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Vista's biggest competitor isn't from Apple, it's Windows XP
When Microsoft released Vista last year, they knew that sales would be held up by the existing user base of Windows XP. Getting people to upgrade is not always an easy thing, especially when negative reviews cause a little uneasiness. XP is stable, secure, and generally works for its users, so why switch?
The next version of Windows has already been announced with a release date as soon as 2009-2010. It took a lot longer than expected to roll out Vista, but it seems as though Microsoft isn't touting the latest as its greatest. Continued support for Windows XP by manufacturers that sell it with new computers and Microsoft with the new XP Service Pack 3 hurt Vista sales and prevent it from becoming more widespread.
Vista was supposed to solve a lot of the problems computer users experienced, such as virus protection, spyware, data protection, crashes, lost files, etc. While it does do a great job of improving upon earlier systems in the security category, many claim that the constant dialog boxes are irritating and unhelpful.
There are always quirks when it comes to a new OS. Think back to Windows 95. Blue screens were commonplace, setting up a network was for professionals only, and the graphics were anything but impressive. Then, Windows 98 and 2000 soon followed and fixed a large number of issues.
Microsoft has been involved in a vast data collection effort since the beta versions of Vista and continues to look for ways to better the installation with updates and service packs. Vista SP1 has been released and is available on Microsoft's website.
For more information and news about Vista and future Windows development, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.aspx |
