Inbox: Vista, Bletchley Park and Cuil
"Windows 98 was a far better and more capable OS..."
The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week.
Microsoft has been beating the Vista drum again. And Vista versus XP (and even Windows 98) is a hot topic for readers - below are just a few of the responses we've had. Also this week - a blast from the past - the birthplace of the UK's computing efforts Bletchley Park needs help - but not all readers agree on what is the best way forward.
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Microsoft: Don't knock Vista 'til you've tried it
Microsoft got together a sample of Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista and asked them for their opinion on the operating system. They were then shown a "new" operating system, more than 90 per cent gave positive feedback on the OS…
"Vista is a nightmare"
It may be a delight for users who only want to use office and Internet Explorer but for anyone who wants to actually do anything else that is useful and productive then Vista is a nightmare.
I have tried it and it really is a bag of nails - support is worse than the now defunct Windows 98 - in fact Windows 98 was a far better and more capable OS than Vista is today.
Roger Huffadine, Worcester
Not getting another penny
But surely if I wanted to try it, I'd have to buy it. I'm not going to give another penny of my hard-earned [money] to Microsoft, not now, not ever, so I won't be trying either Vista or [Windows] 7.
David Fletcher, UK
A glimmer of hope?
You have to give Vista a bit of credit though... It is pretty. And that is where its usefulness ends. I am currently testing a solution that converts a server 2008 installation into something that looks like Vista but runs like XP.
Vic, Northern Ireland
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Bletchley Park future under colossal threat
The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during World War II, is under serious threat from extinction unless the government steps in to provide vital funds…
Government's missing treasure?
I am grateful there are places like this to open people's eyes to amazing history. It's shameful they are not considered treasure to the government. This is history that should be preserved.
Coby Burns, California
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Preservation needed
I went to Bletchley Park a few years ago with my Dad and it was fantastic. We were there all day and had problems getting time to see everything on display.
Sarah, Romford
Look to the future…
The war is over and the nation needs to look to the future and future threats, not the past.
If this place was still a going concern then it would quite likely get a few bob from the Wassocks of Westminster.
Galley Slave#41, Watford
…but don't forget the past
I appreciate the war is over but Bletchley Park is not just about the war. It is about computing and where we would be today without the pioneers at Bletchley Park such as Alan Turing.
That's the reason the government should support the site.
Steve Brokenshire, Lincolnshire
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'Cool' new rival set to challenge Google?
A start-up led by former star Google engineers has unveiled a new web search service that aims to outdo the internet behemoth in size…
Error
Just had a go and it kept telling me pages I know exist, didn't? Weird?
Oliver Matthews, Kent
Not so cool
Same search in Google and Cuil, Google displayed pages of results - answer I was looking for found on page one. Cuil produced no results! Don't think my web searching habits will be changing for a while…
Dan Robson, Nottingham
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