Vista: One Year Later

Only a portion of the article has been posted.. read the rest on this link

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/conte...ear_later.html

One year ago today, Microsoft released Windows Vista to manufacturing. In
the obligatory anniversary post we ask: Was it ready? Will it ever be ready?

The answer to the first question is an emphatic "no." Vista wasn't ready.
Hardware manufacturers and software developers weren't ready for it. The
channel and enterprises weren't ready, and consumers couldn't get it because
Vista missed holiday 2006.

Microsoft promised WOW, but the reaction was, "What?" What is different from
Windows XP? What is wrong with the hardware requirements? What is the
difference between "Capable" and "Ready?" What is this Software Assurance
requirement for Vista Enterprise? What happened to the familiarity of
Windows XP? What is wrong with my Vista applications and hardware?

More recently the "W" question is "When?"--as in when will Microsoft release
Vista Service Pack 1?

*yawn*

"badvista" <> wrote in message
news:47346f07$...
> Only a portion of the article has been posted.. read the rest on this link
>
> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/conte...ear_later.html
>
> One year ago today, Microsoft released Windows Vista to manufacturing. In
> the obligatory anniversary post we ask: Was it ready? Will it ever be
> ready?
>
> The answer to the first question is an emphatic "no." Vista wasn't ready.
> Hardware manufacturers and software developers weren't ready for it. The
> channel and enterprises weren't ready, and consumers couldn't get it
> because Vista missed holiday 2006.
>
> Microsoft promised WOW, but the reaction was, "What?" What is different
> from Windows XP? What is wrong with the hardware requirements? What is the
> difference between "Capable" and "Ready?" What is this Software Assurance
> requirement for Vista Enterprise? What happened to the familiarity of
> Windows XP? What is wrong with my Vista applications and hardware?
>
> More recently the "W" question is "When?"--as in when will Microsoft
> release Vista Service Pack 1?
>
>

"DX" <DX@> wrote in message news:...
> *yawn*
>
> "badvista" <> wrote in message
> news:47346f07$...
>> Only a portion of the article has been posted.. read the rest on this
>> link
>>
>> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/conte...ear_later.html
>>
>> One year ago today, Microsoft released Windows Vista to manufacturing. In
>> the obligatory anniversary post we ask: Was it ready? Will it ever be
>> ready?
>>
>> The answer to the first question is an emphatic "no." Vista wasn't ready.
>> Hardware manufacturers and software developers weren't ready for it. The
>> channel and enterprises weren't ready, and consumers couldn't get it
>> because Vista missed holiday 2006.
>>
>> Microsoft promised WOW, but the reaction was, "What?" What is different
>> from Windows XP? What is wrong with the hardware requirements? What is
>> the difference between "Capable" and "Ready?" What is this Software
>> Assurance requirement for Vista Enterprise? What happened to the
>> familiarity of Windows XP? What is wrong with my Vista applications and
>> hardware?
>>
>> More recently the "W" question is "When?"--as in when will Microsoft
>> release Vista Service Pack 1?
>>
>>
>
Service Pack 1 for IE7 is much more important.
Mike

Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote:
> "DX" <DX@> wrote in message news:...
>> *yawn*
>>
>> "badvista" <> wrote in message
>> news:47346f07$...
>>> Only a portion of the article has been posted.. read the rest on this
>>> link
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/conte...ear_later.html
>>>
>>> One year ago today, Microsoft released Windows Vista to manufacturing. In
>>> the obligatory anniversary post we ask: Was it ready? Will it ever be
>>> ready?
>>>
>>> The answer to the first question is an emphatic "no." Vista wasn't ready.
>>> Hardware manufacturers and software developers weren't ready for it. The
>>> channel and enterprises weren't ready, and consumers couldn't get it
>>> because Vista missed holiday 2006.
>>>
>>> Microsoft promised WOW, but the reaction was, "What?" What is different
>>> from Windows XP? What is wrong with the hardware requirements? What is
>>> the difference between "Capable" and "Ready?" What is this Software
>>> Assurance requirement for Vista Enterprise? What happened to the
>>> familiarity of Windows XP? What is wrong with my Vista applications and
>>> hardware?
>>>
>>> More recently the "W" question is "When?"--as in when will Microsoft
>>> release Vista Service Pack 1?
>>>
>>>
> Service Pack 1 for IE7 is much more important.
> Mike
>
>

IYHO maybe. I've not yet let the virus IE7 infect any of my machines.

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