20 things you won’t like about Windows Vista
Sunday, 4 June 2006 | 168 readers so far
In case you don’t follow such matters, the upcoming version of Windows is called Vista. Here’s an interesting article about what’s not to like.
Despite these seeming faux pas, Microsoft has also managed to add a good deal of benefit and improvement in Windows Vista — enough good things that it may be even easier to collect 20 things you’ll like about Windows Vista. But that’s a different article (one you can read almost anywhere). And make no mistake, the new Windows lacks a gotta-have-it feature, unless it’s the increased security that protected-mode browsing, built-in spyware protection and the new User Account Controls provide. To my way of thinking, security shouldn’t be something you have to pay for. What’s more, it seems like Microsoft is building some of the most ambitious security components of Windows Vista not for its customers, but for itself.
I’ve beta tested the last three versions of Windows to be released. Of course that is hard to do from a war zone. I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to get Vista right away.
1 June 4th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Chris says:
I installed Vista on my intel Mac a couple weeks ago…it’s really nothing to write home about except for some eye candy here and there. Sure it boasts increased security and it comes with Media Center built in, but it really doesn’t offer much that makes the average home user want to get up and rush to buy it.
Suffice to say that Vista only lasted for 3 days on my intel mac.
2 June 6th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
Don Cox says:
I prefer not to use Windows at all, if possible. When my Amigas finally die, then if there are no new Amigas I will have to use Mac OS X. I do have a Windows machine, but it gets used about once a month.