Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Sep 2007 21:01 UTC
It does not happen every day that news related to computer technology - news we report on every day - makes its way to the headline news programs and newspapers here in my home country, The Netherlands. So when it does, I am usually on the edge of my seat, simply because it offers an interesting glimpse into how 'normal' people perceive our little world. The last few days, however, that casual interest has made way for something else - tooth gnashing irritation.
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Compatibility is only important to cheap ass companies that are too cheap to upgrade their 20 year old software (often some accounting crap they've been using forever and their accountant is too stupid to adapt to a newer and more modern software).
Yeah, people will complain because their 10 year old copy of Grolier Encyclopedia they picked up for $5.99 at their local corner store doesn't run on Vista.
The problem is not as much compatibility as how buggy and unpredictable Vista is. It's like driving a car with its wheel's nuts only finger-tight.
The stupid thing (Vista) will often just start doing something on its own with no indication to the user about what it's doing. System is not responding and the user just sits there and stares on the screen like a zombie.
After updates it will sometime restart not once but twice in a row.
And don't get me started on UAC and it's constant idiotic popups.
Vista is a pinacle of bad software design.
With Linux, one gets incredible functionality, reliability, and overall value, for basically no cost.
Plus a true freedom.