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Windows Vista - Not So Bad?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the needs-some-salt dept.

Shantyman writes "ZDNet has a counterpoint to the negative impressions of Vista's Beta 2 going around. Entitled Vista Beta 2, up close and personal, Ed Bott writes: 'I've spent the last three months running beta versions of Windows Vista on the PCs I use for everyday work. February and March were exasperating. April's release was noticeably better, and the Beta 2 preview - Build 5381, released to testers in early May - has been running flawlessly on my notebook for nearly three weeks.'"

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  1. Or, to put it more accurately by RLiegh · · Score: 4, Funny

    MS's checks from april and may cleared.

  2. Re:Runs flawlessly by Mayhem178 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Turns out the guy didn't really get it working, he just had this taped to his laptop.

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    "You will pay for your lack of vision..." - Emperor Palpatine to Ray Charles

  3. Re:Running smoothly? by bishiraver · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love it. "Failure Type: OS Stopped Working." Real informative there!

  4. Re:Running smoothly? by NutscrapeSucks · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have to say that MS must have enormous balls to add a "stability monitor" to Windows.

    "Stability Index" is going to become the new "Uptime".

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    Whenever I hear the word 'Innovation', I reach for my pistol.
  5. that sounds like a selling point by sentientbrendan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows Vista "Not so bad"

    Windows Vista "Almost as good as XP"

    Windows Vista "Several new themes"

    I think microsoft has a winner here

  6. Re:Microsoft eating their own dogfood? by AgentUSA · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.