 |
 |
 |
Vista RC1 A Major Improvement Over Beta 2
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Activity around Windows Vista has kicked up quite a bit, with the first Release Candidate (RC1) 
hitting the mass market later this week and Vista pricing being officially unveiled.
Beta 2 was widely panned after its release last June, with many testers feeling there was no chance Microsoft (Quote, Chart) would meet its year-end deadline.
Fast forward three months and more than 100,000 bug reports later. RC1 is in considerably better shape, according to testers.
"It’s a big step up from Beta 2," said Jason Cross, senior technology analyst for ExtremeTech.com. "Performance is much better, it installs in about a half hour. A lot of fit and finish work has been done."
"Beta 2 was a big disappointment in many ways," Paul Thurrott, editor of WinSuperSite.com, told internetnews.com. "I don’t think it was the right thing to hand out to the public. A lot of people had a bad reaction to it. RC1 is stable, reliable, and performance Vista RC1 A Major Improvement Over Beta 2
Popular Posts
Please read our Disclaimer
