Current Dilemma of Microsoft Vista
May 6th, 2007 by Global360ChiefArchitect
Many years ago, when this Chief Architect started in the high technology business as a lowly programmer. He believed in the “state of art” toolset was the way to gain that technical performance edge, he would list out a page of “suggested” software programming tools. Then send it to the boss-mentor . His mentor later looked at my list and starts to cross out 90% of the programs. On the bottom was this note, “… Never buy anything with the version # nn.00. It is usually a bust. … If you do, expect to pay for the priviledge of testing for that client. … Always remember that only fools ‘pay to play’ with anything of less quality.”
As usual, Microsoft indirectly expects their base of loyal users to test out their latest operating system and pay for it.
Microsoft’s latest Vista problem is a battery drainage Each time the user uses the Aero Glass interface, a spiffy new user interface that makes Vista more pleasing to the eye with transparent windows and animated transitions when transposing from one application to another.
Whenever the Aero interface is used on a Vista-driven laptop, the battery is drained dramatically. A lot of the MS users who used Vista on their laptop are not happy.
My guess is that Microsoft will force the hardware vendors to increase their battery performance. Microsoft rarely retreat. They reload.
Have not ran into this problem since our copy of Vista is being used on a state of the art desktop PC.
In the future, will write about the basic framework of Vista.
More information on Vista’s current battery problem can be found at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6181366.html
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