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NYT: Vista Wins on Looks. As for Lacks...
After five years of starts, stops, executive shuffling, feature rethinks and delays, Windows Vista is finally complete. Its available to corporations already, and starting Jan. 30, its what youll get on any new PC. Its programmers, who probably havent seen their families in months, will have an especially merry Christmas this year.So after five years, how is Windows Vista? Microsofts description, which youll soon be seeing in millions of dollars worth of advertising, is Clear, Confident, Connected. But a more truthful motto would be Looks, Locks, Lacks. Looks Windows Vista is beautiful. Microsoft has never taken elegance so seriously before. Discreet eye candy is partly responsible. Windows and menus cast subtle shadows. A new typeface gives the whole affair a fresh, modern feeling. Subtle animations liven up the proceedings. If the description so far makes Vista sound a lot like the Macintosh, well, youre right. You get the feeling that Microsofts managers put Mac OS X on an easel and told the programmers, Copy that. Microsoft Vista = Mac OS X 10.1 Posted by: .com 2006-12-14 |
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