Woah! What is this, windows has stopped automatically distributing a piece of software it was saying is "necessary to successfully install and to remove Windows Vista SP1 on all versions of Windows Vista."
Apparently the software was causing massive problems on some people's machines, with automatic update getting stuck in loops and in one case it caused a user to wipe their hard drive. This comes after some sources from the Microsoft Developer network who have already got their paws on SP1 have suggested it is basically a bug fix and introduces disappointingly few new features. Vista has been suffering horribly from many angles since it was released as people accuse it of being restrictive, unstable, forced upon users, very resource intensive, and a copycat of Mac OS X. This latest development certainly won't inspire confidence in Window's latest OS.
The long period of development for Vista was partly due to work to patch security issues with XP after the 'Summer of Worms' revealed serious flaws. And Ultimately meant that XP was with us for 5 years, probably (reasonably enough) why Microsoft was so keen to push Vista when it was released. However, Vista was originally only intended to be a stop-gap before (what is now called) Windows 7, and with rumblings of Windows 7 popping up within 18 months its understandable that users might be irate. Especially as people have complained that machines that were marked Vista compatible aren't. Are you following this?
Whilst previous versions of Windows have only had a lifespan of 18 months to three years (before the next one is released), meaning that Vista would have a typical life expectancy, suspicions about its reliability and its usability amongst people who like to 'fiddle under the hood' have meant that uptake amongst some people has been slow, with stories of people "upgrading to XP" or even making the switch to Mac OS X Leopard. (see Chris Pirillo's 50 reasons to switch to apple) These are the people who are most likely to notice the problems and to complain loudly about them. It seems that Microsoft is going to leave some members of its massive customer base staggering around confused in its wake.
Apparently the software was causing massive problems on some people's machines, with automatic update getting stuck in loops and in one case it caused a user to wipe their hard drive. This comes after some sources from the Microsoft Developer network who have already got their paws on SP1 have suggested it is basically a bug fix and introduces disappointingly few new features. Vista has been suffering horribly from many angles since it was released as people accuse it of being restrictive, unstable, forced upon users, very resource intensive, and a copycat of Mac OS X. This latest development certainly won't inspire confidence in Window's latest OS.
The long period of development for Vista was partly due to work to patch security issues with XP after the 'Summer of Worms' revealed serious flaws. And Ultimately meant that XP was with us for 5 years, probably (reasonably enough) why Microsoft was so keen to push Vista when it was released. However, Vista was originally only intended to be a stop-gap before (what is now called) Windows 7, and with rumblings of Windows 7 popping up within 18 months its understandable that users might be irate. Especially as people have complained that machines that were marked Vista compatible aren't. Are you following this?
Whilst previous versions of Windows have only had a lifespan of 18 months to three years (before the next one is released), meaning that Vista would have a typical life expectancy, suspicions about its reliability and its usability amongst people who like to 'fiddle under the hood' have meant that uptake amongst some people has been slow, with stories of people "upgrading to XP" or even making the switch to Mac OS X Leopard. (see Chris Pirillo's 50 reasons to switch to apple) These are the people who are most likely to notice the problems and to complain loudly about them. It seems that Microsoft is going to leave some members of its massive customer base staggering around confused in its wake.
