Vista’s downfall leads to Windows 7’s Victory?
(posted by Cristina) Three years ago Microsoft came up with an operating system intended to replace the creaky but old and reliable Windows XP.
Its apparent that Vista did not deliver. Look at the figures for OS market share and Windows XP is consistently leading Vista by a huge margin.
It just highlights how poor Vista’s consumer performance was. In short, Vista was a dismal flop in more ways than one.
Microsoft is fully aware of this fact and Windows 7 is its answer – to put it very bluntly - Microsoft has just come out with an OS that hopes to kill both Vista and XP in the long run.
What caused Vista’s Downfall ?
Vista’s greatest hurdle was its issue of incompatibility and this eventually led to its downfall.
Although, a lot had improved since it first came out, the perception it had created in the minds of PC users is what had hurt the operating system as a whole. Vista with its Aero features and entirely different graphical user interfaces had failed in luring the consumers but instead made them cling more to XP’s stability.
A lot of these users’ most common feedback, especially those from the business sector, was unmet expectations.
So what is Windows 7’s plan of attack to claim Victory?
Microsoft has learned its lesson.
- Instead of spending too much time promoting on the OS, it has spent considerable time garnering user feedback and opinions.
They listened to users on how to improve and rise up from the messy situation that Vista had created. This shows how serious Microsoft are about undoing the damage Vista wrought and coming up with a more usable and enhanced OS.
Windows 7’s plan of action is -
- Refine the OS and deliver where Vista has fallen short i.e. a more revised and simplified user interface, a more restrained User Account Control, an inbuilt VM for running old apps, a more accelerated User State Migration Tool, iTunes support with Windows Media Player and a whole lot more.
The Windows 7’s Selling Points blog post will talk about these features in detail.
Vista’s demise has been a crucial lesson for Microsoft - from its ashes (and the disappointment) has risen (hopefully, with fingers crossed) a long-overdue successor.
Windows 7 is worthy enough for XP users to let go of the OS that has served them well through the years. Windows 7 carries a lot of potential and some killer features that can erase the painful memories users have of Vista.
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