Windows Vista has reached its End of Life day

[fimbles]

Vista was only as good as the hardware you ran it on. I had no issues.

 

[Igrecman]

Vista was not the worst Windows ever like many say. The worst was Windows ME (Millenium), following Windows 98 SE. Windows 8.1 and 10 are fine, if one can get over the fact that the design was made to fit Tablet mode and touch screens. The removal of the Start menu in 8 was stupid though.

 

[Adi6293]

I loved Vista, I started using it after SP1 was out and honestly is was waaaaay better than XP SP3 and the interface, just beautiful

 

[Squid Surprise]

You might have to wait a while for 7 to be gone. Even with a perceived "good" version of Windows (7) waiting in the wings, a ton of people didn't move on from XP,. Even though its extended support ended 3 years ago, it still has more market share than all versions of MacOS/OSX combined.

When 7's support ends, there is no more perceived "good" version of Windows. For most, it will be a choice of sticking with 7 or going to 10-- and for many of us, that last one just isn't going to happen unless MS makes a major U-turn in development of 10 (which isn't likely). There's a lifeline in Windows 8, but it's been so maligned that a lot of people haven't given it a second thought for years.

Despite all its faults, 8.1 can be modified to be a pretty decent OS, with only the slightest traces of the 'app' nonsense. No tiles anywhere in sight... no charms, no apps, no Windows Store. It turns out that the bizarre dual-mode interface had a plus side-- it's relatively easy to wall off the "app" portion and live in the "desktop" half, which is actually pretty decent once you banish the ribbon with one of the aftermarket tools like Old New Explorer.

Compared to 10, there's no Cortana, updates I control, no telemetry, nothing being installed or uninstalled unless I want it to be, no changing my settings on its own, and pretty much the same kernel as 10. I'm set until 2023.

Of course, I could move completely to Linux right now, as I have it set to dual-boot with 8.1, but there are still things that bind me to Windows for now. No reason to move on completely now... six years is a really long time in computers, and I don't even know if MS will be relevant to me by then. Time will tell... but I am sure of one thing: if 10's anything like it is now, it is not an option.

There will be no new versions of Windows though.... 10 is the last one... just free updates like the Creator's Edition that was just released (much like OSX)....

So like it or not, Windows 10 WILL be your only option... Just like Vista though, Windows 10 is a constantly evolving OS, and while many disliked it on release, it is quite different now. You have the option to turn off all your privacy settings, defer updates (if you have Pro or Enterprise, you can set it just like you did 7 and XP), get rid of Windows Store, apps, etc....

Google is your friend....

 

[gollum21]

So like it or not, Windows 10 WILL be your only option...

Google is your friend....

Well, if that's the case then MS can expect Linux to take over unless something better comes along.

I'm also not so sure about Google being my friend. I prefer duckduckgo since it doesn't track me

 

[Squid Surprise]

Well, if that's the case then MS can expect Linux to take over unless something better comes along.

I'm also not so sure about Google being my friend. I prefer duckduckgo since it doesn't track me

Yeah, I'm sure MS is just shivering in terror at the prospect of Linux jumping into competition.... They might get 3% of the market one day!!!!

And any search engine will do - look up Linux market share in whichever one you want