According to John C. Dvorak of PC Magazine and Cranky Geeks, anyone interested in Windows VISTA should "wait six months." Dvorak also believes consumers should "wait until Vista Service Pack 1 is released," as "the consensus believes the real OS is SP1, and that will arrive sooner than later."
I believe it's like anything new. The first models are always going to have bugs in them - no matter what. Example: I once bought a brand new car - It was a first year model from Ford (I won't mention which model), but it had many, many recalls and it was towed three times... But just like software and hardware - the next year's car model was heavily improved, and each year after that car got better - I think this is the same with computers and anything IT related. We get so excited for new products and gadgets, but we also need to be patient. All software is made by humans, just like the customers who purchase it - It will have issues, we just pray they get fixed before anything catastrophic occurs!
Dvorak says there are 2 types of computer users - "Cutting-Edge and Consensus." I agree with him and his philosophy that "it looks like the consensus folks are now in charge." However, that doesn't mean we should be afraid of new technology - I think Microsoft Windows VISTA is more secure and better than the previous O/S - not just from what I've read, but from what I've seen. Besides BitLocker (not everyone is going to encrypt their Hard Drive), Vista has tons of security for the average user. It may look like overkill, but wouldn't you rather have to "allow" software to install on your computer*, than have to figure out what spy ware or virus has spread to your machine? We can still be cautious going forward, but I honestly think that is what Microsoft had in mind with Vista. Be cautious through better security and better usability.
* See UAC in Windows Vista.
Monday, April 2, 2007
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