For Windows Vista Ultimate users, the extras that were promised have turned into the Ultimate Disappointment. A premium price was paid to get these “extras”, yet only four have been released so far and the promise that they made to deliver the remaining 20 language packs by the end of Summer was just broken as Fall began yesterday. In July when the Ultimate Extras team finally spoke up after being silent for all too long, they said that over the next couple of years they intended to deliver more extras to their users and they were “confident [they] will delight our passionate Windows Vista Ultimate Users.” With the inability to deliver on their first promise, will they be able to deliver extras over the next few years?
After seeing the changes that Microsoft made to the Windows Ultimate Extras information in the control panel applet for the Vista SP1 Pre-Release compared to what it currently is in Vista, it’s obvious they’re trying to down-play these extras. Currently in Vista there’s all kinds of information talking about the programs that would be available only to Ultimate users, and services that “can help you tailor your computing experience to your digital lifestyle.” In Vista SP1 Pre-Release, they simply give a brief explanation of what Ultimate extras are. See for yourself:
I think it’s safe to say that Vista Ultimate is a bust. Microsoft had great intentions but have been unable to deliver. I’m also thinking that this will be the last time that Microsoft will sell something at a premium price and promise future extras to be delivered that justify the price.
Source: I Started Something
I’m not sure that their intention was all the great. I’m sure the Microsoft management team understood that there wasn’t going to be all that many extras delivered. I think the hype was driven by a marketing team who didn’t have the ability to delivery on the promises they were making.
“Microsoft had great intentions but have been unable to deliver”
Sums up Windows Vista as a whole
I was gonna say that Windows Vista has been a bit of a disappointment in my opinion, but Richard beat me to it!
Apparently I’m in the minority here because I really don’t have many complaints about Vista. Not that I had any about XP …. but thus far Vista has been great.
I think Vista is a great operating system with the exception of the Ultimate edition. Anyone that spends the full amount of money on it is insane because the Home Premium is just as good. Honestly the Ultimate edition should have been the Home Premium since the differences are very little.
Maybe you are actually living in an alternate reality, where Vista ROCKS? And you are blogging from that reality, on Vista, across to this reality, where Vista is a Turkey and goes gobble-gobble around the yard?
Ever think of that one?
P.S. To those who bought Ultimate – you got shafted. Learn from the mistake, and move on.
That’s one way to look at it.
No Gobble Gobble here