“And just like that, Windows Vista rebounds. Years of delays, broken promises, and reduced expectations have dogged the Windows product team, which has been portrayed as hapless, indecisive, and unable to ship products. But the recent release of a surprisingly good Vista pre-Release Candidate 1 (pre-RC1) build, combined with internal information about the expected completion today of the actual Vista RC1 build that will ship in early September, suggests that the doomsayers suddenly have a lot less to talk about,” Paul Thurrott writes for WinInfo.
Thurrott writes, “Given the lackluster quality of Vista’s previous pre-release versions, I wasn’t expecting such a sudden turnaround. But Vista build 5536, which Microsoft shipped late Friday, rights most of the past wrongs and offers major performance, compatibility, and fit-and-finish improvements, along with a heaping helping of bug fixes. Suddenly, I can use the phrase ‘it just works’ in tandem with Vista and not burst into sardonic laughter. It’s real this time. And, I have to say, it was quite unexpected.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Oh yes, it’s a magical turnaround. Riiight. From “trainwreck” and “driven into the ground” to POOF! “it just works” (that’s Apple’s line, by the way, you tech-schizo troll.) Okay, who didn’t see this one coming from a few trillion miles away?
Related MacDailyNews articles:
What Microsoft has chopped from Windows Vista, and when – June 27, 2006
Thurrott: Microsoft collapsing under its own weight, Gates has driven Windows Vista into the ground – April 20, 2006
Thurrott: Microsoft going to get eaten alive over Windows Vista’s resemblance to Apple’s Mac OS X – March 09, 2006
Thurrott: many of Windows Vista’s upcoming features appeared first in Apple’s Mac OS X – September 26, 2005
Windows tech writer Thurrott: ‘In many ways, Mac OS X Tiger is simply better than Windows’ – May 07, 2005
Thurrott: ‘Longhorn is in complete disarray and in danger of collapsing under its own weight’ – April 26, 2005
Thurrott: Longhorn ‘has the makings of a train wreck’ – April 26, 2005
Thurrott: Longhorn demos ‘unimpressive, fall short of graphical excellence found today in Mac OS X’ – April 25, 2005
Thurrott: ‘Mac users have made conscious technology choice and are therefore better informed’ – December 06, 2004
Recipe for Longhorn/VISTA
Take one copy of Windoze XP
Add 100 features
Take away 96 of them
Sauté for 5 years
Call it finished
He HAD to have used that line on purpose.
Yes, and XP was bullet proof when it came out, until people tried using it. Can you say “shill,” Paul?
I hear MDN and mac zealots squealing like stuck pigs. lol
Paul Thurrott is Microsoft’s biggest shill. This guy makes so much money from Microsoft every year, it’s ridiculous.
I honestly don’t care what this guy has to say, I care even less when he’s talking about Windows. So in general I couldn’t care less what this guy has to say.
Check out the user comments on that site. ppppfffffftttt.
Or wait don’t.
No hits for you!
This guy does say some cool stuff. I’m annoyed at apple tho, their supposed ‘3 day’ deliever for my new Apple Notebook PC is now on its Tenth day, come on apple!
Back to the topic at hand:
There were SO many driver clashes and software legacy issues that MS did actually have to do some work to sort it. They cudnt just say “Meh, we’ll release vista SP1 in 2 to 4 years time to fix them.” PLUS since Apple ripped it outta them at WWDC 06 (kinda overkill on the taunts at the end of it though lol) they have to make it at least 86% as good as Macintosh Operating System Ten… right?
Why do we even bother reporting what this Thurrott guy has to say? He should be tuned off. Bah.
Can I kill him. I see his stupid picture on his site, I want to wind up and smash his face.
Is that wrong?
Sorry, but I still “burst into sardonic laughter”
In fact, you do drink Kool Aid!
a) Wait a minute. The complete RC1 is based on internal information. Not somebody has it in their hand.
b) In order for it to work right over 50% of the user base has to upgrade their machines either partially or totally. Is MS ggoing to hand out processor and video caard upgrade coupons with that steep $400 price tag?
c) The obvious bugs have been fixed not the ones making it to the NBC nightly news in one year.
d) I ain’t buying any off this shit until MacAffee and Symmantec and Zone Alarm, etc…tell us they can’t crack open Vista easier than a roll of Lifesavers. They have been able to do this up to now.
e) Which of 2000 versions of Vista is done????
f) The XBOX 360 rev 1 was done too.
The more I see the way M$ handles themselves, the more I cannot wait until they release Vista. Let the downfall begin!
I’m a big Mac fan, and not a big MS fan, but you know what? Maybe he’s right? Would that be so strange, for MS to have actually irons out the issues with Vista? Is part of being a Mac zealot, the inability to believe that MS will ever release Vista in a useable state?
Count me out if so, I’m a realist.
The IT pros that defend Windows are the ones who are in fear of losing their jobs. There are plenty of Linux and UNIX IT guys that will just recommend switching all but the Exchange server to Linux and be perfectly happy.
Shazam! Vista may be less then expected and less than desired, but, finally, Vista is nearly ready to be released on the world. Why do I feel so underwhelmed?
Hey! No Kool Aid!!
Get the Longhorn bullsh!t outta yer ears! That’s laughter you’re hearin’! The laughter of millions of Mac Zealots who’re thinking the very same thing that was in the first post in this topic!! We’re thinkin’:
So the fcuk what?! Vista will be virtually obsolete before it hits the shelves!! Everyone knows that it’ll be nothin’ more than SP 3 with bits of corn in it!!”
Thurrotts’ just lookin’ for hits, smokin’ crack and givin’ his master blowjobs… as usual. If Mr. Softies favorite shill didn’t come up with something favorable he was gonna be left whorin’ without a pimp…
and you know how dangerous that is.
its a miracle!! Vista was HEALED!!
hey! did they put back all those nifty features that were previously promised but taken out? no?
then, honestly… WHO CARES?!
What’s not to iron out in it? Aero? The ‘new’ window switcher? Um, there was something else they were working on…they have thrown out everything that had given them problems up to this point, so it wouldn’t surprise me if they did have it working at least as well as Windows XP….
Pog
All I can say is go back and read previous Thurott articles and judge how accurate he is on these things. Chances are you will only get through before you start saying holy crap, this guy is from another planet. Will vist be released in a useable form? Of course. The question is when. At this point in time (according to Thurott)?
Nope. This guy’s predictions/staements are about as accurate as the weatherman’s long term forcasts.
This is a troll piece by Thudrott. I have installed this version of Vista, and it’s no better on ‘medium’ level hardware than the previous crap that they shipped.
I still find it funny that Tiger will run on a G3/300 with 256MB of RAM, but Vista performs like a sack-kicked dog on a Pentium 1.4Ghz/1GB of RAM.
Unreal.
MW: Addition, as in “this is another addition to the Troll pile by Thudrott”
What’s not to like? It’s going to be on most Macs ultimately, isn’t it? If you say no, I’ll just tell you that you’re crazy. Anyway, Vista is fine by me.
Suddenly, I can use the phrase ‘it just works’ in tandem with Vista and not burst into sardonic laughter. It’s real this time.
We Mac users are busting out in sardonic laughter because we it know it won’t “just works” for very long.
And, I have to say, it was quite unexpected.
We Mac users have had a “just works” operating system for over 20 years and “it works even better” for the last 5.
Here’s some basic logic
IF Microsoft = “just works” THEN IT = “no job”
IF IT = “no job” THEN Microsoft = “not recommended”
IFApple AND Microsoft = “just works” THEN People = “buy Mac’s because they are cool”
Lots of people worried here. Why?
funniest part of the MDN take was the
“full load” here…..
nice understatement
I won’t say no, nor will anyone else: you are too boring a troll to be worth having any fun with.