| PC Magazine Editor Throws in the Towel on Vista |
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If the unthinkable is moving to linux, what is dropping back down to XP then? The unfathonable? Seriously, Vista will get better people - but to believe that anything will happen fast from Microsoft is just an expression of deep ignorance. Sent to you by Jonathan via Google Reader: PC Magazine Editor Throws in the Towel on Vista via Slashdot by twitter (posted by ScuttleMonkey) on Aug 18, 2007 MacNN caught this incredible defection and loss of faith by a former Vista booster, PC Magazine editor-in-chief Jim Louderback, as he steps down from his position. "I've been a big proponent of the new OS over the past few months, even going so far as loading it onto most of my computers and spending hours tweaking and optimizing it. So why, nine months after launch, am I so frustrated? The litany of what doesn't work and what still frustrates me stretches on endlessly. The upshot is that even after nine months, Vista just ain't cutting it. I definitely gave Microsoft too much of a free pass on this operating system: I expected it to get the kinks worked out more quickly. Boy, was I fooled! If Microsoft can't get Vista working, I might just do the unthinkable: I might move to Linux." Read more of this story at Slashdot. Things you can do from here: - Visit the original item on Slashdot - Subscribe to Slashdot using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites Read More at Original Site             |
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