Re: Article: 10 Things I Warned Microsoft About Windows Vista
"On the Bridge! (An MVP upgrade)" <On@the,bridge> wrote in message
news:47ded51e@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> have you seen microsofts vista specifications?
> 1 ghz and 512 mb ram they say as the least powerful configuration needed.
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> and that technology is 6 years old at least... since a 1.4 ghz cpu existed
> in 2000
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> so who is dumb then???
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You!
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> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:%23NK9hSEiIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Kind of dumb to try to run a new os on a 6 year old machine. Enjoy
>> Linux.
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>> "Administrator" <larsenvl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:3B47F841-1580-425A-8868-058FB8DF0740@microsoft.com...
>>> Wow, There needs to be an uprising of disgruntled vista
>>> users and microsoft needs to fix the damn thing. (vista)
>>> I am a college student and spent good money on updating my pc and also
>>> bought a new laptop. Man, was that a mistake! My machine I built in
>>> 2002 and has xp on it and runs so much better! I am so disappointed and
>>> am investigating open source because I am sick of being at the mercy of
>>> an OS that does not function properly.
>>> vista sucks the big one! and I cannot even downgrade because they put
>>> vista home pre. on the machines I bought. What crap! and thousands of
>>> dollars later I have
>>> an Os that I do not like! Microsoft better listen to us or linux will
>>> be on the horizon and looming large!
>>> "On the Bridge!" <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
>>>>
>>>> this is an article by Joe Wilcox
>>>> and he states:
>>>> "I worked as an analyst when Microsoft developed Windows Vista. Execs
>>>> asked for my advice, and they got it. Did they listen?"
>>>>
>>>> But of course the vistaboys and frank king of the apes, will just
>>>> discredit him too...
>>>> it seems like they think that their own experience is better than US
>>>> pros..
>>>> yes me included... with over 25 years of computer experience, I know
>>>> when an OS is POS.
>>>>
>>>> let the mud flow freely for vista!
>>>> let the truth shine, and THEN lets decide if we should use it or not...
>>>> not get it shoved down our throughts in the dark (not mine but the
>>>> average user)
>>>>
>>>> here is the text of the article
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>> 2. Vista will miss the big PC upgrade cycle. A major enterprise PC
>>>> refresh cycle started in 2004 and continued through mid-2006. In early
>>>> 2006, I warned Microsoft executives that Vista would ship too late.
>>>> What happened: The major upgrade cycle wound down, but computer sales
>>>> remained strong because of consumer upgrades and a massive shift to
>>>> portables. So, Vista missed the big hardware refresh cycle but caught
>>>> another one. However, in part because of #1, many businesses opted for
>>>> Windows XP instead of Vista on those shiny, new notebooks.
>>>> 3. Windows Vista Home Basic is too basic. I strongly recommended
>>>> against Microsoft's releasing this version at any price. Microsoft
>>>> executives insisted that OEMs wanted a low-cost Vista version for cheap
>>>> PCs. But Basic offered less than Windows XP Home for about the same
>>>> price. I called it a hidden price increase. What happened: There is
>>>> limited demand for Home Basic.
>>>> 4. Call it Windows Basic. Vista Home Basic was so defeatured, I
>>>> strongly encouraged Microsoft to remove the Vista name from the
>>>> product. I warned that Basic would tarnish the broader Vista brand and
>>>> that its streamlined features put it in a lower category. I bet a
>>>> Microsoft product manager $100 that Windows Basic would become the
>>>> default nomenclature. What happened: Other problems affecting every
>>>> Vista version, such as applications and drivers incompatibilities,
>>>> overshadowed Basic's weak feature set. Oh yeah, I owe somebody at
>>>> Microsoft 100 bucks. I don't recall who you are, but don't feel impish
>>>> about collecting.
>>>> 5. Vista reminds too much of Windows Me. In late 2006, I had dinner
>>>> with some Vista user interface designers. By then, I had used Vista
>>>> betas for nearly 10 months. They heard: There are two Microsoft
>>>> operating systems that the more I used them the less I liked
>>>> them-Windows Me and Windows Vista. While not my intention, the comment
>>>> hugely insulted the UI designers, because of how much Windows Me is
>>>> regarded, even within Microsoft, as a marketing failure. What happened:
>>>> Some critics have described Vista as Windows Me II.
>>>> 6. One Vista version is enough. I opposed Microsoft's Vista SKU
>>>> strategy from the first presentation and, later, after some tweaking. I
>>>> explained that Windows isn't toothpaste. Too many versions would
>>>> confuse customers, creating an unnecessary impediment to Vista
>>>> upgrades. How could Vista be perceived as better enough if the buying
>>>> experience was more difficult than XP? I strongly advocated a
>>>> one-version strategy, but with differentiated OEM pricing depending on
>>>> features used by the hardware. I reasoned the approach would simplify
>>>> Windows purchasing while encouraging greater PC differentiation. What
>>>> happened: The OEM market has largely consolidated around a single
>>>> version: Vista Home Premium for consumers. It's all Gateway sells, for
>>>> example. Many enterprises are adopting Vista Enterprise, which is a
>>>> volume licensing-only option.
>>>> 7. It has to be multiple SKUs or Windows Experience Index, but not
>>>> both. WEI would confuse Vista buyers because the ratings would
>>>> contradict with some versions. For example, Vista Ultimate could
>>>> conceivably ship on a notebook with WEI of 3.0 (out of a possible 5.9).
>>>> Customers would ask: If it's so ultimate, why is the rating so slow? I
>>>> liked the WEI concept more than the SKU strategy and recommended
>>>> choosing only the ratings scheme. What happened: WEI ratings were low
>>>> the first year on notebooks, even those with Vista Ultimate.
>>>> 8. Vista demands too much. From my earliest product briefings,
>>>> Microsoft executives carted around big honking laptops-luggables-to get
>>>> enough processing and graphics power to run early Vista builds. I was
>>>> told Vista would need less power closer to release. Nope. I got my
>>>> first Vista test system in February 2006. WEI: 2.0, on above-average
>>>> hardware. What happened: OEMs shipped computers underpowered for Vista,
>>>> even through holiday 2007. The operating system demands too much from
>>>> even modestly older hardware.
>>>> 9. Windows Vista Capable is a bad idea. Why could Microsoft possibly
>>>> need two Vista logo programs? The connotations around Capable and Ready
>>>> were either too alike or too confusing. I said that there should be one
>>>> program for which everything truly was ready. Unfortunately, Microsoft
>>>> didn't consult me on the logo programs, so I gave my advice after the
>>>> Capable logo announcement. What happened: A Vista Capable class-action
>>>> lawsuit revealed embarrassing Microsoft e-mails about Windows Vista
>>>> decision-making processes-or lack of them.
>>>> 10. Vista security features increase complexity, decrease usability.
>>>> Oh, I was a loud critic of UAC (User Account Control) and Internet
>>>> Explorer warnings. I argued that Microsoft had made Vista much harder
>>>> to use than Windows XP. The experience would be worse for many users.
>>>> Going back to #1, Vista had to be a lot better, not perceptually worse.
>>>> What happened: UAC warnings hurt usability but caused more troubles;
>>>> new user rights mechanism broke many applications.
>>>>
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