PC Mag Editor in Chief Hates Vista, Steps Down

I’ve been accused of being a Vista-basher in the past, many times. I agree, sometimes I rant and rave about how much I dislike the new OS way too much. But it’s too difficult to keep my mouth shut when many other people are doing the same thing. The latest ‘victim’? Jim Louderback joined PC Magazine in 2002 as Editor in Chief and has just stepped down because of his distaste for Vista.

He mentions, “So why, nine months after launch, am I so frustrated? The litany of what doesn’t work and what still frustrates me stretches on endlessly.” I agree. Vista has been out since the beginning of the year, and when I go to install it, it is STILL as buggy as it was last year when I first installed the RTM. Microsoft doesn’t seem to be pushing too hard to have things fixed, or pushing for anything it seems. Nine months later, and Ultimate owners still have nothing to show in way of ‘Extras’. I want to like Vista… I just wish Microsoft would give me a reason to.

I could go on and on about the lack of drivers, the bizarre wake-up rituals, the strange and nonreproducible system quirks, and more. But I won’t bore you with the details. The upshot is that even after nine months, Vista just ain’t cutting it. I definitely gave Microsoft too much of a free pass on this operating system: I expected it to get the kinks worked out more quickly. Boy, was I fooled! If Microsoft can’t get Vista working, I might just do the unthinkable: I might move to Linux.

Source: PC Magazine