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XP was the first decent Windows release since Windows 95, and consumers adopted it en masse. However, it was riddled with security flaws and that makes it less
by probablyfiction 13y ago
XP was the first decent Windows release since Windows 95, and consumers adopted it en masse. However, it was riddled with security flaws and that makes it less attractive when looking at it in hindsight.
- masklinn 13y ago> XP was the first decent Windows release since Windows 95 I'm sure you mean "2000" not "XP".
- probablyfiction 13y agoWhat I should have said was that XP was the first decent consumer-focused release since Windows 95. 2000 had a good codebase, but an abysmal adoption rate.
- masklinn 13y ago> 2000 had a good codebase, but an abysmal adoption rate. Yes, which kinda-sorta was expected as it was still considered part of the NT-line and not a consumer OS, and WinME was released after it. Still, it was a perfectly good consumer OS (IIRC, 2000 was the original merge point of the NT and 9x lines, then the building base for Project Neptune which fell through and ultimately lead to Whistler after 2000's release), much better than WinME could ever be, and I only reluctantly switched to WinXP (to try AoE III which refused to install on 2000, of all things)
- pjmlp 13y agoActually NT 4 was already quite good. As soon as I got access to Windows NT 4 Workstation, it became my Windows default install, alongside Mandrake Linux back in the day.
- aluhut 13y agoI liked 2k pretty much. I was good for their time and I wish MS would have continued to make operating systems for people who just need an operating system.