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Microsoft abandons Vista?
By Nathan Lawrence, 16/9/2008 8:59:56

In the aftermath of Microsoft’s recent attempt at boosting their market appeal with the ‘help’ of Jerry Seinfeld, the computing giant has begun to have a good, hard, look at its operating system.





It’s no secret that Windows Vista has created a division in the PC community since its release. Whether it be in the form of new laptops only shipping with Windows Vista driver support or programs that have not been able to make the migration from the stability of Windows XP to the uncertainty of Windows Vista, Microsoft’s latest operating system has caused more than its fair share of headaches for developers and consumers alike. And although the company still defends its latest OS, Vista’s planned three year lifespan may be cut shorter than expected.

A few months ago Bill Gates let slip that Microsoft was extending Windows XP sales to "June 2010 or one year after the general availability of Windows 7"; the implication being that Windows 7 will arrive around June 2009. Microsoft was quick to rebuff Gates' comments, but now Microsoft’s internal calendar is supposedly highlighting a 3rd of June 2009 release date for Windows 7.

According to an article on Internetnews.com, we will see a new version of Windows released that will effectively limit the planned three year Windows Vista lifespan to just two years. The article also claims that the first public beta of Windows 7 will be shown at the Professional Developer's Conference on the 27th of October, despite Microsoft’s claim that they would merely be revealing "in-depth technical information" about the upcoming OS.

It wouldn't be a surprise to see Vista pushed by the wayside, especially because Windows XP has been getting just as much, if not more press lately thanks to the netbook craze. Netbooks have been walking of shelves without salesman having to lift a finger, largely because they are cheap and have the proven stability of Windows XP. All this XP talk surely has to be hurting Vista.

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Comments
tripog
there is nothing wrong with vista i have used it sense i could get ahold of some of the betas and never had a problem with reliability or anything and actually my computer is faster with vista then with xp, the only problem iv had is with a netgear wireless card driver which was no problem because you can get cards for a dime a doze
9/18/2008 4:14:12 PM

tripog
and oh yeah i forgot my computer is an amd athlon xp 2400, so its old school and so is the rest of the hardware. Vista has a bad image because of bad reviews and people not actually giving it a chance. but hey whatever if the casual user wants to try to learn linux or drop the cash on uncustomizable macs let them
9/18/2008 4:18:34 PM

alliberty
two laptops with vista constantly burp sentences to the effect: "this and that has stopped working" "we are trying to find a solution to your problem" "there is currently no solution to your problem so the issue has been reported to Microsoft for resolution" Suggestion for a solution: Could SP1 include the line"upgrade to XP" instaed of the last line above?
9/18/2008 6:09:31 PM

andre
there is nothing wrong with vista NOW! if you perform a clean vista install, when you update vista with sp1 and all the updates, works great,fast,stable. i think many people are angry with the before, and not the NOW.
9/25/2008 10:50:29 AM

rashid
Vista overall is too slow, regardless of your pc. I have 2GB RAM/w Vista and i tell XP is alot better in terms of performance. However Vista is better at security that about it.
10/9/2008 11:54:51 PM

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