CibbuanoMicrosoft top management having tough times with Vista
March 3rd 2008 01:45
Microsoft Vista was a massive failure as an operating system... though the company tries to spin the failure with funny statistics.
It's an operating system beleaguered with problems... from drivers that don't work, to hardware that won't work, to the hefty requirements, Vista is an operating system that seems to fight against the user.
From my own experience, I found Vista to be pretty, though not as user-friendly as OS/X, but insulting to use. Every action, it would ask me again, its security model assuming that I'm doing bad things.
That's why I'm delighted to be using Linux, a totally-free operating system that is customizable and, most importantly, fun to use after years of being pushed away from the details by Microsoft.
But that's another post, for another day (though I will suggest that you use Ubuntu, or Kubuntu, or Xubuntu!)
A US court case has revealed emails from Microsoft's top brass, showing even the top level executives weren't having an easy go with Vista.
from the article:
"One executive, Mike Nash, complained he was "burned" so badly by compatibility issues he was left with "a $2100 email machine".
...The "Jon" referred to is Microsoft board member and its former chief operating officer Jon Shirley, who experienced compatibility problems with his Epson printer and scanner and his Nikon film scanner.
Other emails from various Microsoft executives show that even they struggled to work out what "Vista Capable" and "Vista Ready" meant when buying a new PC."
If the Microsoft brass can't use Vista properly, what can the rest of us do? Personally, I'm happy to ignore Vista, dual-booting XP with my Linux distro.
This means that I've got XP and Ubuntu installed, choosing which one to run when the computer starts up. I've gone months without using Windows even once... the only time I need it is for playing games, but even that's possible in Linux using a program called Wine, which allows Windows programs to run in Linux.
It's a beautiful day outside, and my operating system is totally free.
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Comment by Damo
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My Apologetics
It looks good but at the end of the day Computers need to do stuff more than look good.
Does it make sense that there are so many versions of the same OS?
It does not to me.
Comment by Cibbuano
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myself, I've been Windows-free for months now. I'm dual-booting with Linux and I've actually not bothered booting into XP. What a hassle - it's always harassing me to upgrade, then does it anyway when I don't want it to.