The Web has been abuzz with chatter about Windows Vista's upcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1): What it will and will not fix, how it will affect performance, how long will it take to install, and so on. PC manufacturers, some journalists, and a great deal of torrent addicts already have the service pack, and ExtremeTech is among that crew.
While there are lots of things to write about SP1, the first thing ExtremeTech is going to focus on is performance. Sure, security is important as is compatibility, but ExtremeTech is hoping SP1 turns Vista into the screaming speed demon Microsoft once seemed to suggest it would be. Of course, when ExtremeTech says performance, they're mainly talking about games, but they checked out other areas in which it supposedly improves the Vista experience as well.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
what people don't know is that SP1 has nothing new to offer it only offers hot fixes and two tweaks "Performance" and "reliability" you can get those two fixes from microsoft's page.
Windows updates only slow PCs down.
We have seen this with earlier WIN Versions why would Vista be any different?
Soon i have to doubble my 4gt ram
"Why cant ms make anything right from the start?
Windows updates only slow PCs down.
We have seen this with earlier WIN Versions why would Vista be any different?
Soon i have to doubble my 4gt ram "
Typical ignorant fanboy BS. I guess the dozens of firmware updates Sony has made for the PS3/PSN since launch are normal and acceptable, in your biased vision. :o MS...like ANY product mfr, continues to make improvements/enhancements, well after releasing products. If you REALLY BELIEVE this is something only MS does, you're truly pathetic.
NOBODY gets things 100% right the first time on ANYTHING.