C|Net shows no love for Vista yet
By Steven Parker, 27 November 2007 - 10:15 37 comments
Oh dear! It seems that there are no allies at CNet when it comes to Windows Vista. I can only imagine that their IT department is still firmly attached to Windows XP on all their clients (except of course some very poor test machines). Anyway, a bright spark at CNet HQ has clocked Vista in at Nr 10 on their article: Top ten terrible tech products, with the Sony Rootkit fiasco just ahead of Vista at Nr 9. The list even includes the Sinclair C5 as the worst tech product, will Sir Clive ever be forgiven for that?
Do our active members even know what a C5 is?
Heres what CNet have to say about Vista: Any operating system that provokes a campaign for its predecessor's reintroduction deserves to be classed as terrible technology. Any operating system that quietly has a downgrade-to-previous-edition option introduced for PC makers deserves to be classed as terrible technology. Any operating system that takes six years of development but is instantly hated by hordes of PC professionals and enthusiasts deserves to be classed as terrible technology.
Windows Vista conforms to all of the above. Its incompatibility with hardware, its obsessive requirement of human interaction to clear security dialogue box warnings and its abusive use of hated DRM, not to mention its general pointlessness as an upgrade, are just some examples of why this expensive operating system earns the final place in our terrible tech list.
View: The Whole Nightmarish Scenario @ C|Net
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Comments (37)
SniperX - 27 November 2007 - 10:25
What is incredibly funny about all this is that a great many technology enthusiasts all saw this coming during the development phases. Why didn't MS? It really is quite remarkable.
EJocys - 27 November 2007 - 17:16
This can happen if employees of a company are busy in ass-licking and none wants to report bad news to king.
+TruckWEB - 27 November 2007 - 10:25
It's okay because I rate C|Net as one of the ten terrible Web review site.
Microsoft probably did not pay them enough, they got mad and now it's vengence.
I can understand why someone would want to stay with XP, it does the job quite well. But I'm running Vista Ultimate X64 before it got released (beta tester) and I've yet to have any problem with it. My PC is powerfull enough to make Vista perform like I want.
Most of Vista problem are not even related to Vista. Bad drivers, bad hardware. The only real thing I hate about Vista is the UAC that pop-up each time you want to do something. Microsoft got crazy stupid with "security" with Vista.
hagjohn - 27 November 2007 - 12:21
Microsoft probably did not pay them enough, they got mad and now it's vengence.
I can understand why someone would want to stay with XP, it does the job quite well. But I'm running Vista Ultimate X64 before it got released (beta tester) and I've yet to have any problem with it. My PC is powerfull enough to make Vista perform like I want.
Most of Vista problem are not even related to Vista. Bad drivers, bad hardware. The only real thing I hate about Vista is the UAC that pop-up each time you want to do something. Microsoft got crazy stupid with "security" with Vista.
I agree. C|Net is a horrible site and their reviews cannot be trusted.
The funny thing is that people were saying the same thing about XP when it came out.
Swordnyx - 27 November 2007 - 15:49
hagjhon: I so know what you're saying. I was like 8 when XP came out and my friend's dad would complain about it everyday. Then he got used to it and now he loves XP and hates Vista. I see no point in his arguements...
waqastariq - 27 November 2007 - 10:34
Vista is not terrable...
its is one of the good OS out there,
C|net is on of the worst sites for review
Foub - 27 November 2007 - 11:03
Yes, for a majority of users, Vista is terrible. And no, it isn't one of the best out there, not by a long shot. That is unless you're impressed by iCandy?
waqastariq - 27 November 2007 - 20:18
Well i have been running Vista for like 8 months now... never got rashed for a reson related to it (crashed 2 times bcoz of video drivers) and till now has been very stable for me... I dont know about what impression you got but the icandy you mentioned is please to....
unless you like working in an office with thrash splattered all around looking ugly... everyone need icandy where is your LOGIC???
LTD - 27 November 2007 - 10:56
Any operating system that takes six years of development but is instantly hated by hordes of PC professionals and enthusiasts deserves to be classed as terrible technology.
Alright, fine.
But what about the Average Joe?
Neobond - 27 November 2007 - 11:00
My average Joe friends are in no hurry to upgrade as Windows XP works great on their machine. Generally speaking the average Joe doesnt find the eye candy worth the upgrade and they know little about the under-the-hood improvements.
It's fair to say that its not the step up from Win 98 SE to Win XP that was back then.
Foub - 27 November 2007 - 11:04
The same feeling.
xendrome - 27 November 2007 - 13:32
It's fair to say that its not the step up from Win 98 SE to Win XP that was back then.
Vista isn't just "eye candy", there are a lot of under the hood features. Especially in the security department.
4tehlulz - 27 November 2007 - 13:57
This sums up why I'm not upgrading. I couldn't care less about "under the hood features" that I don't really interact with.
MioTheGreat - 27 November 2007 - 14:28
This sums up why I'm not upgrading. I couldn't care less about "under the hood features" that I don't really interact with.
The vastly superior security alone is more than enough reason. No amount of third party crap/tweaking can give XP the same level of preventative security Vista has.
Zerosignull - 27 November 2007 - 15:46
The vastly superior security alone is more than enough reason. No amount of third party crap/tweaking can give XP the same level of preventative security Vista has.
No but a bit of user commen sense will
ahhell - 27 November 2007 - 11:41
I am shocked...shocked I tell you!! Image finding anti-Vista FUD on Neowin.
Will wonders never cease!!
:mad:
zoonyx - 27 November 2007 - 11:42
Vista is pretty much bad
CNet is most definately bad.
I run vista on a work laptop, and XPMCE on my main machine at home. Still too many problems with vista, and XP is a much nicer experience.
hal90001 - 27 November 2007 - 11:56
Who cares what CNet thinks, I agree with TruckWEB's comment!
daniel_rh - 27 November 2007 - 11:59
Well, I've never liked CNET reviews and opinions, not a surprise...
James123 - 27 November 2007 - 12:19
I'm sorry but you can't rate something 7.8/10 (CNET Review) when it was FIRST released and then put it in the "Top ten terrible tech products"
After them having that dual-apple ad on the Vista page and this I'd say CNET has lost the little bit of credibility they had left.