Microsoft has finally released their newest concoction – Windows Vista. They’ve been developing it for the past six years. We haven’t had a chance to test it yet, but we will soon enough. All new PCs will be shipping with it as of now (January 30, 2007). Our current recommendation is to ignore it – stick with Windows XP, unless you’re completely upgrading your system. We’re concerned there may be software incompatibilities between Vista and other Windows-compatible software, not to mention the fact that the interface and usability will be altogether foreign to a non-techie. Here’s an excellent article from the NY Times written by computer guru David Pogue:
New York Times, December 16, 2006: STATE OF THE ART; Vista WinsOn Looks. As for Lacks…
And another rather scathing article regarding Bill Gates and Vista:
Bill Gates loses his grip on reality
Still yet another article pointing to problems with Vista: the version you pay for may not be what you get, despite assurances from Microsoft;
