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Posted in Deception, Marketing, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Vista, Vista 7, Windows at 6:58 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: Few weeks before its arrival, Vista 7 receives the thumbs-down from some major supporters
THE leaks of realities behind Vista 7 probably culminated when Microsoft's CEO admitted that it would not sell additional PCs (or at least that it’s unlikely to).
=> ↺ realities behind Vista 7 | Microsoft's CEO admitted that it would not sell additional PCs
This report from Sky News (UK) agrees with Microsoft's CEO regarding the crucial role of Vista 7 in Microsoft’s future and the Telegraph (also UK-based) shows Microsoft’s CEO admitting that Microsoft never recovered from Vista.
=> ↺ report from Sky News (UK) | agrees with Microsoft's CEO | ↺ Telegraph (also UK-based)
Mr Ballmer said: “We got some uneven reception when [Vista] first launched in large part because we made some design decisions to improve security at the expense of compatibility. I don’t think from a word-of-mouth perspective we ever recovered from that.”
Well, the very same problems persist with Vista 7. The article neglects to mention this. Vista 7 inherits the compatibility nightmares from Vista.
Looking at news from the past week, only 3 sets of headlines are about Vista, all in a negative context. Compare that with about 20 sets of headlines regarding Vista 7. These include Ballmer’s discouraging words, which are also covered here.
=> ↺ Ballmer’s discouraging words | ↺ here
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Windows 7 software won’t increase PC salesMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer has indicated that the October 22 release of the Windows 7 operating system won’t increase PC sales significantly. That’s quite a statement from the CEO of the world’s most influential software company on a new flagship piece of software that is said to be a truly shining product.
Jack Wallen has already listed 10 reasons why Vista “could flop”. To quote the opening:
=> ↺ already listed 10 reasons
I, and a few others, think Windows 7 will not be the success most pundits are proclaiming. Here are 10 reasons why Windows 7 could easily fail.1. Too much like Vista I have yet to run into a PC user who likes Vista. There may be a few who have decided that Aero is the prettiest of all interfaces and that the User Access Control is the be-all-end-all of security.[...]
That first point is important and it’s the reason why we insistently call it “Vista 7″. We are trying to get across the message that Windows 7 is just the “real Mojave”, or Vista renamed.
At Datamation, a self-professed “Windows guy” is now asking, “Is Microsoft Already Failing with Windows 7?”
=> ↺ “Is Microsoft Already Failing with Windows 7?”
But will Microsoft screw up the Windows 7 launch like it did Windows Vista?So far, it’s not looking good.
Weeks ahead of the release of Vista 7 there are many negative signs appearing. John Dvorak claims that a massive PR campaign is the reason Vista 7 received good publicity. This deception campaign is running out of steam now. █
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