__/ [ Robert Parsonage ] on Friday 02 March 2007 00:04 \__
> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:49:40 +0000, B Gruff wrote:
>
>> Now it's from the BBC.
>>
>> It seems to me that something that Linux folks have been saying for
>> a long, long time is now being demonstrated....
>>
>> ...MS enthusiasts have often claimed that (paraphrasing) "Linux will
>> never catch on, because it's too difficult to install", and often
>> the response has been "That's because people rarely install Windows
>> - their machines come pre-installed".
>>
>> It has always been asserted that a truer test would be to get
>> somebody (The "my wife" experiment) who was new to each to install
>> both as a comparison.
>>
>> Now what we are seeing is people who are very familiar with Windows
>> (the equivalent of the "linux geeks") themselves having as much or
>> more trouble with Vista than your average Joe has installing Linux!
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6407419.stm
>
> Clearly vista was rushed out the door before it was ready. To be fair
> to Microsoft, they were under enormous pressure to release the
> product. They only had 6 years to revamp the XP GUI and incorporate a
> huge number of security fixes. Just doesn't seem fair when all Linux /
> OSS has to offer is xgl / compiz / beryl. Poor Microsoft. :-)
Gartner predicted (even insisted) that Vista will be released in April 2007
(or later). While Microsoft arrogantly waved away these predictions (which
investors would loathe), it probably made a mistake. There's also admission.
Microsoft admits Vista screwed - report
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| Vista SP1 is code named "Fiji", presumably after a pretty looking
| island which is paralysed by coups.
|
| In a statement regarding the service pack Microsoft admits that
| Vista has "high impact" problems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37125
And it shows.
Ballmer delivers sobering message at Microsoft event
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| Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer tempered the
| expectations of analysts at an event Thursday, telling them
| their predictions for sales of the company's new operating
| system are too high, while those for its operating expenses
| may be too low.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ballmer-delivers-sobering-message-microsoft/story.aspx?guid=%7BCFADFB4D%2D7D86%2D4A0A%2DA233%2D1D18F48F82F7%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
http://tinyurl.com/2juebs
PS - how come the BillBC publishes Friday news at this time...?
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