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shuntphl

Vista - One year later

Jan 30, 2008 13:23

Headline today:

Microsoft’s Windows Vista one year later: The chrome has worn off the turd

One year after Charlie Demerjian called Microsoft's Windows Vista a "chrome plated turd," he's back to take another look.

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shuntphl January 30 2008, 21:15:01 UTC

I agree. And deservedly so.

eric1975 January 31 2008, 12:35:00 UTC

I find it a bit odd. I've been using Vista for many months now, and while it's not an extraordinary jump in technology, it has been a very reliable, stable OS in my experience. I've got it on the home PC's now, as a matter of fact, just because some of the functions (particularly the dx10 support and the new features for Windows Media Center) have become very useful to me ( ... )

shuntphl January 31 2008, 14:23:39 UTC

First of all, the article was only cross-posted on MacDailyNews. The original article was posted in the "Inquirer ( ... )

shuntphl January 31 2008, 14:23:55 UTC

I am not a Mac addict, nor I am a Linux or Windows fanatic. I look at products that make my life easier. I did own a Mac in 2003 and hated it, because a lot of my 3rd party hardware was either not supported or very cumbersome to use, OSX wasn't all that great back then and still had a lot bugs and wasn't really performing well for me. Also, back then Mac were in my eyes totally overprized. Well, I revisited my Mac experience in 2007, mostly because of the Vista debacle, and bought a Mac mini. I didn't expect much of it and was already prepared to sell it on eBay. Instead it has become my primary machine at home, except for gaming, because "it just works". It is easy to use, extremely powerful on the hood and very customizable ( ... )