Paul Thurrott: Where Vista Fails
A Windows Pundit Paul Thurrott has basically lambasted Gate’s and Company for the poor implementation of Windows Vista. He accuses Microsoft of broken promises and cast off features in the lame release, spewing bile at Gates for the “abysmal handling” of the project.
As he says: “From a technical standpoint, the version of Windows Vista we will receive is a sad shell of its former self, a shadow.”
“Shame on you, Microsoft. Shame on you, but not just for not doing better,” he writes. “We expect you to copy Apple, just as Apple (and Linux) in its turn copies you. But we do not and should not expect to be promised the world, only to be given a warmed over copy of Mac OS X Tiger in return. Windows Vista is a disappointment. There is no way to sugarcoat that very real truth.”
Frankly, Paul would probably be kissing Gate’s butt if he thought that Vista was half as good as OS X Tiger however that’s a whole different conversation. It is funny as hell though when Paul describes the nightmare of dialog boxes that face a user performing a simple task in Vista all in the name of security. It kind of reminds me of the user experience associated with a house that is left wide open (no lock on the doors or windows) where securing ones valuables involves padlocking every drawer, closet and cabinet. Now that is an approach only Microsoft could implement without realizing it was dead on arrival.