On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:48:29 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Dim Vista
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> | Windows Vista: more than five years in the making, more than 50
> | millio lines of code. The result? A vista slightly more inspiring
> | than the one over the town dump. The new slogan is: "The 'Wow'
> | Starts Now," and Microsoft touts new features, many filched
> | shamelessly from Apple's Macintosh. But as with every previous
> | version, there's no wow here, not even in ironic quotes. Vista is
> | at best mildly annoying and at worst makes you want to rush to
> | Redmond, Wash. and rip somebody's liver out.
> |
> | Vista is a fading theme park with a few new rides, lots of
> | patched-up old ones and bored kids in desperate need of adult
> | supervision running things. If I can find plenty of problems in a
> | matter of hours, why can't Microsoft? Most likely answer: It
> | did--and it doesn't care.
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> http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0226/050.html?partner=yahoomag
>
> Finally. An objective (not promotional) review from a major
> publication. Due to be released in February 26th.
Excellent down to earth review. I like the last part:
'As Bill Gates winds down his roles at Microsoft, Windows Vista may be
the chief software architect's swan song. It's a shame his legacy is
something so utterly unimaginative, internally discordant and
woefully out of tune.'
Shame? Legacy? Windows has always been 'utterly unimaginative,
internally discordant and woefully out of tune'
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