Linked by RavinRay on Thu 23rd Jul 2009 20:10 UTC
"Windows Vista has been dragged through the IT industry mud for most of its life, in some cases for good reason. But Microsoft's OEM chief believes that Windows 7's success will help repair the damage to Vista's reputation and polish its legacy.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista share much of the same code, and over time, this could cause Windows Vista bashers to soften their views, said Steve Guggenheimer, vice president of the OEM division at Microsoft. 'I think people will look back on Vista after the Windows 7 release and realize that there were actually a bunch of good things there,' Guggenheimer said in a recent interview. 'So it'll actually be interesting to see in two years what the perception is of Vista.'"
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RE[2]: Comment by asegovia
by drstorm on Fri 24th Jul 2009 01:05
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I disagree. I think most people will realize that Vista was an important link in Windows evolution, although it was released somewhat unfinished.
I think it is more fair to compare Vista to Windows 2000 than to Windows Me.
Also, Vista has a more search-friendly name than 7, so it's not without any advantages. 
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2009-07-23
IMO Vista's done for. Even MS praisers are moving back into XP and placing their hopes in Win7. In two years no one will be talking about Vista, just as now no one talks about ME anymore.