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Post Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:36:47 -0700

I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It?s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, slow Windows Vista. Ironically, some of the biggest defenders of XP were singing a very different tune a few short years ago....

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Members Log In Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Ed Bott's Microsoft Report Ed Bott Get Ed Bott's Microsoft Report via: Mobile RSS Email Alerts Bios: Ed’s Bio Pick a blog category Apple CES 2007 Digital media Firefox Hardware Image Galleries Internet Explorer Licensing Linux Media Center Microsoft Microsoft Office Security Service Pack 1 Tips Uncategorized Virtualization Vista Mailbag Vista Mythbusters WGA Windows 7 Windows 9X/Me Windows Home Server Windows Vista Windows XP February 25th, 2008 Remembering Windows XP’s early days Posted by Ed Bott @ 9:36 am Categories: Windows Vista, Windows XP Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It’s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, slow Windows Vista. In fact, InfoWorld has gone so far as to kick off a “Save XP” petition drive. Vista bashers really hate it when you point out that the same criticisms being leveled at Vista today were commonly aimed at XP after its launch. Fortunately, I’ve found a near-perfect example of this trend. It’s illuminating, and ironically, it comes from InfoWorld blogger Randall Kennedy, who has been bashing Vista and hyping the “Save XP” campaign relentlessly on his Enterprise Desktop blog. His latest entry dismisses any comparison between Vista now and XP then: One of the arguments I hear in defense of Windows Vista’s bloated footprint is that it’s simply a repeat of the situation faced by users when Windows XP first shipped. Back then, the logic goes, users were complaining about Windows XP’s CPU and memory requirements, with many resisting the upgrade push because they simply didn’t want to make the necessary hardware commitment. … However, the truth is that “Windows 6.0″ [Vista] is really only the second mainstream iteration of the current Windows platform (Windows 2000 doesn’t count since it was never a mainstream product). As such, there simply is no real precedent from which to draw such conclusions. In the same post, Kennedy goes on to rhapsodize over Windows XP: As those of us who remember can attest, the jump from DOS/Windows to Windows XP was a quantum leap forward in Microsoft’s OS architecture. … The introduction of Windows XP was a watershed moment for the PC industry, one that firmly cemented Microsoft’s role as the pace-setter for the desktop. Yes, XP was totally awesome when it was officially released on October 25, 2001. A quantum leap forward. A watershed moment for the PC. Or not. Thankfully, Google is here to step in and help out some of us old fogies who’ve been in the industry for 20 years or so and can’t quite remember things as clearly as we used to. Those of us who are willing to supplement our memories with some help from Google can attest that XP was not welcomed with open arms. In fact, it was slammed by magazines like InfoWorld, where P. J. Connolly and the very same Randall C. Kennedy published this not-so-glowing review in the October 26, 2001 issue: Hopeless optimism must be a fundamental part of human nature, because we want to believe that new operating systems truly represent an improvement on their predecessors. It’s easy to point to certain features in a new OS as examples of progress, but end-users often find that a new OS performs like molasses compared to the version they were using. As a result, CTOs wanting to capitalize on the benefits of a new OS may find that new hardware investments are necessary — and expensive — requirements. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s Windows XP appears to be maintaining that tradition … Windows 2000 significantly outperformed Windows XP. In the most extreme scenario, our Windows XP system took nearly twice as long to complete a workload as did the Windows 2000 client. Our testing also suggests that companies determined to deploy Windows XP should consider ordering desktop systems with dual CPUs to get the most out of the new OS. … Sound familiar? Let’s compare and contrast those 2007 statements with their 2001 counterparts. Remember, this is the same publication, with the same author’s name in the by-line. On Windows 2000: 2001: “IT departments should take advantage of license downgrade provisions and continue to press forward with Windows 2000 deployments until the installed hardware base catches up with XP.” 2007: “Windows 2000 doesn’t count since it was never a mainstream product.” On why your old OS was better: 2001: “Windows XP increasingly ate the dust of Windows 2000 as load ramped up, regardless of machine specs or Office version.” 2007: “[E]xhaustive testing confirms that Windows Vista is at least twice as slow as Windows XP when running on the same hardware.” On hardware: 2001: “[U]ntil 2GHz desktop PCs become commonplace, we have a hard time recommending widespread adoption of Windows XP at all.” 2007: “Windows XP SP3 … absolutely screams on today’s high-end, multi-core desktops.” On “bloated” new features: 2001: “Shops lured by XP features should weigh their options carefully. In many cases, these features may not be compelling enough to justify saddling your end-users with a slower OS.” 2007: “Vista, which is basically Windows XP with more “stuff” heaped on top, and you begin to see why so many users are balking at the upgrade message. There’s simply not enough “meat” to justify the pain involved.” Get the picture? Back in 2001, Kennedy and InfoWorld were bashing XP and recommending that their readers stay with Windows 2000. Today, they’re bashing Vista and hawking their “save XP” campaign. But judging by the progression that XP made in six years, all that the Windows Vista architecture needs is time and a hardware replacement cycle or two. And we’ll be able to read all about in InfoWorld’s “Save Vista” campaign.  Ed Bott is an award-winning technology writer with more than two decades' experience writing for mainstream media outlets and online publications. 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ShadeTree | 02/26/08 Ah I just accept it and move on voska1 | 02/26/08 UI = teh sux0r friedtoast@... | 02/26/08 Predictions Count on Short Memories MichP | 02/26/08 But the XP of TODAY isn't the XP they were reviewing BACK THEN. sfriedrich | 02/26/08 XP Was A Much Better Upgrade Than Vista chessmen | 02/26/08 That is not what people said at the time. ShadeTree | 02/27/08 Some of us couldn't wait for XP MyLord | 02/26/08 Important Differences bmgoodman | 02/25/08 Very true, when XP came out, 98 was 3 years old, ME 1 year old, and 2000 DonnieBoy | 02/25/08 Really was quite different. The author should compare Vista to Win95. By DonnieBoy | 02/25/08 Compared to Windows 95 Ed Bott | 02/26/08 Windows 95 i irrelevant. InnocentBystander | 02/26/08 Actually, Windows 2000 alaniane@... | 02/26/08 How so? Pliny the Elder | 05/14/08 DRM is not an issue. socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 Get your facts straight masonwheeler | 02/26/08 Okay, you supply the facts. lelandhendrix@... | 02/26/08 Here's a DRM issue to avoid bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 show your math please! eggmanbubbagee@... | 02/27/08 There is a slight disagreement there... gene_fitz@... | 02/26/08 8000 series...two words... ivanotter | 02/27/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days Arneh | 02/25/08 Absolutely friedtoast@... | 02/26/08 Nice Spin Ed croberts | 02/25/08 "Merging of Windows Me with NT4 codebase" Ed Bott | 02/25/08 A better comparison Arneh | 02/25/08 While True... mrOSX | 02/25/08 I was refering to the visual elements croberts | 02/25/08 Again with the parallel uiniverse Ed Bott | 02/25/08 I felt Windows 2000 was closer to NT voska1 | 02/26/08 I kind of agree with that voska1 | 02/26/08 Nothing from Windows Me was "merged" into XP? XaereauX | 02/27/08 DX ivanotter | 02/27/08 Vista Code Base Ashbin | 03/06/08 7 years, then it'll all be better !! Steve*1* | 02/26/08 Glad you like it--here's why it works lelandhendrix@... | 02/26/08 enjoying your spinning beachballs rtk | 02/26/08 My grandfather had a model T... socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 I'd like a faster car... friedtoast@... | 02/26/08 It isn't that much of a spin. gene_fitz@... | 02/26/08 There is no task being done by consumers today that can only be done by... lelandhendrix@... | 02/26/08 Great Post ED (nt) SO.CAL Guy | 02/25/08 more to it voyager529 | 02/25/08 Three things... Wolfie2K3 | 02/26/08 Windows 2000 beats XP and Vista. bjbrock | 02/25/08 I seriously agree --Govt Exec jgra@... | 02/25/08 IS 2000 still supported? marks055@... | 02/25/08 7/13/2010 Arneh | 02/25/08 RE:Windows 2000 beats XP and Vista. bmore_bro69@... | 02/26/08 Win 2K support.. 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Ed Bott | 02/26/08 Quit skirting the issue!! techboy_z | 02/26/08 Can you point out. rtk | 02/26/08 back on topic nstuff | 02/26/08 Oops! bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 A non-geek can run Ubuntu happily lelandhendrix@... | 02/26/08 That the best you got? bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 Funny thing... beneaton4 | 02/26/08 Still takes a geek to install bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 You misunderstand me... beneaton4 | 02/26/08 It takes a geek to install Windows, too bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 Wireless is... beneaton4 | 02/26/08 For your experience alaniane@... | 02/26/08 Valid points... beneaton4 | 02/26/08 Actually, I find the militancy alaniane@... | 02/26/08 Plus ca change ... johnfenjackson@... | 02/25/08 Good job, Ed itpro_z | 02/25/08 Sounds like downhill all the way voska1 | 02/25/08 Where's itanalyst?!? I so want to read his comment. BP314 | 02/25/08 Nice point marks055@... | 02/25/08 Only minor change to search in SP1 Ed Bott | 02/25/08 Thanks Ed marks055@... | 02/25/08 Ed, are you saying..... bportlock | 02/25/08 Three years Ed Bott | 02/25/08 Except ..... ShadeTree | 02/26/08 An interesting observation bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 Stability is a wonderful thing bportlock | 02/26/08 Who's kidding who?? Takalok | 02/25/08 RE: Who's kidding who?? Arneh | 02/25/08 Nice source (not) Ed Bott | 02/25/08 RE: Nice source (not) Arneh | 02/25/08 Author name clarification Arneh | 02/25/08 Just when I thought Ed couldn't get any worse... bmerc | 02/26/08 Thanks for the explanation Ed Bott | 02/26/08 Basically, you're saying alaniane@... | 02/26/08 re: Who's kidding who?? Badgered | 02/25/08 Regardless of your OS flavor of choice mtgarden | 02/25/08 I don't agree betelgeuse68 | 02/25/08 Did the reviewer post soonerproud | 02/25/08 evolution lelandhendrix@... | 02/26/08 it's the same with Honda nothingness | 02/25/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days none none | 02/25/08 Wrong Ed, the bashers hate ANYTING anyone says positive about MS. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08 I don't know about that maldain | 02/25/08 This is news to me. none none | 02/25/08 And As Usual, You Avoid ANY Article That's Negative Towards MS itanalyst | 02/25/08 And your comment below to Ed makes you socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 Well, they were right about XP when it first launched maldain | 02/25/08 Both XP and Vista are a waste of investment MarkyGoldstein | 02/25/08 Nice Lie Ed itanalyst | 02/25/08 Lie Ed Bott | 02/25/08 Lie - he had quotes... socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 Assuming that's all true, it begs the question... TripleII | 02/25/08 Endless cycle of bloat is not a good pattern spark555 | 02/25/08 Agreed: Bloat is a large problem w_c_mead | 02/26/08 They can easily have done that... transposeIT | 04/21/08 Pundit vs Pundit - slow news day? fromdim11 | 02/25/08 Windows 2000 was the best operating system jorjitop | 02/25/08 Amiga rules! Ed Bott | 02/25/08 RE: Amiga rules! nstuff | 02/25/08 Ahh Amiga croberts | 02/25/08 All Hail Windows 1.0 nucrash | 02/26/08 Forget Windows 1.0 alaniane@... | 02/26/08 "OS2" vs. OS X...man you are a nut... socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 Yeah edgarjluque@... | 02/26/08 Good post Ed, but.. jamesrayg | 02/25/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days goodthings2life@... | 02/25/08 SO marks055@... | 02/25/08 Wasn't this why we used Win2K till 2003-04? kraterz | 02/25/08 "Vista bashers" John L. Ries | 02/25/08 Basic Windows tasks Jon@... | 02/25/08 Old OS is faster than the new one? You think this is a MS only problem?!!!? Scrat | 02/26/08 MS got hoisted on its own petard of over-hype rtfa | 02/26/08 perhaps Windows 7 will be to Vista, as XP was to ME killerbunny | 02/26/08 It has to be... bricar2 | 02/26/08 Win7 will be to Vista as Win2000 was to XP qmlscycrajg | 02/26/08 Win7 will be to Vista as XP was to Windows 2000 qmlscycrajg | 02/26/08 XP a great OS back in 2001 hgh9mrp@... | 02/26/08 Message has been deleted. whisperycat | 02/26/08 And to prove your point ..... ShadeTree | 02/26/08 VISTA = Windows Me (Millenium Edition) - it's one to SKIP! richard.ashford@... | 02/26/08 Windows Millenium 2007 friedtoast@... | 02/26/08 Okay, I gotta get something out there... gene_fitz@... | 02/26/08 "Out there" is right bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 Microsoft never built software for yesterday's PCs SteveMak | 02/26/08 Exact and to the point mluther223@... | 02/26/08 Good Point... socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 Wait for SP2 as most of us did for XP e.russell@... | 02/26/08 Not an Early Adapter swise@... | 02/26/08 never like the new XP gui and still don't. i run the classic menu option, wessonjoe | 02/26/08 Classic option available on Vista Ed Bott | 02/26/08 wow, THAT's intuitive (NT) bmerc | 02/26/08 I could give you the steps Ed Bott | 02/26/08 Master Joe Says... MasterJoe | 02/26/08 A matter of opinion bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days jonniecrow | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days BNET@... | 02/26/08 This is non-sense green alien | 02/26/08 XP was a redress of Windows 2K nucrash | 02/26/08 Not at all green alien | 02/26/08 Referencing the Blog nucrash | 02/27/08 Thats exact the point green alien | 02/27/08 Obviously over your head... socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 As always... well done. And pretty funny. socialism=nowhere | 02/26/08 Drinking Microsoft's milkshake lostinspace | 02/26/08 Ummm... beneaton4 | 02/26/08 Remembering Windows XP's early days n0lxx-mark@... | 02/26/08 Repeating Problems are No Less Valid ryumaou@... | 02/26/08 Deja Vu All Over Again -- Yogi dl@... | 02/26/08 Save "DOS" awgiedawgie | 02/26/08 5th grade... bmerc | 02/26/08 Dishonest and amoral anthonyjclough@... | 02/26/08 5 quarters after its release Vista not close to XP Adoption ses_27 | 02/26/08 A fly in the hardware efreywald@... | 02/26/08 Ed, this was Awesome!!!! Narg | 02/26/08 Yes, some ARE sad friedtoast@... | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days davidsmontgomery@... | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days geewhizbang | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days pawwof | 02/26/08 Yes! (NT) friedtoast@... | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days lhend@... | 02/26/08 Ahh..."The Good Old Days!!!" vicbeer@... | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days wallis@... | 02/26/08 Really, XP stinks too! wallis@... | 02/26/08 Are you kidding... b8375629@... | 02/26/08 Welcome to the real world rtk | 02/27/08 What point... b8375629@... | 02/27/08 One can agree with their 2001 criticisms and still want to save XP today. roystonlodge | 02/26/08 XP vs Vista loismike@... | 02/26/08 and where do you get that figure? ivanotter | 02/28/08 For the record bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 Re: Vista Bashers Kid Icarus | 02/26/08 Argument away! Mitch 74 | 02/26/08 Normal MS upgrade issues jheine | 02/26/08 I've been mystified by the Vista haters angrykeyboarder | 02/26/08 Bully for you bbbaldie_z | 02/26/08 "Vista bashers really hate it" childish journalism james.faction | 02/26/08 Bloody WONDERFUL!!!! meryllogue@... | 02/26/08 you're ignoring the subject matter james.faction | 02/26/08 Great! So I'll upgrade... Ginevra | 02/26/08 People are naturally resistant to change tony@... | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days thegoodideaman@... | 02/26/08 New vs Old davisnewman | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days Chiatzu | 02/26/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days budnmargie@... | 02/26/08 I do remember those days... TristanGrimaux | 02/26/08 Remembering XP...from Whistler to XP. sframberger@... | 02/27/08 I remember quite well alf@... | 02/27/08 Watershed OSs cquirke | 02/27/08 lol ellmondo | 02/27/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days NADEEM149@... | 02/27/08 please stop yelling rtk | 02/27/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days agohige | 02/27/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days robsablah | 02/27/08 Censorship of the truth whisperycat | 02/28/08 Censorship rtk | 02/28/08 Semantics b8375629@... | 02/28/08 Agreed rtk | 02/28/08 Really? b8375629@... | 02/28/08 just hope nobody follows you rtk | 02/28/08 Ah, but some will... b8375629@... | 02/29/08 Actually, Whispery... meryllogue@... | 02/28/08 Mouldy beef whisperycat | 02/28/08 hrmm food versus software.... ivanotter | 02/29/08 So you agree then? whisperycat | 02/29/08 Well... you've not changed my mind... meryllogue@... | 02/29/08 They do hate to be reminded that they said these things before Boot_Agnostic | 02/29/08 MS could be great in seven years green alien | 02/29/08 With that Logic I can't see your point nucrash | 02/29/08 Its simple green alien | 02/29/08 Read the news...from what planet are your news coming from? transposeIT | 04/21/08 The Windows gravy train ac567@... | 02/29/08 Oysh meryllogue@... | 02/29/08 Windows better than OS X and Linux? ac567@... | 02/29/08 More code ^= slower ac567@... | 02/29/08 Missing the core issue bradfromearth | 02/29/08 The Core Issue YeaiBetYouDo | 02/29/08 RE: The Core Issue - You missed the bus mattturley | 03/07/08 What are you talking about? rtk | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days kri$ | 03/01/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days keepersoftheruin@... | 03/02/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days SidSeven | 03/05/08 Capital rtk | 03/05/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days see@... | 03/05/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days maggietoo9 | 03/07/08 anna rtk | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days maggietoo9 | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days maggietoo9 | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days maggietoo9 | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days maggietoo9 | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days mattturley | 03/07/08 No need to call you. rtk | 03/07/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days craiglarry | 03/14/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days craiglarry | 03/14/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days mark16_15@... | 03/21/08 Constantly re-inventing the wheel croberts | 05/14/08 Agreed. supercharlie | 05/14/08 IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME Hameiri | 05/14/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days Hameiri | 05/14/08 RE: Remembering Windows XP's early days ivanotter | 05/14/08 What do you think? Subject (max length: 75): Reply: 13 Trackbacks The URI to TrackBack this entry is: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/wp-trackback.php?p=382 Rem embering Windows XP’s early days (ZDNet) jolo wrote an interesting post today on Here’sa quick excerpt I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It’s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, ... Trackback by Windows Vista — February 25, 2008 @ 5:49 pm The Vista Reality Distortion Field Continues In my last post, I mentioned that Ed Bott was one of the last remaining tech journalists that really uses his expertise to dig into the truth. Well, today he fired off his own salvo in the fight against the Vista RDF, ... Trackback by Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition — February 26, 2008 @ 1:45 am Remembering Windows XP’s early days Finally, someone put it into words. Keep this in mind when you see Vista bashing..... ;-) http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=382 -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services. Trackback by TechArena Community — February 26, 2008 @ 9:02 am Google has a long memory Very amusing post by Ed Bott over at ZDNet.com on the similar reaction XP got to Vista when it was launched seven years ago. For the record, having been a fan of Windows 2000, I took to Windows XP as soon as I installed the Beta, ... Trackback by Windows Watch — February 26, 2008 @ 2:31 pm Ed Bott on XP versus Vista, is it a 2000/XP replay? I haven’t got a great deal of experience with Vista, one machine with Vista Business, but so far it’s been OK. I like the looks but find it’s constant “Do you want to do this..” nagging a little tedious. I haven’t had any technical ... Trackback by robinz CAD Blog — February 27, 2008 @ 8:46 am In The Beginning XP Sucked As Bad As Vista - Oh Really? I really had to laugh when I read Ed Bott’s article about when Windows XP originally came out and all of the complaints users had at the time. It is also funny to read his take that many users proclaimed they would not upgrade to ... Trackback by The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — February 27, 2008 @ 11:48 am Everything comes to those who wait .... Something which by turns amuses and annoys me is they people seem to have become very fond of Windows XP only since the arrival of Windows Vista. Now... I'm an old hand at this, and I first heard it when I was working to upgrade my ... Trackback by technet Blogs — February 28, 2008 @ 5:10 pm Finally...some sanity in the XP is better than Vista argument I missed this when it was new. Ed Bott published a kind of rebuttal to Infoworld's stupid 'save XP' campaign. In his article, Ed points out that Randall Kennedy, writer for Infoworld, tried to put down the whole 'XP was treated the same ... Trackback by Half Byte — March 16, 2008 @ 5:59 pm Vista Perceptions Not Matching Reality? In my last post, I mentioned that Ed Bott was one of the last remaining tech journalists that really uses his expertise to dig into the truth. Well, today he fired off his own salvo in the fight against the Vista RDF, this time comparing "Save XP" InfoWorld writer Randal Kennedy's journalistic Alzheimers when it comes to new OS releases: ...Back in 2001, Kennedy and InfoWorld were bashing XP and recommending that their readers Trackback by Anonymous — March 18, 2008 @ 3:11 am The Circle of Life I read an article today talking about Windows XP SP3 coming out quite soon (it’s due towards the end of April), and it made me wonder about the current software lifecycles we have out there. For those wondering, Microsoft makes all ... Trackback by flishfun.com — March 25, 2008 @ 9:58 pm Is Vista as bad as they make out? think one of the major things people are forgetting is that XP was absolutely slated in the same way when it came out, and it was only when SP2 came out that it really became truely appreciated. I think Ed Bott over at ZDNet says it better than I can: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=382 So my question to my fellow edugeekers is this: What makes Vista so absolutely terrible compared to XP's early days? What particular feature(s)/bug(s)/etc, do you think warrant it being labelled Windows ME II and similar? Trackback by Anonymous — April 5, 2008 @ 3:10 am Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition In my last post, I mentioned that Ed Bott was one of the last remaining tech journalists that really uses his expertise to dig into the truth. Well, today he fired off his own salvo in the fight against the Vista RDF, this time comparing "Save XP" InfoWorld writer Randal Kennedy's journalistic Alzheimers when it comes to new OS releases: ...Back in 2001, Kennedy and InfoWorld were bashing XP and recommending that their readers Trackback by Anonymous — April 12, 2008 @ 3:16 am RobiNZ CAD Blog of applications on hardware spec’d for Vista. I was interested to read Ed Bott's amusing comparison of Windows 2000 vs XP reviews from 2001 with XP vs Vista from 2007. The post release “fix up” SP1 isn’t far away so maybe it’s Vista time. Remembering Windows XP’s early days | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It’s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, slow Windows Vista. 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