Here’s a WOW folks! I know things aren’t good in “Vista Land” when Jim Louderback, the former editor-in-chief of PC Magazine and Microsoft Windows fan boy, expresses serious doubts about Vista as he’s writing his last column..
“I’ve been a big proponent of the new OS over the past few months, even going so far as loading it onto most of my computers and spending hours tweaking and optimizing it,” Mr. Louderback wrote. “So why, nine months after launch, am I so frustrated? The litany of what doesn’t work and what still frustrates me stretches on endlessly.” – via MacObserver –
Mr. Loudenback went even further in stating…
“I definitely gave Microsoft too much of a free pass on this operating system: I expected it to get the kinks worked out more quickly. Boy, was I fooled! If Microsoft can’t get Vista working, I might just do the unthinkable: I might move to Linux.”
I don’t think that’s the “WOW” Microsoft was striving for, but it’s certainly the one they seem to be getting lately. Even their greatest fans are frustrated, especially when remembering that Microsoft worked on Vista for five+ years prior to it’s release.
Hey Richard, you guys with Ubuntu wouldn’t mind welcoming Mr. Loudenback aboard would you? :-)
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We take all we can get!! :)
Seriously, the Mac and Linux talk has really been building since Vista’s launch. They need their “killer” app soon or the erosion of their marketshare will keep on keepin’ on. Now I know they’re still likely 95% of the market, but things *do* change.
Thing is, Apple has ‘design’ in their favour, something they do very well. Linux has open-ness, freedom and price. What exactly does Vista have? I haven’t heard one thing that would make happy XP users upgrade.
Of course I haven’t been listening that hard either. ;)