Vista Makes CNET UK's List of "Worst Consumer Tech"

Several anonymous readers pointed us at CNET UK's Crave blog for a list of what is or was, in their opinion, the worst consumer tech in history. Vista comes in at number 10, in company with Apple's puck mouse (number 6) and Sony's CD rootkit (number 9). According to Crave: "[Vista's] incompatibility with hardware, its obsessive requirement of human interaction to clear security dialogue box warnings and its abusive use of hated DRM, not to mention its general pointlessness as an upgrade, are just some examples of why this expensive operating system earns the final place in our terrible tech list." That's gotta hurt a little, coinciding as it does with Apple's Don't Give Up On Vista attack ad.

Vista is #10?

[downix]

Come on Microsoft. Vista is #10 on the index. You need to try harder, that #1 slot can be yours within an SP or two!

The article should have been called

[ClosedSource]

Nine old obscure products I can use as an excuse to slam Vista.

Torture device.

[jo7hs2]

That device (puck-mouse) should be listed as a torture device. It hurts your hands, it is counter-inuitive, it clicks sometimes for no reason, and it is the ULTIMATE nightmare in function follows form.

Re:Explain something to me . . .

[NetDanzr]

I admit that the mouse was more form than function. But it didn't really cause harm unlike like Sony's rootkit and isn't the fiasco that is Vista.

Vista and the Sony rootkit can cause onsets of rage or heart attacks in few cases, but that mouse was an ergonomic disaster. Using it for a few hours cramped your fingers so much that many male Apple users ended up lonely at night, without their hand being able to perform its marital duties.

Re:Vista is #10?

[dhavleak]

Windows Vista says there's a byte error in the file and refuses to play the movie. This is Windows Media Player, same version as the version on XP

A bug isn't the same thing as 'abusive DRM'. Have you tried contacting MS about this? I'd also suggest doing an MD5 hash to check for data corruption.

I know as soon as I say 'there nothing I can't do on Vista that I can on XP' there will be legions of anecdotal 'I can't do this, that and the other' responses. It doesn't change the fact that the DRM stuff is a myth.

Re:Explain something to me . . .

[Anonymous Coward]

Ok, name 3 bits of hardware with Vista only drivers

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Re:Think different?

[QuantumG]

Macs are powered by a combination of the Jobs Reality Distortion Field and the smugness of their users.

Re:Vista is #10?

[flyingsquid]

Pardon my ignorance but what's an astrosurfer ? Thanks by advance.

Well, for example, the Silver Surfer. Offhand, I can't think of any other examples.

Re:Whew!

[rHBa]

Like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum [wikipedia.org]

Re:Interesting that this article came up....

[Chess_the_cat]

Oh yeah, I remember that thing. The Barcode Battler it was called.

Re:Whew!

[Victor Antolini]

At the risk of having a thousand demons raping my karma, I do think some stuff from MS is cool, or at least far better than other alternatives.
I'm too lazy to think of any product, maybe that's why I think they're cool?

Re:Vista is #10?

[Four_One_Nine]

I can't think of any other examples.

Elroy Jetson?

Re:The Crave "article" is embarassing

[mux2000]

We get crap, but at least we get it instantly!

I'm using Vista, you insensitive clod!

Re:You have obviously never used one

[RabidOverYou]

Okay, one more time. It's it's, as in "it is", not its. It's a contraction, not a possessive.

Legal complaince?

[jotaeleemeese]

Next:

- Ford, Toyota, Hundai et all enforce speed limits.

- Bacardi, Budweiser enforce amounts of alcohol you drink before getting behind the wheel.

- Gun companies enforce gun laws.

Did you get it or should I throw more analogies at you to remark how idiotic is for MS to be enforcing the wishes of content producers?

Come on guys

[kaosum]

Why are you being so hard on Vista. Its vastly superior to any previous version of Windows. It offers better end user security, better Windows updates, and being Windows, its but the best supported software of any other OS.

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