Upgrade your to Upgrade your Graphics?

Mcninjaguy · 12-08-2008, 06:35 PM

ok so I want to see lots of voting

Tiber Septim · 12-08-2008, 10:03 PM

I'm fine with every 5 years upgrading OS or hardware, that's plenty of time to get some money together and it keeps things constantly moving forward.

If we were to stick with one OS for too long, yes, it would become much more refined, but it would also become stagnant. The only constant in life is change and the same should hold true for technology.

Microsoft should adopt Intels' way of planning, they use a 'Tick, Tock' system.
On a Tick year they refine the previous tech by shrinking the existing architecture, whereas on a Tock year, they release a new architecture.

Microsoft should do something like, on a Tick year, they release a major service pack to refine the previous OS, but a Tock year brings a new OS. Then spread that out to a 5 year cycle.
Tock - 2007 Vista release
Tick - 2009 Vista service pack
Tock - 2012 Next Windows
Tick - 2014 Next Windows Service pack
Tock - 2016 Next Windows

Actually, that seems like too long a time, they should make a new Windows every 3 - 4 years with a service pack in the middle.

Mcninjaguy · 12-08-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiber Septim

Actually, that seems like too long a time, they should make a new Windows every 3 - 4 years with a service pack in the middle.

seems about right for me

View Poll Results: Do you think that after 5 years evey 5 getting another OS to upgrade your graphics?
YES! five years is fine	2	66.67%
NO I like my OS I'm used to it	0	0%
5 years is too long to wait (loving the newest stuff)	0	0%
there should be a patch for my OS	1	33.33%
Hater of microsoft	0	0%
Voters: 3. You may not vote on this poll

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Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,877 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Upgrade your to Upgrade your Graphics? I'm fine with every 5 years upgrading OS or hardware, that's plenty of time to get some money together and it keeps things constantly moving forward. If we were to stick with one OS for too long, yes, it would become much more refined, but it would also become stagnant. The only constant in life is change and the same should hold true for technology. Microsoft should adopt Intels' way of planning, they use a 'Tick, Tock' system. On a Tick year they refine the previous tech by shrinking the existing architecture, whereas on a Tock year, they release a new architecture. Microsoft should do something like, on a Tick year, they release a major service pack to refine the previous OS, but a Tock year brings a new OS. Then spread that out to a 5 year cycle. Tock - 2007 Vista release Tick - 2009 Vista service pack Tock - 2012 Next Windows Tick - 2014 Next Windows Service pack Tock - 2016 Next Windows Actually, that seems like too long a time, they should make a new Windows every 3 - 4 years with a service pack in the middle. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.