Vista’s impact
Yesterday was the official kick-off for the release of Vista to actual use. In this case, it was the business versions with consumer versions to come out at the end of January. Maybe it’s because there has been so much hoopla for months unending or maybe it’s genuine lack of excitement at what Vista offers but the release was almost anti-climactic. John Dvorak, normally appearing here as a PC Magazine columnist also writes for the financial site Market Watch. He sees Vista making a very subdued effect on the technology scene. In his characteristic tart style, he says:
…the buzz surrounding Vista is nothing like the buzz that surrounded Microsoft’s Windows 95, 98, Win NT and even Windows 2000 and XP.
It’s possible that some buzz will evolve, but it’s beginning to look like a pretty standard news story rather than anything like the marketing events we’ve seen in the past. I have to assume that the promoters who put on a worldwide show for Windows 95, for example, have long since left the company
It looks like the best Microsoft can do is provide us with an incredibly bland façade that seems more like something coming from General Electric during the announcement of a new afterburner technology for a jet engine. As an example of how peculiar this all is, can you look at the Microsoft Vista Web site and determine the message? See the Microsoft site.
The site, if you were uncertain as to the nature of the product, looks like an advertisement for an expensive prescription drug for constipation. Seriously, that’s exactly what it looks like.
While there is no way that Vista will be a flop, since all new computers will come with Vista pre-installed, there seems to be no excitement level at all. And there does not seem to be any compelling reason for people to upgrade to Vista.
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