On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:03:27 +0100, "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>Verily I say unto thee, that John Locke spake thusly:
>> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:37:53 +0100, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The secret is out, Microsoft. The reputation that you can?t be
>>> trusted to deliver reliable software is getting around fast.
>>
>> That's about it in a nutshell. The biggest mistake Microsoft has made is
>> that they created an OS that "they'd" like to see...not what the
>> customer would like to see.
>
>I've said this before, but Vista seems to be all about downgrading and
>inhibiting the users, whilst upgrading and empowering Microsoft's
>control of those users. There seems to be little in there that is of any
>actual benefit to those it *should* benefit, and even those features
>that do (on paper) seem to offer something better than XP (e.g.
>ReadyBoost) don't seem to work out to be very beneficial in practice.
>
>Those unfortunate enough to downgrade to Vista, seem to have paid an
>awful lot of money for nothing but the rather dubious "privilege" of
>being fleeced by Microsoft ... yet again.
It is time for Microsoft to create a streamlined, basic OS for people that
don't want all the junk that's in Vista. This would greatly enhance the image
of this company.
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