<story><title>Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS</title><url>https://overclock3d.net/news/software/windows-xp-2024-edition-is-everything-i-want-from-a-new-os/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dagmx</author><text>XP was likely the first memorable intro to windows for many developers in the home context. It was designed to be appealing to look at and a fresh coat of paint.&lt;p&gt;By comparison, you’d be hard pressed to find a non-enthusiast who really remembers the differences between 95&amp;#x2F;98&amp;#x2F;ME&amp;#x2F;2000 because they largely looked similar.&lt;p&gt;Unlike 2000, it was also aimed at home use. The prior home use system was ME which was also not very well received at the time. XP unified the business and home segments.&lt;p&gt;Add to that, the immense PR failure that was Vista, and a very long life for XP, it’s not surprising that it has the most fondness in people’s psyche.</text></item><item><author>exabrial</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t understand why people like XP so much. Windows 2000 was the ultimate OS: lean, fast, focused, and absolutely zero crapware installed. No stupid internet accounts needed to run your local OS and it did what it was supposed to do.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mrweasel</author><text>&amp;gt; 95&amp;#x2F;98&amp;#x2F;ME&amp;#x2F;2000 because they largely looked similar.&lt;p&gt;That was a feature, for me it was 95, 98, NT4, Windows 2000 then it all started falling apart and Linux and MacOSX because the more attractive alternatives.&lt;p&gt;For those who don&amp;#x27;t remember, we used to call the Windows XP UI the &amp;quot;Fisher Price&amp;quot; UI. It was the first dumbed down Windows UI.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;d agree, the nostalgia for Windows XP is misplaced, when the version before that was the more attractive option. Overall the quality of Windows 2000 just felt like it was way above Windows XP. All the Windows UI inconsistencies started showing up in Windows XP.&lt;p&gt;In the &amp;quot;Windows XP 2024&amp;quot; video I think it&amp;#x27;s interesting that that the two worst features, the Windows XP UI and the online account activation, have both been preserved.</text></comment>
<story><title>Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS</title><url>https://overclock3d.net/news/software/windows-xp-2024-edition-is-everything-i-want-from-a-new-os/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dagmx</author><text>XP was likely the first memorable intro to windows for many developers in the home context. It was designed to be appealing to look at and a fresh coat of paint.&lt;p&gt;By comparison, you’d be hard pressed to find a non-enthusiast who really remembers the differences between 95&amp;#x2F;98&amp;#x2F;ME&amp;#x2F;2000 because they largely looked similar.&lt;p&gt;Unlike 2000, it was also aimed at home use. The prior home use system was ME which was also not very well received at the time. XP unified the business and home segments.&lt;p&gt;Add to that, the immense PR failure that was Vista, and a very long life for XP, it’s not surprising that it has the most fondness in people’s psyche.</text></item><item><author>exabrial</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t understand why people like XP so much. Windows 2000 was the ultimate OS: lean, fast, focused, and absolutely zero crapware installed. No stupid internet accounts needed to run your local OS and it did what it was supposed to do.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bejk22</author><text>Windows 2000 was nothing like Windows 95&amp;#x2F;98&amp;#x2F;Me.&lt;p&gt;2000 isn&amp;#x27;t remembered as much as XP because it was never marketed to end-users but as an upgrade to NT4 and a workstation os. Home computers at the time came pre-installed with Windows Me, that was barely usable. When XP came out, it was so much better than Me that people loved it fondly, but in fact it was mostly Windows 2000 with a shitty Telletubbies theme.</text></comment>