A Microsoft product manager couldn't correctly explain the "Vista Capable" marketing slogan, according to recent filings in a lawsuit that claims the company misled consumers with a prerelease Vista campaign last year.
Read more »Lawyers: Even Microsoft Confused Over Vista Marketing
Category: Opposition Tags:
- Login to post comments
Vista still struggling as Linux finds its feet
Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a particular emphasis on the desktop emerging.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
- Login to post comments
Vista security threats to rise in 2008: McAfee
Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system will face increasing security threats, according to McAfee Avert Labs predictions for top 10 security threats in 2008.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
- Login to post comments
Windows vs. Linux Compared With Mixed Results
I hear this too often - Windows is easier to use than Linux. And so in light of this, being as I have used both operating systems for years, I thought I would put this to the test, the results are not going to make Windows users feel too good about this desktop choice overall, I'm afraid.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Vista Is Still Plagued by Incompatibilities
Nine months since its release, lots of hardware and software products still don't work with Microsoft's operating system, including some that are certified as Vista compatible.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
- Login to post comments
WARNING: device driver updates causing Vista to deactivate
After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, I've finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA -- something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
Windows shocker: 67% would buy XP over Vista
Is Windows Vista the biggest PR failure in Microsoft's history?
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
Why I've moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10
I've been using Windows since it was battling for desktop supremacy with GEM in the early 90s. In the mid 90s I spent several years producing newspapers on Apple Macs. Since the late 90s I've dabbled with Linux, but there have always been compelling reasons to return to, or stick with, Windows.
Read more »- Login to post comments
'Vixta' Linux distro mimics Vista's look and feel
I don't know if Linus Torvalds has nightmares about Linux turning into Windows but some people definitely do. Linux Doesn't Need to Look Like Windows has been a popular and oft-visited article about Vixta on reddit since last week. It had spurred about 100 comments going back and forth about the merit of Vixta's user interface design and whether Linux should look like Windows.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Month in Vista vs Month in Ubuntu Linux
When I started at the new job in August, they gave me a pretty powerful laptop and since the company I work for is 100% windows, I decided to give Vista a shot. I've been using it exclusively for about 1.5 months, from the beginning of August to the mid-September, every day, 40 hours a week. I also installed Ubuntu at that time.
Read more »Category: Community Tags:
- Login to post comments
Dutch Consumers’ Counsel advises against Vista
After more than 5000 complains of costumers about Vista in a month of time, the Dutch Consumers’ Counsel decided to talk with Microsoft. The goal of the negotiations was to give consumers the possibility to downgrade from Vista to XP if consumers had serious complaints about Vista.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
Linux fights back with user experience
Beryl v. Vista aero, with a video. Beryl is looking slick.
Read more »Category: End User Tags:
- Login to post comments
Vixta.Forget vista!
Vixta.org is a Fedora-based Linux distribution designed to be user-friendly and eye-catching, similar in look and feel to Windows Vista. Trying to bring linux to the “masses”, not just sysadmins
Read more »Category: End User Tags:
- Login to post comments
Windows Vista: Five Broken Promises
There were several things I was really looking forward to in Vista that are simply missing in action or broken. These are features I'd really hope would improve my productivity and make life a little easier.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
- Login to post comments
3 moments in Vista that make me consider Linux
While I definitely think some elements of Vista are definite improvements, 10 months of experience has shown me there are some things that just annoy me to my very core. Here are the three things that most make me wish I had the strength to move over to Linux — full time.
Read more »Category: Opposition Tags:
- Login to post comments