Cnet has published a great article about Microsoft Vista with a bold statement: the folks at Redmond should dump Vista, and admit it has miserably failed (yeah like that's ever going to happen).
I Couldn't agree more about Vista, though the writer is being a bit too harsh on it, the adoption of new OS takes time, you can't fully judge its performance just yet, for the long run Vista is unfortunately going to be what XP has been for the past few years, the dominate OS.
As a Linux user I can't really comment about Vista, but from what I hear it really doesn't stake up against OSX, Linux, not to mention XP in terms of hardware demands, and compatibility.
Here's a sneak peek of the article, check it out.
The first indication that Microsoft should abandon Vista is its poor sales figures. According to a recent report titled "Windows Vista Still Underperforming in U.S. Retail" from NPD, Vista sales are significantly behind XP sales during its early days. Even worse for Redmond, some are reverting to XP, citing issues with compatibility and overall design. And if that wasn't enough, Macs continue to surge and with the impending release of Leopard, Microsoft may be in for a rough holiday season.
With each passing day, it's becoming blatantly clear that Microsoft released Vista too early and the company's continual mistakes and promises that can't be kept are further annoying the Windows faithful.
Much talk has been given to Service Pack 1 and how this update should address many of the issues users have with Vista, but I simply don't agree. Will SP1 eliminate the ridiculous Microsoft licensing schemes? Will SP1 drop the price on the higher-end versions? Will SP1 eliminate the need for users to buy a new computer just to use the faulty OS?
One significant problem that I have with Vista is its inclusion of new DRM, specifically the company's decision to install Protected Video Path. To prevent a person from copying (or in most cases, backing up) a movie, the operating system provides process isolation and if an unverified component is in use, the operating system shuts down DRM content. For the first time on any operating system, we're not even allowed to backup our favorite movies? Come on
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