Defending your favourite operating system

Windows Vista

“Windows Vista seems to have followed the tendency of Mac OS, with discreet effects that are nice for an everyday user. At this level, there is nothing that can be said against it, it is good without provoking epileptic cries of joy. As for its ergonomics, its still Windows: you use the right click menus, the different folder presentations, and everything that you have previously found is still here. The removal of the “slideshow” view in picture folders is a disappointment, but the provided image management is sufficiently practical to forget this disagreement. For the installation of software, the UAC, which requires the Administrator password every time you want to change settings on already installed software, is a little annoying for the first few times, but you end up not even noticing after a while (normally, you install less programs over time as you will already have most of what you need).

Performance is Vista’s weak point. As often with Microsoft, who tries to release an OS that is adapted to all situations, there is an impressive number of services that are activated by default with most of these to never be used. This makes things considerably heavier and slows down the OS’s start up process. Changing from one application to another (Alt+Tab during a game for example) is rather quick though. Vista is very good because it is modern, efficient, simple and contains everything that a modern OS should have, while still operating with Windows “touch of simplicity”. Simply, it is intuitive. Conversely, it is gravely lacking “coherence”, with it sometimes using Windows 95 icons, and while some tools are not compatible, other give the impression that they have been created in a rush. In the end you will find an OS that perhaps gives the impression that it is a little thrown together.”