junkyard of code. If you scrap enough junk together, you may end up with a decent enough operating system. Hey, Linux user…. yeah, Im talking to you! Imaging installing your drivers with a few clicks of your mouse and no coding. You like that, huh? It’s called gettting your money’s worth. Free does not mean better. Oh, and the grass IS greener on the other side!

By: Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition : The Vista Daily #16

Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition : The Vista Daily #16 — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:34:32 +0000

[...] Remember Chris Pirillo’s video about Linux’s XGL? Chris Salmon has built Yod’m (Yet anOther Desktop Manager) that mimics that functionality on Windows XP and Windows Vista. I wonder if the Vista version uses the DWM. [via Laurent Duveau] [...]

By: thendi

thendi — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:48:04 +0000

Vista’s WPF is more powerful than XGL.Don’t compare it with the bundled effects