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5 mistakes of Windows Vista !

8/17/2007 4:15 PM

Srinath Sadda

Joined: 11/11/2006

Posts: 1236

5 mistakes of Windows Vista !

Windows Vista has kind of gotten a bum rap. Some of the rap is deserved -- Microsoft shipped it too early. But for the most part, the rap is carried on by vocal techies who just like to poop on things because they think criticizing things makes them appear more knowledgeable.

Talking to a techie about the quality of mainstream software is a lot like talking to a film school graduate about the quality of mainstream movies. Sure, you might have liked Pirates of the Caribbean but talk to a film snob and it's the 7th sign of the Apocalypse. So how good is Windows Vista? The answer is, pretty good. Far better than Windows XP. But I can think of 5 big mistakes Microsoft made that has taken a window out of its sails.

Let me outline those 5 mistakes Microsoft made with the Windows Vista launch and talk about how Microsoft might be able to keep Windows Vista from being a sequel to Windows ME.

The UAC
Windows Vista was shipped before drivers were ready
The new Start menu
Unbelievably bad desktop performance
Upgrade Pricing is a joke

Conclusions:

I could go on with numerous other items like the terrible icon handling, the fact that development tools weren't ready for prime time, that Microsoft's marketing efforts were seemingly handled by non-technical people (I mean, really, Flip3D is actually one of the first things mentioned on the Windows Vista home page -- how deep are you digging to find compelling features when a fairly useless task switcher is your money shot?), all have contributed to the negative buzz around Windows Vista.

Which is a shame because Windows Vista is really very good. On a scale from 1 to 10, if Windows 98 was a 4, Windows ME a 3, Windows 2000 a 6 and Windows XP a 7 then Windows Vista is easily an 8. It's a worthy and significant upgrade. It deserves a good reputation. Hopefully, Microsoft can get Service Pack 1 out sooner rather than later and address as best they can the issues that many people have brought up.

8/17/2007 4:26 PM

Piyush Gupta

Joined: 5/27/2007

Posts: 1834

Re: 5 mistakes of Windows Vista !

1. UAC -> i m not saying its a mistake UAC is very helpful in stopping installation of malicious stuffs as it asks each time for permission before installation.but ya its a handy if u usually install stuffs and u r a tested or troubleshooter or is playing with windows

but for non technical common people its a very gud feature.

2. Windows Vista shipped before drivers was ready-> here i agreed with you that MS has launched Vista before its perfect adn without bugs but see there is a big perssure of business on MS .

3. New Start menu->I dont think there is anything wrong with this.

4. Unbelievably bad Desktop performance-> ya due to bugs and resource hungry OS Vista is a bad performare

5. Why price is a joke?

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8/17/2007 4:30 PM

Srinath Sadda

Joined: 11/11/2006

Posts: 1236

Re: 5 mistakes of Windows Vista !

i taken this article from Here

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