RC2 Review Bodes Poorly For Vista

The timely release of Microsoft Vista hinges, in large part, on the performance of Microsoft Vista Release Candidate 2. Judging from John Clyman's review of RC2, that January launch is looking unlikely - Clyman described his experience as a "rollercoaster ride."

PC Magazine, he wrote, "I was eager to get started with what I hoped would be a production-quality product with just a few rough edges left to smooth out. But shortly after logging in, I encountered painfully sluggish performance, as well as some interface glitches of a sort that I haven't seen for months." "One of my systems was plagued with problems like screen-redraw bugs and vanishing icons," Clyman continued. "My first few hours using Vista RC2 on my desktop system were, frankly, frustrating. I'm thoroughly accustomed to the shortcomings of pre-production software, of course, but I was expecting better from something dubbed Release Candidate.'" Clyman offered an online Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.