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Vista Beta 2 has Major Problems

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-does-every-version-of-windows dept.

WebHostingGuy writes "In a review by Gary Krackow from MSNBC who reviewed Vista Beta 2 over the last week he had very disappointing problems. "for me [it] was one of the worst operating system experiences that I've ever encountered." Built-in audio and wireless didn't work on his Levono laptop. It took four days to get the first installation."

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  1. OS X...? by metaomni · · Score: 5, Interesting
    The article reminds me a lot of this video of OS X overlaid on a Gates presentation of Vista.

    I'm no Apple fanboi, but it does seem like Vista isn't really innovating anything that OS X hasn't had since at least 10.4, if not earlier. Feel free to disagree.

  2. Re:Article Summary by Asphalt · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Am I the only one who's sitting here and wondering, "What was this guy thinking?!" Laptops have so much custom hardware these days that it's a Bad Idea(TM) to attempt an OS installation from anything but restore CDs.

    Well, a year or so ago, laptop sales surpassed desktop sales.

    So if you had to test an OS on a machine, statistically you would go with a laptop in 2006.

    The hardware isn't terribly specialized anymore.

    If Vista doesn't run on laptops, then Microsoft will be cut out more than 50% of all new computer sales.