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Should Microsoft Throw Away Vista?

Advice.cio writes:

"Throw Vista away. That's what my colleagues at our fellow IDG publication InfoWorld have now argued that Microsoft should do. Give it a dignified resting place, as a stepping-stone OS, and come up with a replacement that's more sensible for enterprise IT. There is historical precedent in the consumer OS space for such a move; look at Windows ME and how it became a footnote in Microsoft history.

"Microsoft should toss Vista in the trash, as the company did with Windows Millennium eight years ago, then issue a Windows XP Second Edition (as it did with Windows 98 eight years ago) that capitalizes on some of Vista's key benefits. Then the company should focus on Windows 7, rather than keep trying to push Vista down unwilling customers' throats. If that's too radical, how about doing an XP Second Edition while also continuing to rework Vista?" writes InfoWorld executive editor Galen Gruman, who created a petition that 100,000 people have now signed asking Microsoft to save Windows XP."

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mighty_douche6636d ago

Only if they're gonna give you your money back. Or maybe a free up-grade to Window 7.

znu6635d ago

with vista requirements will it even fit in a garbage can?

decapitator6636d ago

Yes and then make XP better.

mighty_douche6636d ago

No, just take the time and make the next one work. They couldn't go backwards, Steve Jobs will point and laugh childish *he he*

decapitator6636d ago

Thats also good. But I prefer if they made XP better and then the next one EXCELLENT.

Boldy6636d ago

Why would they give up Windows Vista. I fail to see what is wrong with Vista. Unless you actually have Vista, then you cannot complain about how bad it is (even though there is nothing to complain about, unless you run it on a crap computer). Vista is working perfectly fine on my computer with absolutley no problems what-so-ever.

xplosneer6636d ago

I have vista..premium. It's not bad exactly, it's just not GOOD. There's not enough.

Blitzed6636d ago

My problem is not with Vista, it's with the lack of support from 3rd party spftware. I have software critical to me that does not (and seems will not anytime soon) support Vista. I just bought another laptop (high end) and had to stick with XP, so it has nothing to do with running 'a crap computer'.

Boldy6636d ago

Software really needs to start making a shift towards Vista. Obviousley at some point XP is going to be left behind so software companies should begin to add vista support. Although I have not ran into any problems with any software that I run on my computer, I'm sure there are others that do like Blitzed.

So apparently the problem with Vista is not towards Microsoft, it's because software developers are not developing things that are compatible with Vista.

Then why is everyone blaming MS for the problems with Vista???

Blitzed6635d ago (Edited 6635d ago )

Its not as easy as just supporting Vista though. Support for Vista from 3rd party software requires more than a little patch. Should they allocate resources to upgrade their software only to send it out for free; or should they charge for it? How can they justify potentially angering their user base by charging for an upgrade to simply support Vista? They can't. They would have to create a significant upgrade to entice their user base to take the leap. They could do this with the next version of their software, but they would then be potentially losing sales to those who stayed with XP (like me) to run their previous version, or forcing them to overhaul their system to move to a new OS. Now, if that user base was screaming for it, of course they would do it; unfortunately for MS, thats not happening and some companies have said "no thank you."

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Jack Bauer6636d ago

i still have yet to find out what is wrong with vista... i use it, it is fine...

Mikelarry6636d ago

here my vista does what i want no problems

resistance1006635d ago

Apart from the fact its so slow even when i have decent spec's way above the recomended, the fact it crash's on me daily, the fact even after installing SP1, it now runs even slower. The fact i had to purchase a new printer.. and i could go on. Sure once these problems are fixed it will be a good OS, however after 5 years of development and still have all these problems isn't good enough IMO. and SP1 didn't help any of them.

The moment Apple release a blu-ray Mac-book im buying in

hamsterfist6635d ago

Resistance I have had none of those problems. My only problem with Vista is all the annoying pop ups asking me if I am sure I want to do something, then asking me again. Retarded. Also Vista seems to really limit your choices, and what you are allowed to do.

BigKev456636d ago

Vista is good, no problems.

mighty_douche6636d ago (Edited 6636d ago )

Play games?

I get about 20% more performance from XP, thats a problem. For me anyway.

jaja14346636d ago

I play Crysis with 37 average on High to Very High(mostly just High) setting on a 750ish$ PC running Vista. So yes I play games on it and it runs them fine. Though I still think DX10 is overrated.

Shaka2K66636d ago

alot of microsuck products are failing.

xbug 180
xbug lagive
internet explorer 8
zune
hd dvdead
microsoft games always sucks and fail to score AAA.

that synk that ford uses in their cars made by microflop, lmao ford and micrflop working together talk about both companies full of fail.

Bnet3436636d ago

Did you just say Ford fails? Holy sh*t you need a lesson in car history ......

Pain6635d ago (Edited 6635d ago )

lolM$ .

For the Kids or reading 1's post, Ford took a HUGE SACK of $$$ from M$ to help keep it above the Red
and hat was M$'s second attempt to Infect the Car industry.

and Yes Ford dose suck, well everthing but is Super/Heavy work Trucks, the only thing Ford makes thats
making Profit.

Fact.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio20d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing20d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9220d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit20d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing20d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9220d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."