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Skriven 2006-12-08 01:25:00 av JAY EMRIE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av TOM WALKER
Ärende: MS Hype, Another Opinion
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TW>Looks like I am not the only one tired of al lthe Hype out of MS to
TW>sucker people into Upgrading.

TW>I found this editorial right on.

TW>*****


TW>Full Disclosure: Windows--New! Improved! Yada Yada Yada!
TW>Every Microsoft upgrade sets a new standard--in hype.
TW>Stephen Manes
TW>Friday, November 17, 2006 01:00 AM PST
TW>Every Microsoft upgrade sets a new standard-in hype.

TW>"This is the easiest-to-use version of Windows yet, and will help bring
TW>the power of the PC to new users worldwide," Bill Gates announces. The
TW>press release goes on to claim that the operating system "dramatically
TW>improves the key areas that keep users waiting on their PC today,
TW>including opening applications, accessing the Internet, and shutting
TW>down the PC. This enhanced performance, along with powerful new
TW>self-maintenance and update features, empowers users to spend more time
TW>enjoying their PCs and less time managing their system."

TW>Windows Vista? No, Windows 98.

TW>"Today we unveil the future of computing," trumpets Bill Gates. He cites
TW>a reliability report from an independent laboratory: "According to the
TW>test, with constant and intense use" in 90 workdays the operating system
TW>"never failed."

TW>Windows Vista? No, Windows 2000.

TW>"We are entering an exciting new era of personal computing," declares
TW>Bill Gates. "This powerful new version of Windows offers so much to
TW>customers--it unlocks the full power of the PC and enables them to enjoy
TW>the best of what the digital world has to offer."

TW>Windows honcho Jim Allchin adds that "customers will experience a much
TW>more enhanced yet simplified computing experience. Customers can do
TW>things they've never done before with a PC; likewise, business users can
TW>work smarter and faster with more productive tools to meet the demands
TW>of any size company."

TW>Windows Vista? No, Windows XP.

TW>Beginning to see a pattern here? Microsoft introduces new operating
TW>system. Microsoft promises great benefits. New operating system doesn't
TW>deliver.

TW>Less time "shutting down the PC"? To this day my XP machines often hang
TW>until I hold down the physical on/off switch awhile. A Windows that goes
TW>90 days without a single crash? Yeah, right. Hey, XP won't go even a
TW>month without a forced reboot to install security fixes!

Mine has rarely hung as per above! Reboot to install security fixes.
ONLY is one's system is left on 24/7! Many, maybe most of us turn systems
off often.

Jay

TW>Apart from Microsoft hype, one thing never changes when the latest
TW>version of Windows arrives: the time you have to waste coping with the
TW>peccadilloes of the new regime. Will the upgrade really deliver
TW>productivity increases that let you get that time back? Not bloody
TW>likely.

TW>When you switch to Windows Vista, you'll be figuring out how to cope
TW>with questions as little as why 'My Documents' turned into just
TW>'Documents' and as big as where to get a new driver for your old
TW>printer--if you can get one at all. Your old security software won't
TW>work, so you will have to find, pay for, and install replacements.
TW>You'll be tearing your hair out every time you encounter new features
TW>that work differently from the old familiar ones for no apparent reason.
TW>And if you're a particularly early adopter, you'll probably be googling
TW>frantically in search of others who have run into problems similar to
TW>yours.

TW>I'm not masochistic enough to test Microsoft's betas and release
TW>candidates. The final product is usually rough enough; and as I write,
TW>that's not yet available. But I've seen the demos and read the
TW>propaganda and first looks. Vista promises a lot of potentially useful
TW>new stuff. But for now I can think of only one reason to worry about the
TW>thing: It will come with your next PC.

TW>Unless that machine is a Mac, in which case you'll be offered a new OS
TW>every year or two with a couple of modest features that pretend to
TW>change the world and claim to be worth $130. But at least you'll waste
TW>less time in the upgrade process.
TW>Contributing Editor Stephen Manes is cohost of PC World's Digital Duo on
TW>public TV.

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