by boingo on Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:56 am
Never be the first to try new operating systems!
Just prior to Vista's release, there were reviewers everywhere telling people not to bother until they bring out service pack one, which will, no doubt, be at least six months ago.
Although Microsoft kept promising Vistas release for many years, and the fact it was in BETA test versions for the past two years, Microsoft outsourced some of the programming to other companies. One of the main companies never got to finish some vital work they were doing and had to rush it because Microsoft told them they wanted to release the product earlier than that other company realised.
Another big issue with Vista is security compatibility. Apparently there are loads of new super-secure features in Vista, but most of them are incompatible with the security measures of other companies. Allegedly most customers will find it impossible to access things such as _ banking, because the security programs used by banks are just not compatible yet.
On the plus side, because Vista is so secure, you're probably more safe on the net, but you'll, no doubt, keep running into problems for a long while yet.
“He who does anything because it is the custom, makes no choice”
- John Stuart Mill
“If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.”
- Anatole France
