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MS Confirms Six Different Versions of Windows 7
darien writes "Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be offered in six different editions. In a seeming admission that the numerous versions of Vista were confusing to consumers, the company says that this time its marketing will focus on just two editions — 'Home Premium' and 'Professional.' But the reality is more complex, with different packages offering different subsets of the total range of Windows 7 features."
Eh, in some ways they aren't wrong with it getting a bad wrap in the general public's eyes.
I started using Vista not too long ago as my secondary OS (primary being OS X). My only problems have been UAC, some performance loss, and that my laptop doesn't have 64-bit drives for everything (so I'm stuck on 32-bit).
Save for my first day where I was still getting everything installed/patched, it hasn't crashed on me.
Do I think it's great or awe-inspiring? No.
Do I think it's garbage? No.
Do I think there's room for improvement? Yes.
Most of the people I've spoken that said Vista sucks had either not used it or only used it for 5 minutes. The ones that didn't use it just said "well, because I heard it's horrible."
So in the end, I'd say Vista did get a bad wrap in some sense. People are just repeating what they heard from TV or their nephew.