Vista: Biggest Tech Disappointment of 07

[screwballl]

Daily Tech Blog: Windows Vista: PC World's Biggest Tech Disappointment of 2007

PC World - The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007

Many of the innovations the operating system was supposed to bring--like more efficient file and communications systems--got tossed overboard as Microsoft struggled to get the OS out the door, some three years after it was first promised.

When it debuted last January, incompatibilities were rampant--in part because hardware and software makers didn't feel any urgency to revamp their products to work with the new OS. The user account controls that were supposed to make users feel safer just made them feel irritated.

[gvblake22]

I wouldn't say it was the biggest tech disappointment, but it would probably make the top 15. I would say Phenom was a bigger disappointment.

[Stormcrow]

And don't forgot R600, I laughed and then cried it was such a letdown.

[Jokerswild]

I would say that linux is the biggest disappointment every year so far. Until there's a better way to install programs consistently and compatability with games then it's a disappointment.

[screwballl]

I would say that anything AMD released in the past year has been a let down but for me Vista tops this list as well.

Linux? Linux? Linux has made bigger strides in the past 3 months than Windows has in 8 years... anyday now they will have a native package to use and play games.

[Stormcrow]

Originally Posted by screwballl

anyday now they will have a native package to use and play games.

But if no one publishes games compatible with Linux, it seems pretty moot. I've tried WINE, and it just didn't work out. I like Linux, but lack of gaming capability and horrid wireless nightmares keep me on Windows.

[screwballl]

wireless is getting much better as many of the companies are finally releasing their drivers on at least a limited basis.
Right now many of them use an emulation layer to play the game in OpenGL which seems to work well with DX9 and lower... I am hoping in the next year or so they get this released and working well so it can be a complete replacement.... hell as it is I only use windows for games and work, anything else I reboot into Fedora Core8

[Capper]

Sadly, Vista is gonna be the whuppin boy for awhile. When people wait that long for a release, and everyone spends that much money.....they expect better than a cheesier interface thats a resource hog...which is completely anal about security. I won't say Vita is a flop, its like every M$ operating system before it, good but not great....and by the time the kinks get worked out, something else will be ready for release.

Phenom....after the wait, and the marketing...is a big disappointment......but in all honesty only to the 1% of us who really care about numbers.....to the average Joe just looking for a system, they could care less about a Super Pi time...

Joker nailed a great one....for all the Linux crowing you hear, its still a geek boy option, that'll never be mainstream until its far easier to work with. You can easily browse the web, send email, and use open office.....but then what? No gaming support and no support for many specialty software suites. for all the whining about how we need Phenom....how about whining about a second operating system? Lets get some OS 10.5 action, or a worthwhile Linux option.

What about DirectX 10? What about Phys-X? DDR3?

M$ just got flogged because its the biggest, and easiest target?

[screwballl]

of course, its the biggest mainstream tech company that is seen in the eyes of the public.. so they released a mediocre product that needs more fixes and adjustments than Pam Andersons chest. Rather than actually working with all the companies, making sure drivers are lined up and that the OS is stable and mostly bug free, they released a beta product that IMHO was barely out of Alpha testing.
Thats just my perspective though

[Capper]

To be perfectly honest, other than learning a new interface....I have had very few issues with Vista. The biggest was just turning off account control.

Learning a completely new operating system can be really overwhelming, and I know a lot of people tinker with it for 5 minutes, then get frustrated and say "screw it"....but its not that bad.