Exclusive Interview: Microsoft Admits What Went Wrong with Vista, and How They Fixed It | Linux Today

Exclusive Interview: Microsoft Admits What Went Wrong with Vista, and How They Fixed It

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2008

“We’ve seen worse launches over the years, but not from a
multibillion dollar product that was a half-decade in the making.
Here are the seven biggest contributors to Vista’s dud of a
debut.”
There’s no Linux in this story- it is the most detailed
analysis of Vista’s shortcomings yet, which will be useful when you
find yourself faced with a boss or customer who thinks they want to
roll out Vista. –ed.


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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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