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Does it seem strange to anyone that with the new and greatly improved Windows OS, Vista, which¬† hasn’t even officially launched yet, people are already writing tips on how you can tweak it to “whip it into shape.”¬† Shouldn’t that have been Microsoft’s job prior to launch!

Ten tweaks for Windows Vista:
Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome fame has written up ten practical ways you can whip Windows Vista into shape

Are users expectations of Windows so low that it seems perfectly normal with a brand new and “greatly improved” version you’d need a vast number of tips to make it work effectively?¬† Just what the hell did Microsoft spend the last five years doing?

Update: 1/21/07 -¬† Let me clarify – In the post above I’m not referring to tips or tweaks that are simple configuration changes to fit the individual user.¬† I’m referring to tweaks that seem to be disabling some of the much hyped Microsoft Vista security.¬† If the security of Vista is inconvenient or unusable by the average user then that’s a failing of Microsoft’s design.¬† What good are security features turned off?¬† Sounds like a CYA so Microsoft can say they did their part and it’s the users fault.

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Joe
Joe
17 years ago

I’m no MS fanboi, but this is a ridiculous post. It appears by your tagline that you’re an Apple user. Are you suggesting that other OS’s, like Apple’s, aren’t configurable for different users preferences? A quick Google for the terms “tweak OSX” provides over 1 million pages that suggest this isn’t the case…