As I already suggested, do not know the numbers but I am sure they were
significant.
Many people have already or soon will come to one of two conclusions:
a. The majority of beta testers don't have a clue what they're doing.
b. Microsoft ignores many of the "bugs" beta testers report.
I've futher observed that is seems to be the position of most MVP's
that post here and in similar Microsoft groups that their main purpose
is to watch Microsoft's back rather then factually discuss real
issues. You see endless responses from MVP's that actually are awfully
lame excuses and pointless comments such as nobody forced you to
upgrade or you shouldn't upgrade if you actually use your computer for
anything serious or the always popular it isn't Microsoft's fault, go
yell at the hardware vendor.
The Vista Upgrade Advisor is little more than a marketing tool. Its
sole purpose seems to be to get people to buy the latest version of
Windows, since it seems prone to tell you that your system IS "Vista
Ready" only to find out AFTER you actually start to install it that it
is anything but.
Perhaps some people here have a different concept of what exactly
UPGRADE means. To them I suggest you find a dictionary and look the
word 'upgrade' up. I did and in part what I found was; upgrade means
to improve or enhance, make a higher grade or rank, to improve the
quality or value or effectiveness and performance.
Well duh... I don't think so. One could argue that Vista puts a
prettier face on Windows. One could say in some areas Windows has
improved. However I know of nobody that turns on their computer and
simply sits in awe of the desktop or any view Vista itself generates.
The purpose of all operating systems is to intergrade your hardware
and software. This is where Vista is likely to fall flat on its face.
Ever worse the latest version of Windows has the highly annoying habit
of trying to take control instead of accepting that YOU as the owner
and end user should be control.
Upgrade to me means and what laughingly the Vista Upgrade advisor
often tells you is both your hardware and software are READY and in
Microsoft's own words, should not present any issues.
I beg to differ. My expereince with Vista so far has been a nighmare
of hardware and some software issues THAT VISTA PASSED AS READY. My
idea of ready doesn't mean disabling SATA drives or Vista not even
being able to "see" them. My idea of ready doesn't mean it prevents a
printer control center that functioned perfectly in XP to now be
hidden several layers deep in the control panel and also lose features
I use often.
Even on its own Vista is comical in its ignorance. How can a OS be so
dumb that on its own it disables its own browser then says you aren't
connected to the Internet, then offers a dial-up box asking for your
log-in and password when you're currently running a broadband only
connection that Vista has to know about since it used to to
automatically download and install Windows upgrades?
How can Vista be so clueless that its new Media Player can play a
video start to finsh without a hitch then if the player it set to
replay return to the beginning then only present a totally disorted
image of nothing but hortozional lines?
Yep, the Mac guys have reason to make fun of the latest version of
Windows. Five years in developement and these kind of inexcusable dumb
errors not only got past the Vista Development team but legions of
beta testers as well?
It isn't that I'm using anything exotic, while I build my own system,
its all name brand, popular selections anybody can get as hardware.
Even if it says Vista Ready on the box, obviously it isn't. So I join
the Mac guys in laughting at the absurity of it all. Of course I'm not
really surprised, just disappointed. Microsoft has been getting away
with releasing one broken version of Windows after another for 20
years. I guess some things never change.
