The Vista wow becomes a whisper

>The Vista wow becomes a whisper

YEAH RIGHT!!!>>>> I would say its more like the sound from a methane rich
gas emanating from your posterior!!!
---


http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=851

Mary Jo Foley
An unblinking eye on Microsoft



October 22nd, 2007
Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:50 am

I wasn't a big fan of the "Wow" campaign around Windows Vista. But its
newest incarnation - "100 Reasons Why Everyone's So Speechless" - might be
even worse.
The new site (which Microsoft officials just told me has been on the Web
since January, though I have to admit I never saw until today) lists 100
reasons users should take a closer look at Windows Vista. No. 1 is "It makes
using your PC a breeze." No. 100 is "Because your network is the backbone of
your business (Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting)."

"Seeing Windows Vista for the first time may leave you searching for words.
Many people just say 'Wow.' Here are 100 reasons why," the site says.
When Microsoft launched Windows Vista in January, execs knew they needed a
succinct way to explain why users should upgrade to the new OS. Not a list
of 50 reasons. But something that would roll off the tongue of salesclerks
and PC makers in a 30-second pitch.
For a while, Microsoft tried bucketing Vista's new features into three "C's":
Clear, Confident and Connected. When asked for just one reason why users
should upgrade, company execs, for a while, were emphasizing security.

But now Microsoft's taken a step backwards and done not a Top 5 or Top 10
list, but a Top 100. Sure, it's tempting with Apple running around claiming
Leopard will have 300 new features, to go for bigger numbers. But sometimes
less is more.
We're heading into the first real holiday season of Vista availability
(given that Microsoft missed Holiday 2006 and launched Vista in January
2007). While it's true that retail is a comparatively small contributor to
the 60-million-copies-sold number that Microsoft bandies about for Vista, it's
the part of the market that is most visible to the public. And it's where
Microsoft has taken the biggest hits with Vista so far.

What do you think of the new "Speechless" campaign for Vista? Is it going to
dilute further Microsoft's marketing message? Or do you see some value in it
I'm missing?
(Thanks to PC Retail for the original link to the new Top 100 Vista Features
list.)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...g_id=10288VHb1

Actually, the "WOW is Now!" Experience the WOW song:
http://www.microsoft.com/india/wow/#

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/19/...dy-blue-vista/

Every year, I enjoy making a tech-themed parody out of a Christmas song.
This year is no exception. Welcome to "Blue Vista".

We were talking about Christmas and Vista both in the chat room today.
Someone laughed and mentioned "Blue Vista Christmas" and inspiration struck.
I took a few minutes, jotted down some lyrics, and a parody was born. I
recorded my efforts a capella, and uploaded them. along with the music only
version of Blue Christmas. Some of our chat members then took both of them
and mixed them together. The result is the song you hear in the video.

My invitation to all of you is to download the .mp3 yourself. Play with it.
make it a video, add pictures, whatever! Just be sure to give credit where
credit is due. If there is a really excellent video made, I'll likely add it
to my own YouTube account. Be sure and send me a link to what you've done
with the .mp3. I'd love to see it! Without further ado. the lyrics:



I've had a blue desktop with Vista.
I've been so blue. XP, I've missed ya.
Dialogs popping up thanks to UAC.
Just ain't the same, dear. At least it's not ME.

And with those blue wallpapers with white text
I can. wait a minute. that's not a wallpaper.
What the hell's a STOP ERROR. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL?

And I had a blue, blue blue blue screen.

Oh, Windows Vista. why ya gotta do this to me?
Cancel or allow? Of course I want you to allow.
If I didn't want you to allow, I wouldn't have done it in the first
place.
Step on my blue suede shoes if you wanna, I don't care.
Just get better, please. Please?!

You'll be doin' all right, with your Leopard in sight,
But I'll have a blue, blue Vista.



Again, that link to download is HERE.

http://media.thechrispirilloshow.com/mp3/BlueVista.mp3


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Actually, the "WOW is Now!" Experience the WOW song:
> http://www.microsoft.com/india/wow/#
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:57 +0300, "Tie Various"
<> wrote:

>>The Vista wow becomes a whisper

>(Thanks to PC Retail for the original link to the new Top 100 Vista Features
>list.)
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...g_id=10288VHb1

Well I got as far as item #30 then was feeling so nauseated I couldn't
continue. Lots of fluff and marketing hype in the list. Very skimpy on
facts and totally dishonest about all the issues many will face.

Boasting about "good features" in Vista is like some fruit juice
company saying your kids should drink plenty of their product every
day, because it's "good" for them.

Is it really? All the marketed fruit juices have a pretty color, they
taste pretty good, but oops... many, actually most so-called fruit
drinks have between 5-10% actual fruit juice and the rest is sugar
water made from such bad ingredients like Sucrose, Fructose, Glucose,
High fructose corn syrup, Lactose and Maltose.

Sadly the same applies to Vista. Strip away the "pretty" things and
underneath not much useful change, but there is a lot of hype.

That isn't to suggest some new features aren't welcome. Instant Search
can be useful, but like Advanced Search it is clumsy in design. So
typical of Microsoft to have some good concepts but fail to implement
them very well. Another example of that failure is UAC. Again, in
concept a good idea, in practice a DISASTER in how so far how it is
implemented making it no doubt the most hated new "feature".

More security in Microsoft's Browser, IE7 is welcome in that it was a
hacker's dream in earlier versions, but again things like the Phishing
Filter that is suppose to block "bad" things can also interfere.

Bad design choices and poor implementation is everywhere in Vista. For
example I have an E-Trade Brokerage Account I use daily. One feature
is to set up as a Java based stock streaming window to see stock
prices and percentage changes, etc., in real time. To do so required
setting up a "trusted" web site. After setting up a bunch of settings
you would think the browser would "trust" the site you told it to. No,
now while the streaming stock tracker works, after entering the URL
the first think you see is a nag screen where the browser now nags are
you sure you want to "trust" this site? Well damn it, what was the
point of making me jump through several hoops setting things up TO
TRUST IT if it totally ignores what you told it? This is classic
Microsoft bungling that they are infamous for.

What Microsoft lacks and desperately needs are people that actually
know how to test their products in real world situations so they
actually DO what they claim they do. Microsoft's internal testers and
hand picked beta testers are mostly clueless as they keep proving over
and over so Microsoft relies instead on actual customers to tell them
what they screwed up and thinks nothing of dumping half-backed
unfinished, untested software on the public then sooner or later
attempt to patch them with some Service Pack.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 Is Where The WOW Went,
Just FYI.

Check It Out At http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008

"Tie Various" <> wrote in message
news:...
> >The Vista wow becomes a whisper
>
> YEAH RIGHT!!!>>>> I would say its more like the sound from a methane rich
> gas emanating from your posterior!!!
> ---
>
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=851
>
> Mary Jo Foley
> An unblinking eye on Microsoft
>
>
>
> October 22nd, 2007
> Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:50 am
>
> I wasn't a big fan of the "Wow" campaign around Windows Vista. But its
> newest incarnation - "100 Reasons Why Everyone's So Speechless" - might be
> even worse.
> The new site (which Microsoft officials just told me has been on the Web
> since January, though I have to admit I never saw until today) lists 100
> reasons users should take a closer look at Windows Vista. No. 1 is "It
> makes using your PC a breeze." No. 100 is "Because your network is the
> backbone of your business (Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting)."
>
> "Seeing Windows Vista for the first time may leave you searching for
> words. Many people just say 'Wow.' Here are 100 reasons why," the site
> says.
> When Microsoft launched Windows Vista in January, execs knew they needed a
> succinct way to explain why users should upgrade to the new OS. Not a list
> of 50 reasons. But something that would roll off the tongue of salesclerks
> and PC makers in a 30-second pitch.
> For a while, Microsoft tried bucketing Vista's new features into three
> "C's": Clear, Confident and Connected. When asked for just one reason why
> users should upgrade, company execs, for a while, were emphasizing
> security.
>
> But now Microsoft's taken a step backwards and done not a Top 5 or Top 10
> list, but a Top 100. Sure, it's tempting with Apple running around
> claiming Leopard will have 300 new features, to go for bigger numbers. But
> sometimes less is more.
> We're heading into the first real holiday season of Vista availability
> (given that Microsoft missed Holiday 2006 and launched Vista in January
> 2007). While it's true that retail is a comparatively small contributor to
> the 60-million-copies-sold number that Microsoft bandies about for Vista,
> it's the part of the market that is most visible to the public. And it's
> where Microsoft has taken the biggest hits with Vista so far.
>
> What do you think of the new "Speechless" campaign for Vista? Is it going
> to dilute further Microsoft's marketing message? Or do you see some value
> in it I'm missing?
> (Thanks to PC Retail for the original link to the new Top 100 Vista
> Features list.)
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...g_id=10288VHb1
>

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:08:05 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
<> wrote:

>Actually, the "WOW is Now!" Experience the WOW song:
>http://www.microsoft.com/india/wow/#

The closest comparison to loony fanboys and their undying devotion to
Steve Ballmer and Microsoft is Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple. Well
maybe the typical fanboy loon is too young to remember this madman.

Nothing but a con artist over 900 people in 1978 willingly lined up to
drink cyanide laced Kool-aid while Jones ordered his henchmen to kill
visiting Congressman Leo Rayn and numerous members of his entourage
that were looking into the scam artist's activities.

Stupid is what stupid does. When you see a fanboy ranting and raving,
just remember Jim Jones and his followers. Jim Jones followers
believed anything he told them. Fanboys believe anything Microsoft
claims.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones

"Adam Albright" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:57 +0300, "Tie Various"
> <> wrote:
>
>>>The Vista wow becomes a whisper
>
>>(Thanks to PC Retail for the original link to the new Top 100 Vista
>>Features
>>list.)
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...g_id=10288VHb1
>
> Well I got as far as item #30 then was feeling so nauseated I couldn't
> continue. Lots of fluff and marketing hype in the list. Very skimpy on
> facts and totally dishonest about all the issues many will face.
>
> Boasting about "good features" in Vista is like some fruit juice
> company saying your kids should drink plenty of their product every
> day, because it's "good" for them.
>
> Is it really? All the marketed fruit juices have a pretty color, they
> taste pretty good, but oops... many, actually most so-called fruit
> drinks have between 5-10% actual fruit juice and the rest is sugar
> water made from such bad ingredients like Sucrose, Fructose, Glucose,
> High fructose corn syrup, Lactose and Maltose.
>
> Sadly the same applies to Vista. Strip away the "pretty" things and
> underneath not much useful change, but there is a lot of hype.
>
> That isn't to suggest some new features aren't welcome. Instant Search
> can be useful, but like Advanced Search it is clumsy in design. So
> typical of Microsoft to have some good concepts but fail to implement
> them very well. Another example of that failure is UAC. Again, in
> concept a good idea, in practice a DISASTER in how so far how it is
> implemented making it no doubt the most hated new "feature".
>
> More security in Microsoft's Browser, IE7 is welcome in that it was a
> hacker's dream in earlier versions, but again things like the Phishing
> Filter that is suppose to block "bad" things can also interfere.
>
> Bad design choices and poor implementation is everywhere in Vista. For
> example I have an E-Trade Brokerage Account I use daily. One feature
> is to set up as a Java based stock streaming window to see stock
> prices and percentage changes, etc., in real time. To do so required
> setting up a "trusted" web site. After setting up a bunch of settings
> you would think the browser would "trust" the site you told it to. No,
> now while the streaming stock tracker works, after entering the URL
> the first think you see is a nag screen where the browser now nags are
> you sure you want to "trust" this site? Well damn it, what was the
> point of making me jump through several hoops setting things up TO
> TRUST IT if it totally ignores what you told it? This is classic
> Microsoft bungling that they are infamous for.
>
> What Microsoft lacks and desperately needs are people that actually
> know how to test their products in real world situations so they
> actually DO what they claim they do. Microsoft's internal testers and
> hand picked beta testers are mostly clueless as they keep proving over
> and over so Microsoft relies instead on actual customers to tell them
> what they screwed up and thinks nothing of dumping half-backed
> unfinished, untested software on the public then sooner or later
> attempt to patch them with some Service Pack.
>


boo-hoo
Want me to tell you how to uninstall "half-backed" Vista?
It is taxing your abilities.
If it frustrates you so much, seems you would be intelligent enough to use
something else.

You know, everybody is free to have an opinion, but you are going too far.
Comparing Microsoft to a mass murderer is not right.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Adam Albright" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:08:05 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Actually, the "WOW is Now!" Experience the WOW song:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/india/wow/#
>
> The closest comparison to loony fanboys and their undying devotion to
> Steve Ballmer and Microsoft is Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple. Well
> maybe the typical fanboy loon is too young to remember this madman.
>
> Nothing but a con artist over 900 people in 1978 willingly lined up to
> drink cyanide laced Kool-aid while Jones ordered his henchmen to kill
> visiting Congressman Leo Rayn and numerous members of his entourage
> that were looking into the scam artist's activities.
>
> Stupid is what stupid does. When you see a fanboy ranting and raving,
> just remember Jim Jones and his followers. Jim Jones followers
> believed anything he told them. Fanboys believe anything Microsoft
> claims.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones
>

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:26:02 -0500, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]"
<> wrote:

>You know, everybody is free to have an opinion, but you are going too far.
>Comparing Microsoft to a mass murderer is not right.

Another fanboy that don't know how to read. I compared FANBOYS to Jim
Jones followers willingly drinking the kool-aid. Two mistakes you made
thinking I made reference to Microsoft or Jim Jones. Pay better
attention if you need to critique what I've said.

Adam Albright wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:26:02 -0500, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>You know, everybody is free to have an opinion, but you are going too far.
>>Comparing Microsoft to a mass murderer is not right.
>
>
> Another fanboy that don't know how to read. I compared FANBOYS to Jim
> Jones followers willingly drinking the kool-aid. Two mistakes you made
> thinking I made reference to Microsoft or Jim Jones. Pay better
> attention if you need to critique what I've said.
>

You fukkin pencil pushing backroom loser accountant.
Frank