Thurrott to Microsoft: Delay Vista!
Thursday, August 3, 2006 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Perhaps one of the biggest online sites in direct support of all things Windows, and a long-time champion of Windows Longhorn (now Vista), Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows has come out with a scathing article on the inadequacies of Windows Vista as it currently stands in beta. While Paul picks apart others who have complained about the beta thus far, mostly for being less than intelligent in his eyes, he does agree with their end-assessment, if not with the reasoning they used to reach it.
Many of the points he complains about are how Windows has regressed in terms of application compatibility, from Adobe issues to ActiveX controls on web pages. Probably the best though are the cut and paste COM errors he gets with the Office 2007 beta (since the two are supposedly "Better Together" according to Microsoft). Then there's any number of usability complaints over how it seems to defy common logic, or previous versions of Windows.
In short, not only is his answer to "Is Vista ready?" a solid "No", it's a resounding "No. God, no"
Be sure to check out the rant, in all of it's glory, in the link below.
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Xiozan
Reply #22 Thursday, August 3, 2006 11:31 PM
Reply #22 Thursday, August 3, 2006 11:31 PM
I have no problems with waiting for Vista. After all its Microsoft not Apple...otherwise we would be shelling out $200 every 1-2 years for the update. After all I still remember the days Apple ruled the OS market than lost it to Microsoft. (Rhetorical Question) I wonder why? (/Rhetorical Question)
In the end, Microsoft should control their release dates, listen to criticism, release a product that will do more good than harm and not give into the small pressure by Apple's release schedule or annoying commercials.
OS/2 was good but that is the past now, we must move on, after all it was IBM who stopped the development.
Who really knows though, the next big OS may come from neither Apple, Microsoft, Sun or Linux. Something to go with that lovely multitouch screen that was in the other news article.
In the end, Microsoft should control their release dates, listen to criticism, release a product that will do more good than harm and not give into the small pressure by Apple's release schedule or annoying commercials.
OS/2 was good but that is the past now, we must move on, after all it was IBM who stopped the development.
Who really knows though, the next big OS may come from neither Apple, Microsoft, Sun or Linux. Something to go with that lovely multitouch screen that was in the other news article.
blackcat77
Reply #23 Friday, August 4, 2006 12:59 AM
Reply #23 Friday, August 4, 2006 12:59 AM
I liked the Vista beta I had on this computer for a few days when they first made it available to the public but there were compatibility issues with some of my hardware which caused me to remove it. If that were fixed, I'd re-install today, but I'm the kind of person who knows my way around computers and isn't afraid to mess with something until it works. That is not what MS has in mind when they produce an OS. They believe -- and rightly so -- that it needs to work properly right out of the box and be simple enough for everybody's granny to be able to use without too much sweat. Vista is nowhere near that point yet, I'm sad to say. But as I've said before, what I saw impressed me very much and whenever they decide to release it, I'll be first in line to buy my copy. Until then, I've got a nicely tweaked XP that is reliable and does what I need it to do. I had Windows ME -- I know what happens when an OS is rushed to market and so does MS. It's a mistake they will not make again.
George Rogers Jr
Reply #24 Friday, August 4, 2006 1:38 AM
Reply #24 Friday, August 4, 2006 1:38 AM
Black Cat 77, I hope your right. I agree with you it would be a CATASTROPHE if they released Vista right now...I know I'm dreaming, but from what I've seen & heard I wish they'd just bite the bullet & wait till late fall next year to deliver it. 
thomassen
Reply #25 Friday, August 4, 2006 7:58 AM
Reply #25 Friday, August 4, 2006 7:58 AM
I'll be sure to be running XP in dualboot with Vista when it comes out until Vista has been patched to fix those issues that are doomed to come up first after it's been released and third-party support it better.
Tarkus
Reply #26 Friday, August 4, 2006 1:04 PM
As opposed to all those other operating systems that were released without bugs.
Reply #26 Friday, August 4, 2006 1:04 PM
| Microsoft has NEVER met an initial publicized deadline and has NEVER released a bug-free Operating System. |
As opposed to all those other operating systems that were released without bugs.
Urgo
Reply #27 Friday, August 4, 2006 2:02 PM
Reply #27 Friday, August 4, 2006 2:02 PM
Have always said that regardless of what new operating system being released.
never ever buy it at release day.
For instance i didnt upgrade to xp untill it was one year old.
used windows 2000 between win98 and xp.
never ever buy it at release day.
For instance i didnt upgrade to xp untill it was one year old.
used windows 2000 between win98 and xp.
speedy5662
Reply #28 Sunday, August 6, 2006 2:14 PM
Reply #28 Sunday, August 6, 2006 2:14 PM
I think I said Vista Beta 2 sucked, but if I didn't I will now. They may have changed the "under the hood" technology.....However it is still nothing more than a "Glorified XP!!!!" and it has way too many problems!!!!! Microsoft doesn't really care if it works completely or not....They will release it and it will sell like crazy!!! If they did really care about the products (And whether they are perfect or not) they release they wouldn't have to make a service pack 2, with at least 60 updates. (With 12 more new ones on the way!!!) I must GIVE Microsoft the credit they deserve though.....They are trying to make this "Titanic" unsinkable at it's launch!!!
Speedy
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Reply #21 Thursday, August 3, 2006 10:21 PM