Re: Windows 7 must appeal to geeks--or else

"gerooky" <> wrote in message
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> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10...=2547-1_3-0-20
>snip< The technology industry is unique because it's segmented by a
>perceived knowledge barrier. Because of that, a select few are looked at as
>the source for knowledge and thus, provide the general public with the
>opinions they should be formulating. Apple has realized that--just look at
>the press coverage--but Microsoft failed to do so with Vista and now needs
>to repair its image before Windows 7 throws the company into disaster mode.
>
> Playing nicely with the mainstream means nothing in this industry unless
> the niche is happy. And if Microsoft wants Windows 7 to be a success, it
> better create a product that appeals to that niche and start playing nice
> with it. If it doesn't, look for Microsoft's PR troubles to continue
> indefinitely.

The hype on Vista created an expectation that it would actually be better
than XP.
I don't see or feel any improvement. In fact, quite the opposite.
My Vista runs as designed, I don't have driver issues or many of the
problems I see posted.
The problem is the design sucks.
I told MS throughout BETA what I found distasteful/poorly designed/and just
plain stupid. They chose to ignore tester's input and released something I
(and many other geeks) just plain don't like.
They knew what they wanted, decided it wasn't possible, and cobbled together
a server based POS to foist on an unsuspecting public as the next big thing.

"gerooky" <> wrote in message
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> "NotEvenMe" <> wrote in message
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>>
>
>> The hype on Vista created an expectation that it would actually be better
>> than XP.
>> I don't see or feel any improvement. In fact, quite the opposite.
>> My Vista runs as designed, I don't have driver issues or many of the
>> problems I see posted.
>> The problem is the design sucks.
>> I told MS throughout BETA what I found distasteful/poorly designed/and
>> just plain stupid. They chose to ignore tester's input and released
>> something I (and many other geeks) just plain don't like.
>> They knew what they wanted, decided it wasn't possible, and cobbled
>> together a server based POS to foist on an unsuspecting public as the
>> next big thing.
>>
>
> that's exactly what happened.


That's why consumers like me avoid PC shops, geeks in general.
You people are wacked.

I think this week I will walk into PC shops ... bring them $6000 cash to
build me a gaming PC...then ask them about Vista.

I will write down what they say ... then tell them nevermind the 6
grand....My 8 year old can snap a PC together, and report the actual replies
of the nerds.

Be interesting to see "real world" results.

Anyway to tell a true nerd PC shop ?

Is Mr. Spock in the window a good clue ?



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Ens causa sui
Fit caedes omnibus locis

"D. Eth" <> wrote in message news:gb9c6c$fpv$...
> Anyway to tell a true nerd PC shop ?
>
> Is Mr. Spock in the window a good clue ?

If the guy tells you...just a minute, I'm in a deathmatch...then he quotes
you a dual 1TB SATA2/RAID0 system with 2 1GB Pcie/SLI cards and XP64 w/8GB
RAM... you know you've found the right place.
I repair PCs under warranty for several Major OEMs, as well as build my own;
but I don't run a PC Shop.
I've only been using computers for 40 years. The changes I have seen are
nearly unbelievable.
I don't mind change as long as it brings improvement.
That is the problem with Vista, I can't see where it actually improved
anything.
People can rant and rave about all the improved security and new toys, but
what can Vista actually do that XP couldn't?
I didn't have security issues with XP after SP2 (really I didn't have many
before SP2), but I only manage a couple hundred machines... Maybe I am
missing something.