I borrowed the title of this article from a comment I came across on Digg because it sums up both the post and the author so accurately that I wouldn’t try to name it anything else.
In addition to coming across as a complete aditorial, I’ve never seen such downright fanboyism in my life. Without further ado, let’s explore the reasons why Don Reisinger is going to wait for Windows 7 before buying a new computer.
In my testing, Windows 7 isn’t just an outstanding operating system that provides an ideal experience, but it’s also a great alternative to Mac OS X. I find it superior to Apple’s software on almost every level. It’s that good.
Translation: From playing around with the free beta for about a hour before LOST came on, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s shinier than OS X. Clearly, the shiniest operating system is the best operating system.
I will say that Vista improved after SP1 was released, but what still plagues the software–bloat and resource-intensiveness, to just name a few issues–is present even after Service Pack 1.
While I’m primarily a Mac user, I have come into contact with Vista in work environments as well as on the computers of friends and family and I’ve never had a problem with it. Sure, it comes pre-installed with a good amount of stuff (especially compared to the sparse Windows 7 installation), but on a capable machine Vista runs really well. It sounds like Don expects Vista to run as fast as XP on an XP-era machine, which is ridiculous.
I’m a firm believer that Windows 7 will be remembered as one of the greatest operating systems Microsoft has ever released.
That’s not a terrible thing to say, but bear in mind that Microsoft has been known to release such abominations as Windows ME, so only time will tell on this one.
I want my next computer to run the very best operating system on the market. And although that may be Mac OS X today, when Windows 7 is released, I think it will easily capture the crown from Apple.
So, that’s one of the final lines of the article and he never, not once, gave a reason as to why he thinks Windows 7 is better than the ambiguous “Mac OS X” (Leopard? Tiger? ….Puma?) or even Vista. After reading this dribble I can sum up all he had to say in one line: ”Vista sucks. Here’s hoping Windows 7 comes out this year because I’ll totally buy it. It’ll be better than Mac OS X because… it will be.”
He tries to establish that he’s non-biased by saying things that have been regurgitated a million times before like “I’ll stick with XP because it’s just more stable” and “Vista is bloated”, etc, but the mere fact that he didn’t mention one single feature about Windows 7 that he likes calls into question what the extent of his “testing” actually entailed.
It’s people like Don that the general populace actually depends on for reliable tech information; he has a column on Cnet called “The Digital Home”, so somebody has to read his stuff and like it. It’s important for people like to him to know the facts and report them accordingly as opposed to speculating wildly about release dates and OS superiority based on using beta software. Everyone’s mileage varies when it comes to computing experiences, but let’s all try not to have a geekgasm when Microsoft does something right.
Stay tuned next week for my new article: “I’ll wait for Windows 7 to be released before shouting from a soapbox how wonderful it is.”
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