Vista Makes CNET UK's List of "Worst Consumer Tech"

Several anonymous readers pointed us at CNET UK's Crave blog for a list of what is or was, in their opinion, the worst consumer tech in history. Vista comes in at number 10, in company with Apple's puck mouse (number 6) and Sony's CD rootkit (number 9). According to Crave: "[Vista's] incompatibility with hardware, its obsessive requirement of human interaction to clear security dialogue box warnings and its abusive use of hated DRM, not to mention its general pointlessness as an upgrade, are just some examples of why this expensive operating system earns the final place in our terrible tech list." That's gotta hurt a little, coinciding as it does with Apple's Don't Give Up On Vista attack ad.

Comments

Rootkit not as bad as puck mouse?

[nine-times]

How can a mouse with a somewhat confusing design be "worse" than someone selling a rootkit that compromises the security of functionality of your computer? Shouldn't crappy design take a back seat to outright sabotage?

Re:as much as I dislike Vista

[Osty]

I've seen systems shipped with vista that had unsupported or broken components.

And how is that Microsoft's fault? There were plenty of broken systems like that when XP first shipped, and when Win98 first shipped, and Win95, and so on. Perhaps things would be better if Microsoft built their own machines, like Apple, but that's never going to happen.

For those who didn't RTFA

[wanderingknight]

Vista is actually #1. The summary sucks.