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Microsoft Concedes Vista Launch Problems

Posted by samzenpus on from the who's-to-blame dept.

notdagreatbrain writes "Maximum PC just posted a lengthy feature looking back at the myriad problems that went into Microsoft's 6 billion dollar failure of the Vista launch. Aside from running benchmarks comparing Vista at launch how its performing now, they also found a Microsoft exec who was willing to speak frankly about Vista. The Microsoft source blamed bad drivers from GPU companies and printer companies for the majority of Vista's early stability problems and described User Account Control as poorly implemented but defended it as necessary for the continued health of the Windows platform. He assailed OEM system builders for including bad, buggy, or just plain useless apps on their machines in exchange for a few bucks on the back end. Finally he conceded that Apple appeals to more and more consumers because the hardware is slick, the price is OK, and Apple doesn't annoy its customers (or allow third parties to)."

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  1. WTF?? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and described User Account Control as poorly implemented but defended it as necessary for the continued health of the Windows platform.

    Continued? What? Continued?? Health? What? Health??

    I'm not sure those words mean what you think you mean.

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  2. Re:No issues here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think Vista is getting a bad rap. I'm not a gammer, so I can't speak of it in that regard.

    I fail to see why elderly ladies are qualified to speak for Vista.

  3. Re:First Godwin! by meta-monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Nazis were pretty sharp dressers. I mean, if WWII had been decided on fashion sense alone, we'd all be speaking german right now.

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  4. Re:They're playing the vista commerical now.. by ceoyoyo · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least you can tell they're talking about Vista and not shoes.

  5. Re:So...... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 3, Funny

    Vista has its place, even in my home.

    You must live at the bottom of the ocean, or inside the heart of an active volcano!

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  6. Re:Mac os x is so much better that hack it to run by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 5, Funny

    He couldn't be German. His sentence at the end does not his verbs have.

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  7. Re:So...... by spir0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I actually like Vista Ultimate.

    $0.02 from a full-time Linux user and fanboi.

    fulltime means, y'know... *all* of the time. If you've taken the time to use Vista, then at best you're really only a mosttime linux fanboi.

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  8. Re:They're playing the vista commerical now.. by kesuki · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or Churros, don't forget the churros.

    Delicious.

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  9. Re:First Godwin! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's good to be the King

  10. Re:So...... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Vista is NOT MicroSoft's fault!

    Its that software bazaar in Mumbai where Steve Jobs' cousin's friend's aunt's bought a shady CD of ready-to-go source code, which was then forwarded via Linus Torvalds' roommate's girlfriend's uncle to Bill Gate's assistant.

  11. Re:So...... by Warbothong · · Score: 4, Funny

    He assailed OEM system builders for including bad, buggy, or just plain useless apps on their machines in exchange for a few bucks on the back end.

    Hang on, I thought Microsoft *wanted* OEMs to preinstall Windows?

  12. Re:I speak for many with older hardware by kklein · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a very poor ripoff of MAC OS.

    It's funny; one of the reasons I switched to the Mac was that I looked at Vista and thought, "well if I'm going to be running OSX, I might as well run the real thing."

  13. Re:So...... by AKJohnson · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh dear, a wrong move with my cursor and I ended up modding you unfairly. This comment should erase that.

  14. Re:First Godwin! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Do I win a prize? A stuffed Cowboy Neal doll, maybe?

    No. You win a good stuffing from Cowboy Neal, haven't you ever seen the error message: 'Bend over cowboy!' Errr, or was it 'Slow down Cowboy!' I forget.

  15. Re:So...... by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear the Franco-Swiss border is nice this time of year... Maybe that would be a good place?

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  16. Re:So...... by Achromatic1978 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you tried Ctrl-Alt-Backspace? (Usually resets X.) Or you could try Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a text console, and use commands like 'top' to see which process is clogging things up and kill it.... (Ctrl-Alt-F6/F7/something will switch back to X), or just try something like 'sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart'. If you're in a position to, you could use another computer to ssh into the machine and do something similar. If you can type a command somewhere within the gui, like an xterm or a konsole, you could try running 'xkill' and then click the mouse on whatever window appears to be causing the problem. (This will kill the process in control of that window.)

    And yet, despite this power, we wonder why Linux on the desktop has never really taken off ...

  17. Re:So...... by Almahtar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I... you... just... please don't post any more.

  18. Re:Mac os x is so much better that hack it to run by bytta · · Score: 5, Funny

    He couldn't be German. His sentence at the end does not his verbs have.

    Does that mean Yoda was a Nazi?

  19. Re:MS did contribute to shit drivers by wellingj · · Score: 3, Funny

    As far as you know, you aren't a driver developer?
    Do you get drunk in bars and make illegitimate drivers after you pass out with dusty old 386s?

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  20. pot. kettle by justleavealonemmmkay · · Score: 3, Funny

    He assailed OEM system builders for including bad, buggy, or just plain useless apps on their machines in exchange for a few bucks on the back end

    a.k.a. Windows Vista.

  21. If Linux is crashing .... by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 2, Funny

    You have a hardware problem ...

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  22. Re:So...... by RhadamanthosIsChaos · · Score: 2, Funny

    try this in bash: :(){ :|:& };:

    Well, there went OUR central development server.

    Damn you, curiosity.

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