VB6 Crashes when exiting app

[Dale]

Hello, Windows sucks period.

Windows is a sufficiently large construct that such a sweeping generalization is inappropriate.  Some of Microsoft's offerings shipped with Windows do indeed suck, but there are parts that are decent.

It didn't use to be bad, it use to be efficient, but ever since Windows Vista hit the market, my view for Microsoft declined.

Ironic considering your signature sports the Windows Vista color scheme and the login screen wallpaper.

Never said I didn't care for the GUI, It's cute, but as far as performance wise it's shit.

[MyndFyre]

Bull.  Shit.

[Barabajagal]

Eww... the GUI looks like a shitty knock-off of OSX, which is what it is!

[Dale]

I like it, but like I said despite MyndFyres' comment, performance is shit.

[Warrior]

Hello, Windows sucks period.

Windows is a sufficiently large construct that such a sweeping generalization is inappropriate.  Some of Microsoft's offerings shipped with Windows do indeed suck, but there are parts that are decent.

It didn't use to be bad, it use to be efficient, but ever since Windows Vista hit the market, my view for Microsoft declined.

Ironic considering your signature sports the Windows Vista color scheme and the login screen wallpaper.

Never said I didn't care for the GUI, It's cute, but as far as performance wise it's shit.

Performs just fine for me, and I've had it since release. What specifically is slow for you?

[Warrior]

Eww... the GUI looks like a shitty knock-off of OSX, which is what it is!

Except Aero and it's underlying technologies were being shown off at PDCs before OSX got any form of usable compositing+3D Effects.

Additionally, if you find think that a Windows Vista Desktop, and an OSX Desktop look in any way similar you must be smoking something.

Or maybe we should mention how Leopard adopts the Vista Style translucent Menu Bar? Nah.

[Barabajagal]

It's the entire idea of the round/bubbly/glassy/"Web2.0" shit. I can't stand any of it. I like dark, squared off interfaces that don't make me feel like I'm playing a game designed for a three year old.

[brew]

It's the entire idea of the round/bubbly/glassy/"Web2.0" shit. I can't stand any of it. I like dark, squared off interfaces that don't make me feel like I'm playing a game designed for a three year old.

But that's the future of computing! Great, init?

[Dale]

You have awful taste Andy, 

[Barabajagal]

I value ease of use over appearance. Visual styles should be minimal, un-noticed, and not distracting. Windows XP's "Luna" skin was completely and totally pointless. It didn't increase productivity at all. In fact, it made lots of things larger than they needed to be, which takes up workspace. Aero's even worse. It's all bloated, pointless bullshit. I'd rather use a text based system that lets me work without a single thought to the GUI.

[brew]

I'd rather use a text based system that lets me work without a single thought to the GUI.

See: Ripple Chat Bot Configuration GUI

[Dale]

I'd rather use a text based system that lets me work without a single thought to the GUI.

See: Ripple Chat Bot Configuration GUI

It was rather repulsive.

[Camel]

It's pointless to argue over who did what first. Even if the information you use to support your argument is fact, it still doesn't change the bottom line: Aero is egregiously slow.

I've seen benchmarks, supported by my own personal experience, that indicate Aero is responsible for as much as a 150% slowdown in window draw time when compared to the classic windows style. If you've got a top of the line computer with a top of the line graphics card, you probably wont notice the difference, but I for one will not be installing Vista any time soon.

Leopard runs just fine on my MacBook. I've got the GM850 graphics card (it's a shitty integrated Intel card), and it has no problems drawing any of the effects in OSX.

[warz]

So, you can't run Vista with Aero - who cares?

[MyndFyre]

Leopard runs just fine on my MacBook.

I'm sure Windows would run with flying colors on a machine in which Microsoft had all the control over the hardware, too.