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Slashdot: Windows 7’s Media Hype Having The Opposite Effect As Vista’s

By admin • Jan 19th, 2009 • Category: Computers

Planet Google presents :: Death Metal Maniac tips an Ars Technica piece suggesting that the media’s coverage of Vista’s flaws portrayed the operating system as worse than it was, and, if early reports on Windows 7 are any indication, positive hype will create the opposite reaction this time around. Quoting: “… the problem is exaggeration; … bloggers and journalists alike use their personal experiences to prove their point in their writing. The blame doesn’t solely lie with us, as Vista was by no means perfect, but we did manage to amplify the problems beyond reason. And if the beta is anything to go by, Windows 7 is going to fly. This is, by far, the best beta operating system the software giant has ever released. The media has locked on to this, and is using exaggeration already, before Windows 7 is even ready for prime time.” Apparently a decent beta can succeed where $300 million and Jerry Seinfeld failed.