The actual comparison is that Vista was the Ford Edsel (hilarious and widely-mocked failure) but 7 was the Ford Comet (a huge hit). It's a close analogy, becau

The actual comparison is that Vista was the Ford Edsel (hilarious and widely-mocked failure) but 7 was the Ford Comet (a huge hit). It's a close analogy, because the Comet was actually the next model of Edsel. They just changed the branding. Same with Vista to 7.