Tired Thurrott
Is Paul Thurrott about to finally lose his patience with the continuously delayed Windows Vista? It would seem so.
Paul is usually a very staunch pro-Microsoft pro-Vista campaigner. Over the years, he’s tested numerous betas and commented on their features as well as weaknesses and points for improvement. You could even mistake him for having a vested interest in Microsoft’s good performance.
Since Longhorn was announced many light-years ago, Paul’s been reviewing every nook and cranny of the new operating system and has documented all its developments in detail. He’s usually been very supportive of Microsoft in this light, even coming forward to slightly help Microsoft by agreeing that they need more time for feedback when everybody else says that it’s just Microsoft’s incompetence that isn’t allowing them to release on time.
However, Vista’s continual delays have become comical, it’s been called vapourware by some and his pro-Microsoft stance has been criticised (read the comments). It seems that he might just be breaking. Maybe it’s due to him being bitten by Windows Genuine Advantage and Vista crashing on him so much that his wife fears for his sanity? If Microsoft can’t even keep supporters like Thurrott on side, then they must really have a huge problem on their hands.
Someone at Microsoft please send this guy a Bill Gates punch bag or something. It seems like he really needs it right now…
I think I’ve mentioned the phrase “I could hear the screams” on the SuperSite before. My wife said that to me one day, and she was referring to the sound of me barking some primeval curse at my desktop PC as it succumbed to Vista’s stupid slowdowns, crashes, and hang ups for the umpteenth time.