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The third Service Pack for Microsoft Windows XP, expected to be publicly released next year, might boost the operating system's speed to the point where it is substantially faster than Vista, its successor OS, according to a new study. In a benchmarking comparison between a beta version of XP Service Pack 3 and Vista with Service Pack 1, Devil Mountain Software of Florida found that the SP3-tweaked XP left Vista in the dust. The tests showed that XP, modified with the forthcoming service pack, had twice the performance of Vista modified with SP1.
Re: After Upgrades, Vista Eats XP's Dust
Posted by: drsmokehsd 2007-11-29 07:24:57 In reply to: Fred J. Aun
[Even without Devil Mountain's findings, most enterprises are seeing "no compelling reasons" to upgrade to Vista their systems that are running perfectly well on XP, said Gold. "This is not a major gotcha," he said. "If it was a security flaw they discovered, one where people could get into the operating system, that's one thing. But if it just says, 'XP runs faster,' then who cares?"]
I care. And most consumers should as well. If you are going to spend hundreds of dollars upgrading hardware or software, then should you not expect the performance to be a true improvement over previous benchmarks. Seriously, if my existing hardware/software is performing as needed and I am not getting any serious improvement from upgrading, then what motivation do I have to spend the money?
I care. And most consumers should as well. If you are going to spend hundreds of dollars upgrading hardware or software, then should you not expect the performance to be a true improvement over previous benchmarks. Seriously, if my existing hardware/software is performing as needed and I am not getting any serious improvement from upgrading, then what motivation do I have to spend the money?
