Re: Article: 10 Things I Warned Microsoft About Windows Vista
"On the Bridge!" wrote in message news:47de8718@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/10_things_i_warned_microsoft_about_windows_vista.html
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> here is the text of the article
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> The imminent real release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is reason enough
> to broach the question. SP1 is an important milestone for an operating
> system that bloggers and other critics consistently ridicule. Oh, yeah,
> the channel and enterprises aren't exactly loving Vista either.
> These 10 things are in no particular order of importance.
> 1. Windows Vista has to be a whole lot better than Windows XP. Microsoft
> had left XP in the market for a long time. That version of Windows had
> reached a certain "good enough" threshold, in part because of the stable,
> supporting ecosystem. Vista would have to be a whole lot better to drive
> upgrades in established markets. I received assurances that Vista would
> deliver on the promise, which was later accentuated in the "Wow"
> marketing. What happened: Vista wasn't better enough.
So, Vista is better than XP, right? LOL