Larry Qualig wrote:
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> Au79 wrote:
>> Larry Qualig wrote:
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>> > Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> >> Vista Beta 2 explored
>> >>
>> >> ,----[ Snippets ]
>> >> | For a second I felt as if I was installing a new version of Linux.
>> >> | Having launched setup I typed in my serial number, fed Windows my
>> >> | SATA RAID driver, selected the required partition and started
>> >> | installing. One reboot later everything seemed to be going OK until
>> >> | I was asked to type-in a user name.
>> >> |
>> >> | [...]
>> >> |
>> >> | When I came back I saw Vista asking for trouble. The poor little
>> >> | thing was trying to go into hibernation or, maybe it was, sleep
>> >> | mode. I tried to wake it up but it crashed into a familiar blue
>> >> | screen. Some things never change. Reboot.
>> >> |
>> >> | [...]
>> >> |
>> >> | Speaking of Aero, it ran pretty nicely even if there was nothing
>> >> | stunning about it. Winkey-tabbing ? the new 3D kind, however, wasn't
>> >> | great. It looked nice but I couldn?t switch between apps fast
>> >> | enough. You may still like it though.
>> >> |
>> >> | [...]
>> >> |
>> >> | On a very superficial level Vista feels like Windows XP SP2 in a
>> >> | fancy suit. I really do hope that it is much more than that though.
>> >> |
>> >> | [...]
>> >> |
>> >> | Dislkes
>> >> |
>> >> | 3D tabbing looks fancy but is too slow for me.
>> >> | Vista gets my computer hot and not in a good way either.
>> >> | Not as fast as Windows XP but that is understandable given Aero and
>> >> | the fact that it is still in Beta.
>> >> |
>> >> | Don't care for
>> >> |
>> >> | Some people will go crazy for the sidebar and gadgets but I couldn't
>> >> | care less.
>> >> | The new Start Menu doesn't set my world on fire. And what?s with the
>> >> | round start button?
>> >> | The 'Welcome Center'.
>> >> `----
>> >>
>> >> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32321
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>> >
>> > I read the article.
>> >
>> > Where exactly does the author state that he was disappointed? I can't
>> > seem to find that word anywhere in the article.
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>> Are you looking for the exact, literal word?
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> No. But I'm expecting a bit of "intellectual honesty" and perhaps
> "integrity" from Roy. Since he took it upon himself to put the word
But you do not expect the same "intellectual honesty" from microsoft's
marketing machine, so Get The Facts. Roy came to a conclusion based on the
author's choice of words in his assessment; and by reading the article, one
can definitely expect for windos to continue to be a disappointment, now
and tomorrow.
> "disappoints" in the title thread there ought to be some indication in
> the article that the reviewer was disappointed. There wasn't any... but
> that didn't stop the "creative" thread title.
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>
>> Here's some key words to help you
>> discern the concept of "disappointing":
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> Those are the critiques of a "fair" review. The author also had several
> good things to say which you (conveniently) didn't mention. The author
> listed what he did and didn't like... nowhere did he say or imply that
> he was disappointed.
A BSOD in Vista definitely disappointed me.
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