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Ärende: Vista's honeymoon is over
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From: mike <mike@barkto.com>



http://www.smh.com.au/news/laptops--desktops/vistas-honeymoon-is-over/2007/03/1
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In one of the new "Get a Mac" ads on television, PC appears wearing a hospital
gown, prompting Apple to ask if he's going in for a check-up. "Well," PC says,
"I'm upgrading to Vista today, which is great, but I get a little nervous when
they mess around with my insides."

Apple fans may have a bit of a chuckle but early adopters who rushed out and
bought Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, as well as more system
and graphics memory, have failed to see the funny side.

Since Vista was launched on January 30, its creator has been racking up
negative commentary.

"Utterly unimaginative, internally discordant and woefully out of tune," was
the verdict at Forbes.com . "Wait for half a year until the driver issues are
settled and then buy a new PC," the BBC instructed its readers. "Not yet ready
for prime time," USA Today wrote.

The blogosphere hasn't been much kinder. Stories detailing lengthy
installations, absent drivers, frequent crashes and overzealous "security"
prompts are littered throughout the net.

One user angry at the limitations of Vista wrote a blog entry that struck a
chord with hundreds of readers. Author and technology enthusiast Chris Pirillo
of Seattle wrote "Vista: I'm breaking up with you" after installing and testing
the operating system. He came up with a shopping list of problems he
encountered including a non-functioning scanner, Windows Movie Maker crashing
on a regular basis, Explorer losing settings and fax software that refuses to
work under the new operating system. Pirillo has vowed to switch back to XP for
his primary desktop machine.

"There are certain things I'm willing to deal with and live with," he said.
"But when it starts interrupting my productivity, my daily life, I can't deal
with it. I want to ask Microsoft to take stock of the situation. People who are
buying Vista machines are having issues. What are you going to do about it?"

As the new operating system suddenly renders various peripherals and
applications obsolete, Microsoft has moved quickly to hose down claims the
operating system was rushed out the door in a less than perfect state.

Paul Randle, Microsoft Australia's consumer audience marketing manager, says
Vista has been received "phenomenally well" since its launch a month ago. "We
completely refute the product wasn't ready. Negative feedback has been in the
minority."

Randle says there are 1.5 million devices compatible with Vista and new drivers
are constantly becoming available.

It's too early for official sales figures but Australian retailers have
reported strong activity. Rutland Smith, general manager of computers and
communications at Harvey Norman, says the retailer will sell 50 per cent of all
copies of Vista in Australia.

Smith says he's been "thrilled" with Vista sales to date. There has been some
increased demand for support, but this is normal, he says. "With the release of
any new OS, you will see the occasional glitch."

Given the increased hardware requirements, Smith says it's important customers
talk to sales staff to ensure they get the right version of Vista.

Even better news for Harvey Norman, of course, is that users will need to
upgrade different bits of their PCs to get Vista working optimally. This year
will be a very good one for hardware sales, Smith says.

Users should not be surprised better hardware is needed to run the latest
operating system, says Martin Gilliland, research director at Gartner.
"Microsoft has never tried to hide that fact or shied away from it," he says.
"If you want to get the new operating system, you will need to upgrade your
hardware."

Most consumers will avoid the upgrade route altogether and simply buy their
next PC with Vista pre-installed. Gartner is predicting that by 2010, 72 per
cent of machines sold to consumers will come with Vista.

And the rest? "Seven to 10 per cent will have Mac, less than 3 per cent will
have Linux and the rest [15 per cent] will be people downgrading Vista to XP,"
Gilliland says.

Sounds like a cue for another Mac ad.
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