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Critical review of Vista

by Vincent on April 23rd, 2006

Mac OSPaul Thurrott from winsupersite.com has a very good (and critical) article on Vista. In his fifth CTP review he mainly writes about how disappointed he is in the upcoming Windows Vista release. He rambles about everything that is wrong with Vista and the company that’s releasing it. Vista seems to be just an upgraded version of XP and is released way too late. This sort of columns give Vista a really bad name but I do agree on the things Paul writes. MS should step up and add new and exciting features to the OS just like Apple, not just copy the Tiger OS.

Shame on you, Microsoft. Shame on you, but not just for not doing better. We expect you to copy Apple, just as Apple (and Linux) in its turn copies you. But we do not and should not expect to be promised the world, only to be given a warmed over copy of Mac OS X Tiger in return. Windows Vista is a disappointment. There is no way to sugarcoat that very real truth.

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4 opinions for Critical review of Vista

  • Windows Vista Weblog » MS reacts on Vista review
    Apr 24, 2006 at 8:18 pm

    […] MS reacts on Vista review By Vincent | Related entries in Windows Vista It looks like Microsoft could have found a way to react on the critical review that Paul Thurrott wrote a few days ago. The company is promoting the new OS at the National Association of Broadcasters convention being held this week in Las Vegas. MS needs to keep customers wanting Vista for at least ten months from now, so we need to believe that Vista makes the operating system superior in the delivery of multimedia. This would include several enhancements to Windows Media itself as well as expanded functionality within Windows Media Center. I don’t think they’re doing a real good job convincing the public, Bubba Murarka does it better;) […]

  • Sreejith’s Blog » OS deathmatch: Leopard vs. Vista
    Aug 14, 2006 at 7:13 pm

    […] Apple is claiming that Vista copies a lot from Apple’s OS X, we all know that. Last week both Lifehacker and Paul Thurrott wrote a piece about this and explore if Apple isn’t copying too. I’m not in the position to be 100% objective about Vista, but I think both companies have ’stolen’ ideas from one another now and then. But it’s a good read, so check it out! […]

  • Makingcomputerstakecareofthemselves
    Sep 19, 2006 at 10:49 pm

    MY THOUGHTS,
    VERY NICE
    BUT NOT WHAT I EXPECTED AFTER THE LONG WAIT
    I BELIEVE THE NEW SECURITY WILL ANNOY PEOPLE
    UNTIL THEY HAVE A UNDERSTANDING OF IT
    OR UNTIL A TECH AJUSTS THESE FEATURES
    LOTS OF NICE NEW FEATURES
    BUT NOT AS SEXY AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
    MICROSOFT SHOULD OF LET ME DO THE PROGRAMMING
    I AM USING VISTA 64 LOVE THE SPEED
    DUAL MONITORS NO SUPPORT
    WITH UPDATED NVIDIA DRIVER FOR VISTA 64
    SINCE I LOVE WORKING WITH MAYA & MACROMEDIA ect.
    THIS PISSES ME OFF NEEDING THE SECOND MONITOR
    LOVE THE GAMING GRAPHICS
    (CLEAN VIBRANT CRISP UNBELIEVABLE CLARITY)
    LOVE THE FLUIDNESS OF THE VISTA 64 OS
    ENJOYING ALL MY APPS THAT CAME OFF XP PRO
    MY GIRL WANTS ME TO LEAVE IT ON SO IM STUCK DAMMIT HEHEHEHE.NEEDING THE EXTRA MONITOR
    THE PRICE FOR THIS ROTFLMAO (LOOKS LIKE MICROSFT WILL BE TAKING ADVANTAGE
    OF THIER CUSTOMERS)THE PRICE IS NOT WORTH THE PROGRAMMING THAT WENT
    INTO IT. MY PERSONAL RATING 1-10 ILL GIVE IT A 4(A TURN OFF)
    *BUT IT IS A NEW TOY THAT WE ALL WILL HAVE TO HAVE OR BE FORCED TO USE*
    THANK YOU VISTA PROGRAMMERS / DESIGNERS (THEY DID HAVE TO SCRATCH 2.5 yrs)
    WAITING FOR THE UPDATES?
    HOPE THIS ISNT THE FINAL VERSION

    WAS A BIG FAN OF WINDOWS. LET ME DOWN.

  • The stupid
    Feb 4, 2007 at 7:48 am

    Most peripherals not supported, a min of 1 GB RAM and 20+ GB HD occupancy!!!!
    well not worth it. Linux has better answers.

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