Perception is 99% of reality
Original post provide by PHP Everywhere - By John LimJeff Atwood writes:
If you’ve used Windows Vista, you’ve probably noticed that Vista’s file copy performance is noticeably worse than Windows XP. I know it’s one of the first things I noticed. Here’s the irony– Vista’s file copy is based on an improved algorithm and actually performs better in most cases than XP. So how come it seems so darn slow?
PS: Jeff adds that Vista SP1 has switched back to XP’s algorithm. Duhh!
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