Gamers prefer XP
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I really shouldnt be supprised.... A survey by Steam (http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html[^]) shows that over 80% of people that play on the steam network use a Windows XP machine.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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I really shouldnt be supprised.... A survey by Steam (http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html[^]) shows that over 80% of people that play on the steam network use a Windows XP machine.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
XP has about 78.3% market share... Operating System Market Share[^]. But Linux is hot on it's tail at 0.57%.
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XP has about 78.3% market share... Operating System Market Share[^]. But Linux is hot on it's tail at 0.57%.
its going to be a close race... Who do you think it is that is mainly accepting vista? As that hardware survey from steam shows, most gamers prefer XP, and I saw a thing recently saying that corporate environments are holding off on installing Vista.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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its going to be a close race... Who do you think it is that is mainly accepting vista? As that hardware survey from steam shows, most gamers prefer XP, and I saw a thing recently saying that corporate environments are holding off on installing Vista.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thunderbox666 wrote:
Who do you think it is that is mainly accepting vista?
New computers being sold as we speak?
Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Who do you think it is that is mainly accepting vista?
New computers being sold as we speak?
Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico
Yes but I opt for one with XP or if thats not an option, the first thing I do is upgrade it to XP when I get it home. I also do this for quite a few of my friends too.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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I really shouldnt be supprised.... A survey by Steam (http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html[^]) shows that over 80% of people that play on the steam network use a Windows XP machine.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thats not very reliable. It doesn't actually show anything. It may just tell us that about 80% of the users havn't upgraded to Vista yet. Now if they had asked people with Vista using their network if they prefered Vista over XP, then i'd be happy to accept the results.
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
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Thats not very reliable. It doesn't actually show anything. It may just tell us that about 80% of the users havn't upgraded to Vista yet. Now if they had asked people with Vista using their network if they prefered Vista over XP, then i'd be happy to accept the results.
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
People do or dont upgrade for a reason. When there is that much of a gap between them, it is hard to argue.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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People do or dont upgrade for a reason. When there is that much of a gap between them, it is hard to argue.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it? Gamers tend to be in the group of people that rely on synthetic benchmarks rather than real-world performance. If a new OS reduces their framerate from a silky smooth 150fps imperceptible to 140fps, then they will complain long and hard about how terrible the new architecture is (in this case DX10), without taking into account the benefits.
Mark Churchill Director Dunn & Churchill Diamond Binding: Zero to Data Layer in 3 mins
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If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it? Gamers tend to be in the group of people that rely on synthetic benchmarks rather than real-world performance. If a new OS reduces their framerate from a silky smooth 150fps imperceptible to 140fps, then they will complain long and hard about how terrible the new architecture is (in this case DX10), without taking into account the benefits.
Mark Churchill Director Dunn & Churchill Diamond Binding: Zero to Data Layer in 3 mins
Mark Churchill wrote:
If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it?
How many of them do you think would actually pay for their software anyway? lol
Mark Churchill wrote:
without taking into account the benefits
What benifits are their? better security is about the only one I can think of. If you think that is worth compromising frame rate and loading times, then you dont know much about gamers.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it? Gamers tend to be in the group of people that rely on synthetic benchmarks rather than real-world performance. If a new OS reduces their framerate from a silky smooth 150fps imperceptible to 140fps, then they will complain long and hard about how terrible the new architecture is (in this case DX10), without taking into account the benefits.
Mark Churchill Director Dunn & Churchill Diamond Binding: Zero to Data Layer in 3 mins
Mark Churchill wrote:
If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it?
ya.. I'm a lit bit behind. When MS released Windows 98, I liked Windows 95. When they released Windows 2000, Win98 was mine.. then, they released XP but Windows 2000 was so right for me.. now, they released Vista but I'm fall in love with XP.. :)
Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)
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Thats not very reliable. It doesn't actually show anything. It may just tell us that about 80% of the users havn't upgraded to Vista yet. Now if they had asked people with Vista using their network if they prefered Vista over XP, then i'd be happy to accept the results.
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
SK Genius wrote:
It may just tell us that about 80% of the users havn't upgraded to Vista yet.
Yeah. I totally agree with you..
Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)
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People do or dont upgrade for a reason. When there is that much of a gap between them, it is hard to argue.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Dammit, my reply didn't go through and i didn't even realise.. i guess i shall try to remember it... Money? I find that money is usually quite the motivator. People have also been using XP for a long time, they have things the way they like them. Saying that gamers prefer XP is also quite the assumption. The statement may also imply that XP is better for games than Vista, which may or may not be true. All this statistical peice of information is telling us, is that 80% of steams users are on XP. Its actually quite useless for anything else. As another example, you probably think FF is better than IE right? And if not, you probably think that Opera is better than IE? And if not... i guess you like IE. Anyway, the point is, FF may be better than IE, but how many people actaully choose to use it?
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
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Mark Churchill wrote:
If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it?
ya.. I'm a lit bit behind. When MS released Windows 98, I liked Windows 95. When they released Windows 2000, Win98 was mine.. then, they released XP but Windows 2000 was so right for me.. now, they released Vista but I'm fall in love with XP.. :)
Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)
I never liked 95. 98 is where its at baby!
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
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Yes but I opt for one with XP or if thats not an option, the first thing I do is upgrade it to XP when I get it home. I also do this for quite a few of my friends too.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Same thing. I help a lot of people fix their computer problems. So far, none of them want Vista. Any new computer bought is automatically "upgraded" to XP, although I'm a bit disheartened that they still pay for the cost of installing Vista. Microsoft makes money, whether or not people want Vista.
ROFLOLMFAO
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Mark Churchill wrote:
If you offered those same people a free upgrade to Vista, how many would take it?
How many of them do you think would actually pay for their software anyway? lol
Mark Churchill wrote:
without taking into account the benefits
What benifits are their? better security is about the only one I can think of. If you think that is worth compromising frame rate and loading times, then you dont know much about gamers.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
I've got a free (legal) Vista Ultimate DVD and a DVD image somewhere. I didn't even think about using either of them.
ROFLOLMFAO
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I never liked 95. 98 is where its at baby!
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
Just for fun, I tried going on the internet with a fresh installation of Windows 98 (the factory-installed one I backed up about 6 years ago). You wouldn't believe how much malware attacked the browser and OS after visiting a site like newgrounds.com and crunchyroll.com.
ROFLOLMFAO
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Just for fun, I tried going on the internet with a fresh installation of Windows 98 (the factory-installed one I backed up about 6 years ago). You wouldn't believe how much malware attacked the browser and OS after visiting a site like newgrounds.com and crunchyroll.com.
ROFLOLMFAO
Actually i think i could. :rolleyes: And you wonder why schools block these kinds of websites... as well as workplaces. (Of course, if your clever, there's no block that can stop you)
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
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I've got a free (legal) Vista Ultimate DVD and a DVD image somewhere. I didn't even think about using either of them.
ROFLOLMFAO
I got offered a copy of Vista for free through work (fo use until I leave), but after using Vista from the Beta stage to the current stage, I would rather stick with XP
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Dammit, my reply didn't go through and i didn't even realise.. i guess i shall try to remember it... Money? I find that money is usually quite the motivator. People have also been using XP for a long time, they have things the way they like them. Saying that gamers prefer XP is also quite the assumption. The statement may also imply that XP is better for games than Vista, which may or may not be true. All this statistical peice of information is telling us, is that 80% of steams users are on XP. Its actually quite useless for anything else. As another example, you probably think FF is better than IE right? And if not, you probably think that Opera is better than IE? And if not... i guess you like IE. Anyway, the point is, FF may be better than IE, but how many people actaully choose to use it?
My current favourite word is: Bauble!
-SK Genius
SK Genius wrote:
Money? I find that money is usually quite the motivator.
Your talking about a group who are know for spending hundreds of $$'s just to get the latest game to run, or on the latest case to show off. Also, I dont know if you read the stats or not, but the most common graphics card among them was the nVidia 8800... Have you seen the cost on those lately?
SK Genius wrote:
Saying that gamers prefer XP is also quite the assumption
Have you been to any LAN parties lately? Hell have you even talked to many "gamers"? Not the people who play maybe one or two games a month, I mean REAL gamers! If you are near one anytime soon, just take a walk along the rows of computers there. Ask around, and see how many people, even if offered it for free, would install Vista. I would be willing to bet all my possesions that more would rather stick with XP, and I would most likely win!
SK Genius wrote:
80% of steams users are on XP.
True, 80% of over 600,000 gamers are still on XP after a year. Doesnt that alone say something?
SK Genius wrote:
you probably think FF is better than IE right? And if not, you probably think that Opera is better than IE? And if not... i guess you like IE
Care to take any more gueeses? I guess your a male right? If not, you are probably a female? and if not.... LOL sorry, I couldnt resist.. no hard feelings? :-D But yes, I do prefer FF
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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I really shouldnt be supprised.... A survey by Steam (http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html[^]) shows that over 80% of people that play on the steam network use a Windows XP machine.
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Sure - but gamers are also most likely to put water pipes on the inside of their computer. On purpose. And overclock $600 graphics cards and $1000 CPUs for a single-digit performance gain. And don't even get me started on the internal neon case lighting... Back in my day, we had rectangular beige metal boxes, and we liked it that way. :)
-- Russell Morris Morbo: "WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!"