BAD BAD BAD!

ZuePhok · 21st Sep 2008, 12:16 PM

Dan Lyons: A Gloomy Vista for Microsoft | Newsweek Daniel Lyons | Techtonic Shifts | Newsweek.com

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Last year I was meeting with the CEO of a PC company who offered to give me a demo of his company's gorgeous new top-of- the-line notebook, a machine that cost several thousand dollars and came loaded with Windows Vista, the latest version of Microsoft's operating system. He flipped open the laptop, pressed the power button, and … nothing. We waited. And waited. It was excruciating. He tried control-alt-delete. He tried holding down the power button. Finally he removed the battery and snapped it back into place. The machine started up—slowly—while the CEO sat there fuming. Speaking in a carefully measured tone, he acknowledged that he had been less than pleased with Vista, and confided that he'd visited Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to express this displeasure in person. I would not have wanted to be across the table from him at that meeting.

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Why advertise at all, when almost everyone who buys a PC today will get Vista on it, whether they like it or not?

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Yet another challenge for Microsoft comes from PC makers themselves, who are sending mixed messages about Vista. HP insists it is committed to Vista, but also touts the fact that its engineers have created little Linux-based software modules so that HP customers can perform basic tasks, like checking e-mail and playing DVDs, without booting Vista at all. HP calls this "innovating on top of Vista," though "sidestepping" might be a more accurate description.

It's okay to bash vista for its flaws. but my initial impression after reading the first paragraph was the author blamed vista because the machine didnt power up. And this is an article posted on Newsweek. Ermmmm...speechless

Chai · 21st Sep 2008, 06:02 PM

If it requires battery to be taken out, it sounds like hardware problem to me.

Adrian Wong · 22nd Sep 2008, 05:33 PM

Yeah, maybe the battery wasn't even attached properly. Happened to me once.

Orpheous · 12th Oct 2008, 07:06 PM

sounds like:
Rule #1 - Pass the buck
Rule #2 - See Rule #1

At a time when most people are in some way or another unhappy with Micro$oft, it's just too easy to blame your products shortcomings on them. Although I dislike the monopolisation of the PC industry, and Vista in general, it's still just wrong to blame them for everything.
Seriously, if you went to turn on your notebook and nothing happened, wouldn't the power connection/battery be the first thing you'd check?

NEWSFLASH: Micro$oft Vi$ta is responsible for recent tsunami in Madagasca, and a train wreck in London!

Adrian Wong · 14th Oct 2008, 10:23 PM

Haha.. I agree.

Max_87 · 14th Oct 2008, 10:57 PM

This really reminds me of someone

What should you do if you fail? No worries, blame it on someone else

It's their fault after all.

ZuePhok · 15th Oct 2008, 01:14 AM

Blame first, think later. hehe

anyway, i searched around, and found this.

Farewell, Gates et al. - Forbes.com

wow! I really don't know what to say! he writes for forbes? Newsweek!!??? shuurelly it's not a mistake?

aKho · 15th Oct 2008, 01:27 AM

well...most CEO's are not IT-savvy...

young88 · 1st Dec 2008, 07:58 PM

lets see...

21st Sep 2008, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,762 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	If it requires battery to be taken out, it sounds like hardware problem to me. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

22nd Sep 2008, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,146 Reputation: 3081 Rep Power: 67	Yeah, maybe the battery wasn't even attached properly. Happened to me once. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

14th Oct 2008, 10:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,146 Reputation: 3081 Rep Power: 67	Haha.. I agree. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

14th Oct 2008, 10:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: Sarawak, Malaysia. Posts: 11,293 Reputation: 2024 Rep Power: 37	This really reminds me of someone What should you do if you fail? No worries, blame it on someone else It's their fault after all. __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com P4 630 / Abit IP35 Pro / G.Skill F2-8000CL5-4GBPQ / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

15th Oct 2008, 01:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,615 Reputation: 2946 Rep Power: 43	Blame first, think later. hehe anyway, i searched around, and found this. Farewell, Gates et al. - Forbes.com wow! I really don't know what to say! he writes for forbes? Newsweek!!??? shuurelly it's not a mistake? __________________ my motto: poison first, think later. Last edited by ZuePhok : 15th Oct 2008 at 01:47 AM.

12th Oct 2008, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Orpheous Newbie Join Date: 7 Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 22 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	sounds like: Rule #1 - Pass the buck Rule #2 - See Rule #1 At a time when most people are in some way or another unhappy with Micro$oft, it's just too easy to blame your products shortcomings on them. Although I dislike the monopolisation of the PC industry, and Vista in general, it's still just wrong to blame them for everything. Seriously, if you went to turn on your notebook and nothing happened, wouldn't the power connection/battery be the first thing you'd check? NEWSFLASH: Micro$oft Vi$ta is responsible for recent tsunami in Madagasca, and a train wreck in London!

15th Oct 2008, 01:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuching, Sarawak Posts: 2,806 Reputation: 1169 Rep Power: 17	well...most CEO's are not IT-savvy... __________________

1st Dec 2008, 07:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
young88 Banned Join Date: 1 Dec 2008 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	lets see...