8/04/2008
Vista Can't Win
Microsoft's Vista operating system is just a public relations dog. Users don't want it. Large companies don't want to support it. And reviewers panned it.
Microsoft is desperately trying to repair Vista's reputation. Last week Microsoft posted videos at MojaveExperiment.com of a test involving about 140 randomly chosen computer users who had low opinions of Vista. These users had no experience with it, so they were shown what was said to be the company's new operating system, called "Mojave."
In nearly all the cases, they liked what they saw.
So what does this mean? Is Vista a decent operating system after all? Perhaps, but Microsoft unfortunately released Vista around the same time as Apple's Leopard operating system. Reviewers couldn't help themselves from comparing the two systems and Microsoft quickly took the 2nd place position.
The next Microsoft operating system is still years away. Will users eventually switch over to Vista or jump ship and buy a Mac?
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Microsoft is desperately trying to repair Vista's reputation. Last week Microsoft posted videos at MojaveExperiment.com of a test involving about 140 randomly chosen computer users who had low opinions of Vista. These users had no experience with it, so they were shown what was said to be the company's new operating system, called "Mojave."
In nearly all the cases, they liked what they saw.
So what does this mean? Is Vista a decent operating system after all? Perhaps, but Microsoft unfortunately released Vista around the same time as Apple's Leopard operating system. Reviewers couldn't help themselves from comparing the two systems and Microsoft quickly took the 2nd place position.
The next Microsoft operating system is still years away. Will users eventually switch over to Vista or jump ship and buy a Mac?
methodshop
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even though Vista sucks, Microsoft is hardly "in trouble." On the contrary, pirates will ensure that Microsoft's relatively large marketshare (one word or two?) stays in place.
When Windows activation works, Vista will become more difficult to pirate. A win for Microsoft.
When Windows activation doesn't work, Vista will become pirated much more often, which increases Microsoft's marketshare (pirates comprise a large portion of the population, I would imagine). Another win for Microsoft.
Either way, they win.
When Windows activation works, Vista will become more difficult to pirate. A win for Microsoft.
When Windows activation doesn't work, Vista will become pirated much more often, which increases Microsoft's marketshare (pirates comprise a large portion of the population, I would imagine). Another win for Microsoft.
Either way, they win.
SP1 made Vista a decent OS, it's the first Microsoft product I've ever bought. Not as good as XP yet but maybe with time.
And even failing it's being used much more than OSx and Linux.
I'm not a MS fanboy either, used linux for the last few years on my main machine.
And even failing it's being used much more than OSx and Linux.
I'm not a MS fanboy either, used linux for the last few years on my main machine.
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