This is coming from a Non-PC guru's point of view so, take it with a grain of salt and not a face value.
If you say so...
When vista was first released alot of problems was driver issues, is this microsofts fault?
I do believe so, you (M$) are forcing me to purchase a Computer with your OS on it full knowing that is is not ready or compatible with everything else, regardless if you gave ample time to others to make new drivers, etc, for it.
Microsoft sells Operating Systems and other software titles, like Office.
Companies like Dell, HP, Sony, Toshiba, Mecer, Acer, eMachines, etc, they sell hardware. They are the ones providing the inadquate (in some cases) hardware with Vista. So then is Microsoft to blame if the system builder ignores Microsoft guidelines and minimum system requirements for Vista?
Another problem was experianced users
installing the OS on a machine that could not handle it making it crawl like a slug. Was this microsofts fault?
Not if you were experienced but if you we're not experienced and your Retailer jammed it up your throat?
This is also true but they needed to come out with a smoother (read: minimum bugs) OS, more so if their market was non-PC or Inexperienced people (the average consumer).
If you claim to be experienced, and you allowed a retailer to sell you a low-end machine that does not meet the Vista minimum requirements, then I'd say that a) The retailer is a rip-off looking to make a quick buck, and b) You are not so experienced as you claim to be.
Another problem is user who try to run software on the OS that is very old or designed for a lower OS.
+1 on this one, we all have done at one point or another and we are just to quick to blame the OS instead of blaming us.
I agree. In all honesty, I have some software that is pushing 14 years since initial release, and it works fine on Vista x64 Ultimate. Some don't. But that is also hardly Microsofts fault?
When the programs were designed Vista did not even exist so the programs were not ment for vista. I know Microsost made a bit of a mistake in releasing Vista so early but not all of the problems are thier fault.
Also true but my only gripe with all this is that who suffered the most was/is the average user/consumer, the one who barely understand what a computer is but needs it for their kids for homework, etc, and was forced to buy a desktop or laptop with 512mb of Ram and Vista as the primary OS... how can you fault that user?
True, you cannot fault the user in this particular case, but neither can you blame Microsoft.
It is the responsibility of the retailer to inform potential buyers of all pertinent information regarding their purchase, and to answer any question they may have.
Unfortunately, too many retailers take advantage of inexperienced users and sell them a bunch of inadequate rubbish. They do this in the hopes of forcing the user to come back later for an upgrade.
When I sell someone a computer, or build one from scratch (which happens often seeing as I try to avoid factory built computers), I ask myself "Will I be prepared to use this computer myself?".
Another gripe I have is Look & Feel, We all hate changes but more so when those changes are extreme, coming from XP and having to take 2 to 3 years to finally feel comfortable with it, we get a totally new OS that looks & feels different. I understand some of those changes but do they need it to make it for the whole OS? I guess the saying "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" does not need to apply here. :D
You sound like someone who went to a restaurant and order a rare steak. When your order arrives, you complain that it is not cooked enough...
For years, people where asking Microsoft to make Windows more secure and more malware resistant, and to protect the OS itself from improper user changes. The answer to that is User Account Control (UAC).
And what did too many people do when they finally got Vista? The moaned that UAC is too intrusive.
SO DEAL WITH IT!
Another Issue based purely on Hearsay was all the DRM issues at the beginning, now I understand is based on the UAC... I guess you can't trust the internet all that much!
Defintely hearsay. I've been using Vista for two years now (excluding the months I was BETA testing), and I've never run into any DRM issues...
Honestly though, I have had Vista for a few months now and I am slowly but surely beginning to feel comfortable with it but, I still feel that on some things, I can do them quicker on XP than on Vista and if I need to come here to learn the easy way or waste 30 minutes looking at the help option, I have wasted my time.
Please explain what these things are, because when I work on XP machines (which happens far too often for my taste), I feel lost, and have to think a bit or wait for XP before I can proceed.
For example: Search.
On XP, when searching for a file, you where limited to a few properties, such as filename, filesize and date, and searching your entire computer took ages.
On Vista, you can search for files using literally hundreds of different properties, and searching is not limited to only the file system, but includes your internet history and email inbox. And never mind the fact that results are returned at blistering speed!
So please explain to me how Vista is less productive than XP?
All in all, I think that Microsoft made Vista for the Experienced consumer and not so much for the Inexperienced. Now I hear that this new OS will be more compatible with XP Look & Feel but I also read that XP users will have the most troubles adapting to it once is out and Vista users will find it compatible... baffled again!
Whoever told you that Windows 7 is going to be closer to the XP look and feel doesn't know what he/she is talking about. The switchover (from a users perspective) from XP to Windows 7 is going to be even harder than the change from XP to Vista ever was.
I can almost hear it now: "Windows 7 is crap. Microsoft should have stayed with Vista..."
) and Vista didn't like it one bit...
