Chris Barylick
December 18th, 2007, 03:17 PM
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There are those who love the iPhone, believe it to be incredibly useful and have made it an integral part of their lives. PC World magazine doesn't agree with these people. PC World's Biggest Tech Disappointments list for 2007 has just hit and while Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system ranked at the top of the list, Apple also came in between the publication's crosshairs with Mac OS X 10.5 and the iPhone. The handset, which was released this June, came under at number five on the disappointments list for its high initial price tag upon its release, touchscreen keyboard, lack of Flash support, reliance on AT&T and apparent moves by Apple to disable units that had been unlocked to function on alternate wireless carrier networks.
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"Yes, we know. Sliced bread only wishes it were as great as the iPhone. And aside from minor flaws like a tiny touch keyboard and lack of Flash support, the phone itself is pretty terrific. But AT&T's broadband service? Definitely second-rate."
Windows Vista earned the most scathing criticism or the products ("Five years in the making and this is the best Microsoft could do?" PC World said. "No wonder so many users are clinging to XP like shipwrecked sailors to a life raft, while others who made the upgrade are switching back." Years overdue, and missing promised key components, Windows Vista seems to be disappointing customers as much for what is does have as for what it doesn't. Many Vista users have been complaining about extensive driver incompatibilities, hefty hardware requirements, and constant 'security warnings.'") while Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" came in at number eight with the publication citing wireless networking issues, administrator account problems and a file transfer bug:
"Maybe we just got spoiled by the iPod and iPhone, but the glow came off Steve Job's halo after this feline fleabag debuted. Within days of its release last October, Mac users reported dozens of problems with the new OS, some more serious than others," PC World said.
[Via <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140583-page,5-c,techindustrytrends/article.html" target="_blank">PC World</a>]
There are those who love the iPhone, believe it to be incredibly useful and have made it an integral part of their lives. PC World magazine doesn't agree with these people. PC World's Biggest Tech Disappointments list for 2007 has just hit and while Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system ranked at the top of the list, Apple also came in between the publication's crosshairs with Mac OS X 10.5 and the iPhone. The handset, which was released this June, came under at number five on the disappointments list for its high initial price tag upon its release, touchscreen keyboard, lack of Flash support, reliance on AT&T and apparent moves by Apple to disable units that had been unlocked to function on alternate wireless carrier networks.
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"Yes, we know. Sliced bread only wishes it were as great as the iPhone. And aside from minor flaws like a tiny touch keyboard and lack of Flash support, the phone itself is pretty terrific. But AT&T's broadband service? Definitely second-rate."
Windows Vista earned the most scathing criticism or the products ("Five years in the making and this is the best Microsoft could do?" PC World said. "No wonder so many users are clinging to XP like shipwrecked sailors to a life raft, while others who made the upgrade are switching back." Years overdue, and missing promised key components, Windows Vista seems to be disappointing customers as much for what is does have as for what it doesn't. Many Vista users have been complaining about extensive driver incompatibilities, hefty hardware requirements, and constant 'security warnings.'") while Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" came in at number eight with the publication citing wireless networking issues, administrator account problems and a file transfer bug:
"Maybe we just got spoiled by the iPod and iPhone, but the glow came off Steve Job's halo after this feline fleabag debuted. Within days of its release last October, Mac users reported dozens of problems with the new OS, some more serious than others," PC World said.
[Via <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140583-page,5-c,techindustrytrends/article.html" target="_blank">PC World</a>]