Brian
09-22-2008, 12:51 PM
Microsoft Tells: Why Vista "Failed" (http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13282/Microsoft-Tells-Why-Vista-Failed/)
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Way back in January 2007, after years of hype and anticipation, Microsoft unveiled Windows Vista to a decidedly lukewarm reception by the PC community, IT pros, and tech journalists alike. Instead of a revolutionary next-generation OS that was chock-full of new features, the Windows community got an underwhelming rehash with very little going for it. Oh, and Vista was plagued with performance and incompatibility problems to boot.
Since then, the PC community has taken the idea that Vista is underwhelming and turned it into a mantra. We’ve all heard about Vista’s poor network transfer speeds, low frame rates in games, and driver issues—shoot, we’ve experienced the problems ourselves. But over the last 18 months, Vista has undergone myriad changes, including the release of Service Pack 1, making the OS worth a second look. It’s time we determine once and for all whether we should stick with XP for the next 18 months while we wait for Windows 7. But before we answer that question, let’s review exactly what’s wrong with Windows Vista.
Microsoft's thoughts pretty well match my own: Vista's UI lacked a central theme, early drivers were sickly and weak, User Account Control was more like User Annoyance, and Ultimate lacked the features or follow-through to make the sticker price approach its value. But given that the drivers no longer suck, most people know how to drive the software, and that the XP-Vista performance gap is largely anachronistic, there's almost no reason to seek out XP unless you're forced to by legacy hardware.
Also, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/what_microsoft_must_change_windows_7">check out the list of necessary changes to make 7 worthwhile</a>."
Read full story here (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/shattered_dreams_and_broken_promises_vistas_failur e_launch?page=0%2C0)
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Way back in January 2007, after years of hype and anticipation, Microsoft unveiled Windows Vista to a decidedly lukewarm reception by the PC community, IT pros, and tech journalists alike. Instead of a revolutionary next-generation OS that was chock-full of new features, the Windows community got an underwhelming rehash with very little going for it. Oh, and Vista was plagued with performance and incompatibility problems to boot.
Since then, the PC community has taken the idea that Vista is underwhelming and turned it into a mantra. We’ve all heard about Vista’s poor network transfer speeds, low frame rates in games, and driver issues—shoot, we’ve experienced the problems ourselves. But over the last 18 months, Vista has undergone myriad changes, including the release of Service Pack 1, making the OS worth a second look. It’s time we determine once and for all whether we should stick with XP for the next 18 months while we wait for Windows 7. But before we answer that question, let’s review exactly what’s wrong with Windows Vista.
Microsoft's thoughts pretty well match my own: Vista's UI lacked a central theme, early drivers were sickly and weak, User Account Control was more like User Annoyance, and Ultimate lacked the features or follow-through to make the sticker price approach its value. But given that the drivers no longer suck, most people know how to drive the software, and that the XP-Vista performance gap is largely anachronistic, there's almost no reason to seek out XP unless you're forced to by legacy hardware.
Also, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/what_microsoft_must_change_windows_7">check out the list of necessary changes to make 7 worthwhile</a>."
Read full story here (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/shattered_dreams_and_broken_promises_vistas_failur e_launch?page=0%2C0)