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Microsoft Admits Vista Failure

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 21, 2007

[ Thanks to Tom
Wickline
for this link. ]

“With two overlapping events, Microsoft admitted what we have
been saying all along, Vista, aka Windows MeII, is a joke that no
one wants. It did two unprecedented things this week that frankly
stunned us…

“What happened is the OEMs revolted in the background and forced
Microsoft’s hand. This is a big neon sign above MeII saying
‘FAILURE’. Blink blink blink. OK, MeII won’t fail, they have OEMs
whipped and threatened into a corner, it will sell, but you can
almost hear the defectors marching toward Linux. This is a
watershed…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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