Rant: Hate is a Strong Word, but . . .

I just purchased a new Windoze PC for my wife, and setting it up was an all-night affair. In the years and years that it took to rewrite Vista, I'm wondering if anyone on the team stopped to think about the out-of-the-box experience. And as if Windows wasn't bad enough, you have to remove all the junk that the PC manufacturer loads onto the box. (Their goal was to make your experience with Windows less crappy, but the opposite actually happens). Then again, it was cheap like borscht and it runs Picasa . . .

Anyways, I'm hoping that someone from Microsoft reads this: The Brand Gap by Marty Neumeier

Comments

[John Bristowe]

I'm sorry to read to that you had a bad experience. Typically, the installation of Windows Vista should only take about 45 minutes from start to finish. (In fact, we made a lot of changes to the system with Windows Vista, which has resulted in faster installations and boot times.) I'm surprised to read that it took you all night to conduct your installation.

In any event, please ensure to install SP1 once you have the opportunity to do so. This should improve the reliability and performance of your installation.

[Fred]

Pat, you think that was bad? Wait until you're actually using it...We got some Vistas lately. There's a reason Apple is running those ads, and Dell is offering XP as an option...