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Ärende: Is Windows Vista Ready?
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From: /m <mike@barkto.com>



http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_ready.asp

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There's been a lot of speculation and opinion about Windows Vista lately. Many
claim that Microsoft's next generation operating system isn't ready and can't
be made ready in time for the software giant's self-imposed October 2006
Release to Manufacturing (RTM) deadline.

Who are these people? And what are they really worried about?



Some have said that Microsoft should wait until sometime in mid-2007 to ship
Vista, because businesses aren't lining up to deploy the new operating system
any time soon. Heads up, guys: Businesses have never lined up to install a new
Microsoft operating system. They always install new Windows versions gingerly
and years after the fact. We're all familiar with the "wait for Service Pack 1
(SP1)" mantra that many enterprises extol.

Others have said that Microsoft should add a Beta 3 release between Beta 2
(which, yes, was lousy) and Release Candidate 1 (RC1), which presumably will
ship by late August or early September. But that's just arguing semantics. Who
cares what the next milestone is named? What we should worry about is that the
next milestone be more representative of the final product than was the
previous milestone. Based on my experience with the last two interim builds,
that will definitely be the case.

Many beta testers tell me and their fellow testers that Windows Vista isn't
ready. But beta testers never think any Windows version is ready: If we left
the ship decision to testers, we'd still be testing Windows XP. (OK, that one
is an exaggeration, but one with a point behind it. Many beta testers simply
like their exclusive little clique to continue as long as possible. Only they,
after all, are qualified to determine when Windows is ready.)

And then there are the online pundits, many of whom are barely old enough to
legally buy alcohol. These guys are classic. Let's just say that a lack of
experience and a strongly worded opinion don't result in the most coherent of
arguments and leave it at that.

So what's left?

I can't speak for any of these people, but I do listen to what they have to
say. I even agree with some of it. But I've been working with Windows Vista for
a long, long time, and I've seen how it's evolved. Heck, I've been working with
Microsoft OS betas for over 12 years now, and while it's very clear that Vista
hasn't exactly followed a trajectory that's at all similar to any of the other
betas, it's also true that each OS beta has its own vibe. We might call Windows
Vista a "train wreck" for simplicity's sake. But it's getting better.
Seriously. Is Windows Vista ready?

No. God, no. Today's Windows Vista builds are a study in frustration, and trust
me, I use the darn thing day in and day out, and I've seen what happens when
you subject yourself to it wholeheartedly. I think I've mentioned the phrase "I
could hear the screams" on the SuperSite before. My wife said that to me one
day, and she was referring to the sound of me barking some primeval curse at my
desktop PC as it succumbed to Vista's stupid slowdowns, crashes, and hang ups
for the umpteenth time. She, more than anyone, knows the frustration I've
experienced because of Windows Vista. But even she doesn't know the details.
They would bore her, frankly. She's normal like that.

Here are some examples....
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 /m

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