Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 25th Jan 2007 00:45 UTC
CNet has reviewed Windows Vista, and the concluded: "Perhaps we're spoiled, but after more than five years of development, there's a definite 'Is that all?' feeling about Windows Vista. Like cramming an info-dump into a book report the night before it's due, there certainly are a lot of individual features within the operating system, but the real value lies in their execution - how the user experiences (or doesn't experience) these - and like the info-dump, we came away shaking our heads, disappointed." Additionally, Vista's OEM pricing details are out and about.
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2006-04-21
The point about XP being completely different is that the people it was marketed towards are the consumers, and consumers were using Win9x. So yes, it was completely different.
XP was not completely different from NT architecturally, which was my point. What Marketing says about something doesn't interest me.
I"m sorry, but I find it hard to believe that you have ever used Vista.
I didn't say I had used Vista. I said the reviews of Vista have been overwhelmingly negative.
Also, the only negative reviews I've read are people who haven't used it yet.
Then you aren't looking very hard.
When people like Leo Leporte, or Merlin Mann (and the rest of the MacBreak Weekly crew) actually only had good things tos ay about Vista, THAT is something.
I hate to agree with John C Dvorak on anything, but if so then it just shows the wide gulf between MacOS users and Windows users: MacOS users, apparently, despite having a system which is rock-solid, virus-free, well-engineered, and open source, are principally concerned with bling; Windows users, so the argument continues, are principally concerned with function.
I never bought the argument before, but it certainly would explain why Mac users are more excited about Vista than Windows users. The interesting thing is that despite the vaunted consistency of the MacOS, reviewers such as those you cited are reacting favourably to Vista despite the fact that several unfavourable reviews have focussed on the inconsistency of the GUI.