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  Microsoft eats its young by Anthony Lawrence

  http://aplawrence.com/Microsoft/eating-your-young.html
  95 days ago in Unix, Linux, Mac OS X Help, Tutorials and support pages · Authority: 62

  2008/06/02 Microsoft is thrashing around trying to convince people that upgrading to Vista is the right move. They threw out a "Five Misunderstood Features in Windows Vista" mid last month, got roundly laughed at and immediately pulled that (you might be able to find a copy here). The funniest part of that is where they step out and admit Vista is slow - of course justifying it by quickly insisting that Vista is working harder for your ultimate good. The giggling reactions caused Microsoft to take that down and replace it a week later with a new version. This has a less tear jerking title ("Windows Feature Comparison"), never uses the word "speed" at all and is very careful NOT to mention overall performance. The first document also waxed on about the badly implemented security model of Vista; the second tones that down considerably and concentrates on trashing XP for its failings. What? Microsoft is actually putting down XP in print? Ayup. Remember, this isn't Linux evangelists swooping down like vultures to dismember the still twitching body of XP. Heck, XP is doing a lot more than twitching and it isn't Linux vultures, it's Microsoft itself walking up from behind and pumping lead into XP's back. This can't be good. Can you imagine a politician explaining "I really screwed you over last term, but here's what I'm going to do now"? Or a car manufacturer asking you to trade in now because last year's model has horrible brakes and worse? It may be true that last years model does have bad brakes, and you'll get no argument from me that XP is a crappy OS - better than its predecessors, yes, but still a poor excuse for anything that is supposed to help you use your computing hardware. But it can't be smart for Microsoft to be the one to nit-pick and gleefully point out XP's flaws. But desperation causes strange behavior, and Microsoft is getting desperate. If people actually liked Vista, Microsoft could fold its arms, shut its mouth and rake in the profits. But obviously people don't like Microsoft's shiny new OS; none of its confusing versions meet anyones needs and all of them run slowly.. I wonder: as Microsoft has also been touting how wonderful its NEXT OS (windows Seven) will be, is another white paper in the works? Will that one explain how crappy Vista really is? Naaaw.. Microsoft wouldn't do that, right? - Coming Soon - Skills Tests - Surveys - Kerio Mail Server - Fortinet Routers - Consulting - Advertise Here
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  Misunderstood Features in Microsoft Vista

  http://www.seanhynes.com/misunderstood-features-in-microsoft...
  106 days ago in Sean Hynes · Authority: 1

  I’ve been catching this story out of the corner of my eye over the past week or two. Apparently, an apologetical missive from the mavens at Microsoft on how the most annoying aspects of the we-hope-it’s-soon-to-be-doomed Vista are actually features (that used to be a joke back from the 98 Second Edition days, “It’s not a bug: it’s a feature.”). Apparently, the article went up on Microsoft’s server and came down again very quickly… just before a lot of cynical yet savvy bloggers could get their pencils out and their teeth sharpened. That said, I ran across what appears to be a working copy on the Guardian tech blog. Click here to read that Guardian article. Click here to just download the PDF from the Guardian page (hope I’m not stepping on any toes by linking there). The Guardian does link to the original Microsoft page but that’s now been removed so all you get is a “Sorry, the page you requested…” Clever chaps over there at Microsoft. Here’s the opening paragraph: No one would expect a new OS adoption to be easy, and certainly adopting Windows Vista® across a desktop infrastructure can come with a few challenges—but like many urban myths, perception can quickly depart from reality. In this article, we will look at five features of Windows Vista that are often misunderstood, provide their background and rationale, and present the straight scoop on how to deal with them. I confess: I don’t know what he’s going on about here, particularly the ‘like many urban myths, perception can quickly depart from reality’ – which is to say, I know it’s English. I know every word in the sentence but just don’t understand it. Oh crap! I love this: “With Standard User mode configured across the PC infrastructure, you help ensure intruders are unable to get to the family jewels.” Ok, it now seems this must be a hoax letter or spoof… a belated April Fool gag… no way they’re talking about protecting your family jewels… no way. Well, hold on… after reading further: We‘ve heard some of you say that Windows Vista runs slower than Windows XP on a given PC. So what‘s really happening here? First, we need to avoid comparing apples to oranges—Windows Vista is doing a lot more than Windows XP, and it requires resources to conduct these tasks. Hum, maybe the author’s not spoofing… he may just be a plonker. He says, in relation to XP and VISTA, we shouldn’t compare apples to oranges… he’s right, fruit is a much better means of comparing: VISTA is a lemon. many of us still have sour grapes about XP and, apparently Apples are delicious. Glad I finally read the article though (after it was pulled by Microsoft). Sean
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  Please don’t let me be misunderstood: Microsoft pleads for Vista

  http://www.manoj.co.in/2008/05/17/please-dont-let-me-be-misu...
  112 days ago in Manoj.co.in | Manoj Jain’s Blog · Authority: 91

  Please don’t let me be misunderstood: Microsoft pleads for Vista Five things you’ve got wrong about Vista. At least, in Microsoft’s opinion. Only five? If you liked this post / blog, buy me a BEER! Source: Charles Arthur If you liked this post / blog, buy me a BEER! Filed under Technology updates by Spread the word del.icio.us Digg Furl Reddit Ask blogmarks Blogg-Buzz Google Netscape Socializer Spurl Technorati Windows Live Yahoo! Help

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