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Time for a Vista Do-Over?

Posted by samzenpus on from the better-luck-next-time dept.

DigitalDame2 writes "'There's nothing wrong with Vista,' PC Mag editor-in-chief Lance Ulanoff tells a Microsoft rep at this year's CES. 'But you guys have a big problem on your hands. Perception is reality, and the perception is that Vista is a dud.' He goes on to confess that the operating system is too complex and burdened by things people don't need. Plus, Vista sometimes seems so slow. Ulanoff gives four suggestions for a complete Vista makeover, like starting with new code and creating a universal interface table. But will Microsoft really listen?"

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  1. Nothing wrong by QuickFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed there's nothing wrong with Vista. Except of course the operating system.

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    1. Re:Nothing wrong by netdur · · Score: 5, Funny

      there's nothing wrong with Vista
                        [deny] [allow]

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    2. Re:Nothing wrong by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      At least the disc it comes on is pretty and shiny. Unless it came preinstalled on your computer, in which case, you probably don't have a disc, so, errmmm...scratch that.

      I was tryin' to say something nice about Vista! Honestly!

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    3. Re:Nothing wrong by QuickFox · · Score: 4, Funny

      At least the disc it comes on is pretty and shiny. The box looks nice too.

      Let's be honest and give Microsoft credit where credit is due.
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    4. Re:Nothing wrong by Hillgiant · · Score: 4, Funny

      I agree. The Operating System in emacs is terrible.

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    5. Re:Nothing wrong by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, not exactly my toilet seat, but the little Eepc I have sellotaped to the bottom of it, so I can my family's fecal throughput throughout the summer.
      So you can $VERB your family's fecal matter?

      I'm intrigued. What is the missing word? This is the best Madlibs I've seen in a while.

      monitor?
      record?
      upload?
      fileshare?

      Please toss us a bone and let us know exactly *what* you have that Eepc do to your family's logjams. Thanks in advance.
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  2. Re:bah by chrish · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is the nice thing about new Windows releases; it makes the previous version seem insanely fast.

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  3. Re:Universal interface table? by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    look at Gnome
    give fishing rod to gnome
    sleep
    take fish from gnome
    eat fish

    Don't mind me, I'm also fighting the urge to use Multi User Dungeons. I was a fool to think that rehab was the end of it.

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  4. Re:New Code? by e4g4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed - he did misuse that term, but phrased like: "Vista's kernel is monolithic" it seems quite accurate...

    ...I think it's quite reasonable to describe the Vista kernel (when loaded in memory) as a "giant black box that drives primates into a murderous rage."

    (With apologies to Kubrick and Clarke) :P

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  5. Re:bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    5 years into the future...

    Windows 7 will have a really awesome mini kernel, and then they will shove everything into the kernel so it runs as fast as possible. This one really gets me. Se7en was supposed to be a complete rewrite with all new code. when MSFT bought virtual PC I became happy as I saw it as a sign that backward compatibility would be handled by VPC sandboxing Vista. MSFT kept bragging about how new Se7en would be I had hope.

    When Se7en RC1 was released and immediately hit with a virus in an image library that had been directly ported from Vista I knew Se7en was doomed to be crap. The rewrite never actually happened they just ported the code and added yet another layer of crap on top.

    Windows 8 will have a really awesome mini kernel, and then they will shove everything into the kernel so it runs as fast as possible.
  6. Re:bah by CmdrGravy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love how the Linux nuts pop on here...


    Take a look around my friend, you're already deep in enemy territory and you don't even know it.
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