Windows 7, or Vista Second Edition? – The Tech Report
So… apparently Vista wasn’t as awesome as Steve Ballmer swore? I know I can’t believe it…
Just two weeks ago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that “Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better.” So what was Vista, a practice run? Microsoft is addressing the problems it introduced with Vista (like UAC), but rather than offer free fixes, it’ll offer to sell us Windows 7. When asked why new users should now make the upgrade to Vista, Mr. Ballmer almost seemed dismissive of the current flagship OS, saying that “if people want to wait they really can.” From the perspective of a Vista user, that almost sounds like abandonment of the platform.
And then there’s this little nugget…
Speaking of Apple, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the much shorter Mac OS X release cycles, which Microsoft could end up mirroring with its future OS updates. Do I have a problem with that? No. The key difference is that Apple’s operating system upgrades cost $129. You don’t have to worry about what edition to buy, and the full-featured retail version doesn’t have a $399 MSRP.
Bottom line? Most of the time you get what you pay for. That’s not the case with Microsoft OS’s. Buy something good instead. Preferably something that ships with SSH installed out of the box.
