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What exactly is wrong with Windows Vista? I actually want to get Vista so I can get UAC.
by briansmith 18y ago
What exactly is wrong with Windows Vista? I actually want to get Vista so I can get UAC.
- raganwald 18y agoWell, if you feel that Vista is wonderful, then it is reasonable for you to argue that Apple's ad is not factually correct. Such a view mirrors what MSFT's PR people are saying, namely that Vista is fine but for some reason the marketplace hasn't grasped why they should prefer it to XP or OS X. So... if you believe that the problem with Vista is its perception, then of course the solution is communication, not code. Entirely reasonable if you start with the premise that it's a fine piece of engineering and a good product.
- briansmith 18y agoI don't know if Vista is wonderful or not. I just know that UAC is more convenient and more secure then the workarounds that I have to use now. I have heard the performance complaints but I've also heard that you just need to disable the visual effects and they mostly go away. I think the main issue with Vista is that there is no obvious huge improvement that would motivate people to pay the retail price to upgrade. For example, I am interested in UAC and some of the other security features but I am reluctant to buy Vista just to get them, especially if Windows 7 is just a year or so away. Plus, upgrading Windows has always been a hassle in the past. Right now, I guess Windows XP mostly works okay for me, so I am sticking in the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" crowd.
- krschultz 18y agoI had hardware and software problems with it, and the software problems continue today so I'm on Linux/XP dual boot to work around these deficiencies. When Vista works it is great, it just doesn't always work.