With the possible exception of Windows ME, Windows Vista has probably been
the version of Windows which has got the most backlash universally, even in
non-internet media.

  But think about Windows 7. How much backlash has that got? Almost nothing
at all. It feels like people are eager to leave the nightmare that is Vista
behind and move to greener pastures (namely Windows 7) as quickly as possible.
Nobody is complaining about Windows 7.

  My theory: Microsoft planned all this all along. Vista was a deliberate
tactic to make Windows 7 (which is what Microsoft was planning in the first
place) sink better. Everybody's complaints got focused on Vista, and thus
Windows 7 (the "fixed Vista") is selling a lot better. If they had skipped
Vista altogether and published Windows 7 a couple of years later instead,
it would have got a lot more negative backlash, but now it's a success.

  (Disclaimer: Yes, the above is *humorous* text.)

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                                                          - Warp

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