Was Windows XP Microsoft's last good OS?

Computerworld by Mike Elgan | Mar. 1, 2008 (Editorial)

Everybody's talking today about "Drivergate" -- internal Microsoft e-mails that show senior Microsoft executives personally struggling to use hardware products sporting the "Windows Vista Capable" sticker. The e-mails also show that Microsoft lowered its standard for some hardware compatibility, apparently to help Intel impress Wall Street. This revelation is simply the latest in a long series that add up to one inescapable conclusion: Windows Vista sucks. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by James Jackson - Mar 1, 2008 - 9:02 PM PST
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 by James Jackson - Oct. 1, 2008

This article accords with my experience. Businesses are insisting on ordering new machines with XP on them. Dell still sells new XP machines. Customers ask me to remove Vista from their new machines and replace it with XP. The performance of these machines immediately improves. Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will be released in 2010. Vista accounts for only 5.9% of internet traffic, while 2000/XP account for 83.2%. It is possible that Vista will simply never get off the ground.

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