Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

daveinla — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:22:25 GMT

All right Paul, my bad !! ;-)

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

pthurrott — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:31:44 GMT

daveinla: Actually, the chaotic nature of SP1's release *did* trigger a reaction. It's here:

Windows Vista Service Pack 1: Here It Comes Ready or Not

www.winsupersite.com/.../winvista_sp1_readyornot.asp

"Over the years, I've watched as the company has announced the "completion" of a software product in order to meet an arbitrary internal schedule. Sadly, they've done it again, this time with Windows Vista SP1 ... forgive me for believing that software really should be delivered only when it's ready. And in my book, Vista SP1 just doesn't meet any established criteria for completeness yet."

I wrote and published this in early February when the SP1 schedule was originally announced.

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

Cfischer83 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:25:16 GMT

Chaotic release? What kind of stories will they conjure up next? ;)

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

daveinla — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:44:37 GMT

It's funny that the rather chaotic release of SP1 didn't trigger a reaction with Paul. He was much faster pointing out the few users who had problem with the .0 release of Leopard because of a 3rd party haxie. No comment about the .1 or .2 release which were so smooth.

And these people should be ashamed for daring saying bad things about this little baby of Vista ! (that is as everybody knows perfect !)

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

techdribble — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:25:34 GMT

I agree with BrightrevCarl and DRWAM the handling of Vista by sections of the media has been poor but this is the case with most of the stories they report. They dont let the facts get in the way of good story.

I would wager a majority of the "Vista sucks" posts come from people who have not actually used it for any extended period they just want to be seen to "cool" by bashing Vista.

I am guessing this is also the case for the majority of the "<insert OS here> sucks" posts.

99% of computer users use what works best for them and the other 1% just like to make noise.

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

DRWAM — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:30:12 GMT

I agree that Vista complaints seem overdone. I have it oon my Mac Pro tower and have had absolutely no problems. The average user uses it more than anything other OS, and I bet that the average Mac user would see little difference in usage.The iApps are useful, but I know of few friends that utilize them all, except for iPhoto. Of course, iTunes is on both OS'es and may be used more on the Windows platform as most iPod owners use Windows.

re: Invent-a-story: Free support for Vista SP1 update must be related to Vista 'problems' ... Even if it really isn't

BrightrevCarl — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:26:28 GMT

I'm loathe to wade into the ongoing "Vista sucks" war on my (new) tech site, but I'm getting more and more irritated by all this mindless anti-Vista stuff.

I'm no operating system partisan. I think that Mac OS X is actually *better* for most home users because it's less affected by malware, and that's the biggest problem I see consumers have. That being said, Vista is less susceptible to malware than XP, and is absolutely fine for people used to Windows. I just don't see very many problems with Vista. It's extremely fast on reasonably new hardware, and the few reliability problems I've seen have been due to application issues.

When you look at the "Vista sucks" posts, they very rarely mention specific issues. Even the posts above talk about "numerous complaints" without specifying the actual issues. Sure, Vista has its problems. There are some apps that won't work and drivers that don't exist. But this is a very small proportion of all the apps and drivers in existence. If Vista sucks so bad, what are the *actual* problems?

Like I said above, I like Mac OS X and think it's better for a lot of people. But Vista's biggest problem isn't the product. It's the Internet echo chamber.

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