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Top 10 Windows Vista Hits And Misses
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
It seems that no one can be ambivalent about Windows Vista. Either you love it and you’re a 
Microsoft suck-up, or you find it wanting in comparison to Apple’s OS X and you’re a Bill Gates basher. Me, I can see both sides of the argument. Philosophically, Vista is dead on. It combines the best historical features of Windows with elegant usability concepts drawn from the Macintosh world.
My test drive of the new Beta 2 release of Windows Vista turned up two big surprises. First, it was fairly shocking to realize that this beta is indeed a beta. Although the consumer version of the operating system is due to ship in January 2007, there are still lots of glitches that need to be fixed.
My second surprise was the realization that Vista is first and foremost shaping up to be a consumer OS. It’s got a glitzy look and feel that will go over better in Best Buy than in the boardroom.
For businesses, the big question will be whether the improved security provided by Vista will be worth the expense of the beefier PC hardware required to run it properly. I’m betting that many workplaces will probably migrate from Windows XP to Vista later rather than sooner. In contrast, connected consumers might queue up to purchase the new OS in droves reminiscent of the "midnight madness" retail frenzy with which Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 last year.
My detailed dive into Vista Beta 2 put some meat on those initial-observation bones. Here then, in no particular order, are my top 10 Windows Vista raves and rants. InformationWeek | Windows Vista | Top 10 Windows Vista Hits And Misses | July 17, 2006
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