Comments on: Top 5 Reasons for Vista’s Failure??? http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/top-5-reasons-for-vistas-failure/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:58:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rasmasyean http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/top-5-reasons-for-vistas-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-284857 rasmasyean Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:34:30 +0000 http://www.windowsvistaweblog.com/2008/10/09/top-5-reasons-for-vistas-failure/#comment-284857 5. The iPod helped a lot of Apple sales. 4. I went through many upgrades in a corporation myself. From what I remember, NT->2000 took 3 years after release, 2000-> XP took 3 years after release. This was for a large corp. I’m sure smaller ones were easier. You have to put it in perspective. A lot of people who write these things have no real world IT experience. Most efforts like these are not “public information” as well. And it’s not like you can find all this presumably “inside information” on the internet back then on upgrade efforts back then which you can now use to compare modern times. 3. No Vista is not too slow. You don’t know how to use it or are using a cheap low budget computer. Mine is NOT slow. Look up SuperFetch, Disk Defragmenter…heck just look at Wikipedia’s Vista and figure it out. 2. Maybe, but they have positioned the technology leading into Windows 7 and integration into the new server technologies, Surface computing, mobile computing, and touch screen computers. It takes time…not overnight. 1. Yes, compatibility with old stuff I would agree is a hindrance for some companies sporting expensive equipment. However, it just takes some effort to make it work and find a solution. It’s not “impossible” but just adds a little to the cost of upgrade and has to be justified. You’ll be amazed at what professional IT teams can do. People tend to think that just because you can’t find a solution on the internet, it can’t be done. In reality, those who find a solution seldom share it with others on the internet. If I find a solution, why do I want to let my competitor know? 5. The iPod helped a lot of Apple sales.
4. I went through many upgrades in a corporation myself. From what I remember, NT->2000 took 3 years after release, 2000-> XP took 3 years after release. This was for a large corp. I’m sure smaller ones were easier. You have to put it in perspective. A lot of people who write these things have no real world IT experience. Most efforts like these are not “public information” as well. And it’s not like you can find all this presumably “inside information” on the internet back then on upgrade efforts back then which you can now use to compare modern times.
3. No Vista is not too slow. You don’t know how to use it or are using a cheap low budget computer. Mine is NOT slow. Look up SuperFetch, Disk Defragmenter…heck just look at Wikipedia’s Vista and figure it out.
2. Maybe, but they have positioned the technology leading into Windows 7 and integration into the new server technologies, Surface computing, mobile computing, and touch screen computers. It takes time…not overnight.
1. Yes, compatibility with old stuff I would agree is a hindrance for some companies sporting expensive equipment. However, it just takes some effort to make it work and find a solution. It’s not “impossible” but just adds a little to the cost of upgrade and has to be justified. You’ll be amazed at what professional IT teams can do. People tend to think that just because you can’t find a solution on the internet, it can’t be done. In reality, those who find a solution seldom share it with others on the internet. If I find a solution, why do I want to let my competitor know?

]]> By: rasmasyean http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/top-5-reasons-for-vistas-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-285232 rasmasyean Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:18:52 +0000 http://www.windowsvistaweblog.com/2008/10/09/top-5-reasons-for-vistas-failure/#comment-285232 If you look at statistics, it doesn't look like a "failure" to me... OK here’s some rough calculations: 18.33% of internet users are Vista http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11 1.46 billion internet users http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm Assuming the usage rate is consistent around the world… 1.46 billion * 18.33% = 268 million Vista internet users The actually user base would be significantly less than the above number only if for some reason, Vista users surf the internet WAY MORE than all other OS's to skew the percentage up to 18.33%. It’s probably more likely that that some Vista users don’t use the internet much because it’s for work mostly. Hence there is likely more than 268 million Vista users. Hitslink logs statistics in the “rich” (and more regulated) demographics. Here Vista adoption is probably held back a little by expense. So that could mean that Vista adoption in other “poorer” (Gov’t don’t give a crap) nations is much greater than 18.33% since you can like buy it at the local fruit shop for like $1, etc. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_sof_pir_rat-crime-software-piracy-rate Hey, if you include ALL of Asia? 500 million Vista users??? ;) Also, check this out... Vista - a $6 Billion Dollars Operating System http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-a-6-Billion-Dollars-Operating-System-44096.shtml I don't really know what the markup of it is but for simplicity let's assume that they make $100 off each license on average (which is a conservative estimate wouldn't you say?). If my math is correct, that's $18 billion dollars as of the last public claim of 180 million copies sold. Microsoft: 180 million Vista licenses now sold http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/18/three-months-later-180-million-vista-licenses-sold-in-total If my math is correct again...that's TRIPLE the initial costs! Of course they likely spent a little more after-market like for Jerry Seinfeld and stuff like that but I don't think it’s anywhere near $12 billion dollars. If you look at statistics, it doesn’t look like a “failure” to me…

OK here’s some rough calculations:

18.33% of internet users are Vista
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11

1.46 billion internet users
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

Assuming the usage rate is consistent around the world…
1.46 billion * 18.33% = 268 million Vista internet users

The actually user base would be significantly less than the above number only if for some reason, Vista users surf the internet WAY MORE than all other OS’s to skew the percentage up to 18.33%. It’s probably more likely that that some Vista users don’t use the internet much because it’s for work mostly. Hence there is likely more than 268 million Vista users.

Hitslink logs statistics in the “rich” (and more regulated) demographics. Here Vista adoption is probably held back a little by expense. So that could mean that Vista adoption in other “poorer” (Gov’t don’t give a crap) nations is much greater than 18.33% since you can like buy it at the local fruit shop for like $1, etc.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_sof_pir_rat-crime-software-piracy-rate

Hey, if you include ALL of Asia? 500 million Vista users??? ;)

Also, check this out…

Vista – a $6 Billion Dollars Operating System
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-a-6-Billion-Dollars-Operating-System-44096.shtml

I don’t really know what the markup of it is but for simplicity let’s assume that they make $100 off each license on average (which is a conservative estimate wouldn’t you say?).

If my math is correct, that’s $18 billion dollars as of the last public claim of 180 million copies sold.

Microsoft: 180 million Vista licenses now sold
http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/18/three-months-later-180-million-vista-licenses-sold-in-total
If my math is correct again…that’s TRIPLE the initial costs!

Of course they likely spent a little more after-market like for Jerry Seinfeld and stuff like that but I don’t think it’s anywhere near $12 billion dollars.

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