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How Vista Disappoints
MCSEBear writes "Writer Paul Thurrott has given Microsoft a verbal dressing down for what has become of Windows Vista. He details Microsoft's broken promises over the years since Longhorn/Vista was first previewed back in 2003. He demonstrates where current Vista builds fail to live up to Microsoft's current hype of the much reduced feature set. From the article: 'I don't hate Windows Vista, and I certainly don't hate Microsoft for disappointing me and countless other customers with a product that doesn't even come close to meeting its original promises. I'm sure the company learned something from this debacle, and hopefully it will be more open and honest about what it can and cannot do in the future ... It some ways, Windows Vista actually will exceed Mac OS X and Linux, but not to the depth we were promised. Instead, Windows Vista will do what so many other Windows releases have done, and simply offer consumers and business users a few major changes and many subtle or minor updates. That's not horrible. It's just not what was promised.'"
...it's an OS. Get over it. You're putting way too much energy into thinking about and caring about what the next Windows will be like. We don't need a list of why you're disappointed after 3 years of pining for the next MS offering.
Oh wait, I just visited your site. You have bigger issues to deal with. Hopefully you're making a nice living off the ads. Carry on.
Actually I think 'Windows Vista' is a misnommer. Maybe 'Windows Political' would have been better, indicating that it promises many things, but crap at actually making them happen.
Jumpstart the tartan drive.
And why is that? I don't need no stinking Vista at my house!
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
Yeah, why would trust a guy that admits and critizes Microsoft problems when they exist, that admits that most of the things in vista are inspired in mac os x, and that owns a mac and likes mac os x?
Because he's a shill. A fanboy. I don't trust him to tell the truth for the same reason I don't trust RMS, or any other frothing at the mouth zealot. Because no matter what happens, no matter what the details of the situation are, his response is always going to be coloured by his agenda, and his advice always intended to further that agenda regardless of whether or not it represents the best or most logical course of action.
Just look at the Vista article. This is terrible, that's garbage, it's a huge disappointment. Rating: 5/5!