Summary: Windows Vista is called by Microsoft a "less good product" and its latest modification (Vista 7) has too little in value proposition

CONTRADICTING Steve Ballmer's statement from last year (as well as many other occasions), Microsoft finally admits out in public that its existing version of Windows -- and the only one it really sells at the moment -- is a "less good product" (than GNU/Linux? Than XP? Than the Windows operating system that is not out yet?).

In a remarkable and some might say all-too-fleeting display of honesty, a senior Microsoft executive has branded Vista a "less good product".

Microsoft would love people to believe the artificial hype behind Vista 7, realising perhaps that, as Channel Insider put it a day or so ago, Vista 7 might "flop".

What if Windows 7 is released and no one bites? What if Windows 7 performs no better than previous iterations? What if businesses and users decide to sit on the sidelines and wait for cloud-based alternatives? What if they decide that rather than refresh with a Windows machine that they go with a Mac or a Linux machine (at least they would be buying)? What if businesses decide to migrate more to thin clients and cloud-based applications that don't require a full-featured operating system like Windows 7?

We already have evidence to show that businesses reject Vista 7 because it offers no real benefits. At ComputerWorld (IDG) it is now being argued that adoption of Vista 7 is likely to require a brand new computer, which is a big no-no to many in this tough economy. GNU/Linux comes in many flavours such that it can run on virtually any computer. ⬆

The garbage disposal starts now