Watch out when Bill Gates makes a point
Reading this article about how Bill Gates released a jar of mosquitos into the audience, and I came upon this quote, which made me smile :
Microsoft, of course, is no stranger to bugs and their effects on helpless, unsuspecting victims. Think Vista and you get my point.
Heres hoping that Windows 7 has at least equal speed, reliability and driver support as Windows XP. After trying the beta, I liked the interface and snappy response, but I couldn’t get my 3G modem to work, which doesn’t make me optimistic.
I was one of the first to try Vista, and was unable to get basic functions to work on my business model Dell Latitude laptop (volume controls, proper video drivers, hibernation, USB devices). No problem, I thought. New drivers will soon be released and my laptop will automatically update, then everything will be fine. I gave up after 3 extremely annoying weeks. Using XP felt like heaven after the Vista’s frustrating response time and ill-advised ‘new’ interface.
On the subject : Having 7 different versions of Windows is a move that has been widely panned. Why, Microsoft? Home/Professional is all that is required. We should be working to reduce complexity in IT, rather than the opposite.
