Microsoft has admitted -- in a roundabout way -- that Vista has "high impact issues". It has put out a call for technical testers to participate in testing of Service Pack 1, due out later this year, which will address "regressions from Windows Vista and Windows XP, security, deployment blockers and other high impact issues."
It's hard to know whether to be reassured that Service Pack 1 is coming, and thus that there's now a sensible timeframe for considering deployment of Vista within businesses, OR to be alarmed that Microsoft is unleashing an OS on the world with "high impact issues" remaining in it.
In other news there's a battle raging over the top 10 reasons to get / not to get Vista. (And a rebuttal.)
News source: APCMag.com
It's hard to know whether to be reassured that Service Pack 1 is coming, and thus that there's now a sensible timeframe for considering deployment of Vista within businesses, OR to be alarmed that Microsoft is unleashing an OS on the world with "high impact issues" remaining in it.
In other news there's a battle raging over the top 10 reasons to get / not to get Vista. (And a rebuttal.)
News source: APCMag.com
I was told by many reviewers and other people that there would not be any bad issues wit the new one - hardly any bugs and much improved security...."high impact issues" does not seem "secure" to me.....
What's worrying is that most of these bugs were found in testing. Some Microsoft cant fix, and some they can, but "wont" fix.
- Integrating any security patches made available between now and release
- Minor bugs (mostly avoidable or unproblamatic glitches, not serious showstoppers)
- Fixing any bugs that break obscure applications (particularly applications from the corporate sector)
- Solve any business rollout issues
In other words, not really any consumer orientated fixes other than security updates. Vista is more ready than any other Microsoft OS I've seen (and I've seen them all). The RTM doesn't have any showstoppers and is stable. There are UI glitches and minor bugs (particularly in bundled applications, Media Player, Media Center, etc.). Overall howver, it is (in my mind) the best version of Windows made so far.A service pack can only make it far more superior, I can see why people are putting this in a negative spin - but personally I think its quite positive.
Vista (6.0) > XP (5.1)
There's nothing v6 about it.
There's nothing v6 about it.
Not your decision
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GREAT site
The only way linux could rule the world,lets say,in about 50 years,is that MS decides to stop making OS as core business
What did you smoke?
If "we all know" that Linux will rule the world then this guy obviously has zero friends.
I'm not saying that the demise of MS would be a good thing... competition is vital to the health of our industry because it drives innovation and efficiency. Competition is also very good for the end consumer... but if you study history, you'll realize it's not smart to put all of your eggs in the same basket.
To get back on topic, I know that the internal IT division at my company (MS Gold Certified Partner) will not even look at Vista until at least SP2. I know of many other institutions that feel the same way. News like this helps justify their position.
This are 2 different circumstances
Not to rain on your parade, but doesn't that comment sort of make your IT division 'ashamed' to be a Partner of MS? Not touching their products until a while down the line with SP2, and not earlier?
No, our company is in the business to make money, not to appease any one particular vendor (like MS). It's not my decision, but apparently the powers-that-be understand the ramifications of relying on a platform that has not been thoroughly battlefield tested. I'm fortunate to work for such a company. I'm given the freedom to provide my developers with the best tools for the job. Here's a little secret... shhhh!... it isn't always a Microsoft product.
This are 2 different circumstances
Nope, the tech market is still very much in it's infancy. Just because it's been around longer than you, doesn't make it old and/or established. Now to answer your question, hmm... I really really wish I could. I'd be a billionaire if I knew of the exact circumstances. The only thing that IS for certain is that nothing is for certain. BTW - it's 'LB' mouse.
dream on , there is no such thing and there woint be such a thing ever becuase nothing is ever perfect
some how i highly doubt that
The bottom line is if no one takes the plunge how will we ever identify the things that need to be fixed to make it a better experience? I think it's the responsibility of the technical user community as a whole to be early adopters to iron out the blips before the non-technical users get too deep into it. And besides -- you know that you are going to get a call one of these days from your [insert relationship name here - mom, dad, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandparent, friend, boss, co-worker etc...] asking you how to work with it. The world moves on and will shift away from XP just like we shifted from Windows 3.1 and as we try hard to put the Windows 9x/Me era to rest.
The bottom line is if no one takes the plunge how will we ever identify the things that need to be fixed to make it a better experience? I think it's the responsibility of the technical user community as a whole to be early adopters to iron out the blips before the non-technical users get too deep into it. And besides -- you know that you are going to get a call one of these days from your [insert relationship name here - mom, dad, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandparent, friend, boss, co-worker etc...] asking you how to work with it. The world moves on and will shift away from XP just like we shifted from Windows 3.1 and as we try hard to put the Windows 9x/Me era to rest.
Same here - I find my VS2005 workday a darn sight nicer on the new OS it feels pretty snappy compared to XP.
I wonder if people judge Vista based on the original public beta? It's a million miles away from that build folks..
Please don't sensationalise. SP1 is being produced to to make Vista appealing to the "I'm not getting Vista until SP1" crowd... so SP2 should be due mid-2008.
Let us know whether you think it's worth the 16 EUR after you're done getting it to work.
Vista has been feature complete for over a year while work on longhorn server continues to add stability and features.
They have most likely also started working on the next operating system.
They are thinking about Lost season 5, which I guess means the rest of season 3 and season 4 fall under the same category as whatever you might have been implying.
Blah.
So personally just becasue it's not in the shops for another week is not an issue imo.
"Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies."
When Microsoft brings out a major renovation to Windows, you can choose to ignore it for a year or two, but then the device drivers start drying up for older versions of Windows, your friends start asking questions about their new PC that you can't answer, and even if you use Linux, you'll inevitably need familiarity with Microsoft's latest interoperability blockers. Face it: your arse belongs to Redmond.
Vista runs fine, it is much better than XP and certainly gives OSX a run for its money, I use both and I still fell that with OSX I can only do what Jobs considers I should be doing with a mac, not what I want....
Vista runs fine, it is much better than XP and certainly gives OSX a run for its money, I use both and I still fell that with OSX I can only do what Jobs considers I should be doing with a mac, not what I want....
Wow. The level of douchebagness in those two paragraphs is unparalleled.
I can do everything I wanted to do with my PC on my Mac. Not only that, but usually the quality of software on a Mac is much higher. For instance, TextMate is one of the best text editors I've ever used. Same for Transmit and FTP.
Vista runs fine, it is much better than XP and certainly gives OSX a run for its money, I use both and I still fell that with OSX I can only do what Jobs considers I should be doing with a mac, not what I want....
Have you even used OS X other than a demo in a store? Seriously, there isn't anything you can't do in OS X that you can do in Windows (don't even mention games, we all know, and until *you* actually write games, it isn't the point. it is possible to write games for OS X, most just don't). I'd argue that you can do more since OS X comes with excellent developer's tools.
Back on topic: Is anyone really surprised? I'm not. Still upgrading to Ultimate to test the waters, though. I'm probably savvy enough to handle its glitches should I encounter any.
GG
Does this guy get PAID to write this stuff?
You seem to be confused about whats is fact and what is considered to be an opinion.
The only fact to that statement is your inability to differentiate between the two.
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