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Story: Windows 7 unlikely to cause leap in PC sales

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Lipstick on a Pig

I like the "Lipstick on Vista" analogy. But I like even more the simple statement "what can Win7 do that XP can't?". To put an even finer point on it, "Can Win7 even do as much as XP?". Obviously it can not, since Microsoft has now stooped to including a "Virtual XP" mode in Win7 to try to coax corporate users to switch.

I likewise agree that Win7 should be nothing more than a Service Pack for Vista - but Microsoft knows that the vast majority of their customers are plenty stupid enough to ignore the fact that they were ripped off by Vista and blindly give them even more money for Win7.

I use this analogy over and over again: Would you accept this kind of service, and this kind of behavior, from any other company, for any other product that you purchase? If you bought a new television, and it turned out to be seriously deficient or outright defective in a number of ways, would you then not only quietly accept the fact that it didn't work, without demanding compensation, but even go so far as to PAY for a replacement, from the same company, with absolutely no guarantee that it will work either? Replace "television" above with any other device, appliance, vehicle, or anything else in your home, and think about whether you would accept the kind of treatment from any other company that you get from Microsoft.

jw

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