This was true ofWindows ME, in 2000, and Windows 8/8.1, in 2012.
Was it that bad, really?
Why Was Windows Vista Considered Bad?
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It was the year 2007.
Windows Vista was the long-awaited successor, announced in 2006 and released to users by 2007.
Some versions even lasted up to 2019.
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A big part of it was its technical requirements.
Windows Vista required unusually high specs, especially comparing them to the requirements of Windows XP.
It was, comparatively, a huge jump from what’s supposed to be its immediate predecessor.
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This was also worsened by Microsoft’s marketing.
There were also other problems plaguing the operating system.
So it wasn’t the brightest Windows release.
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But did it actually deserve the hate it got?
Or was it the right OS at the wrong time?
The answer to that question is probably not clear-cut enough to fit into any of those two descriptions.
How Bad Was Windows Vista, Really?
What I found is that it’s… Actually pretty similar to Windows 7.
It has, for the most part, a very similar aesthetic, and very similar features.
That’s not to say that Vista was an older Windows 7—or even a good operating system.
And unsurprisingly, I came across it over and over in Windows Vista, and it quickly got tiring.
Ultimately though, it’s not that bad if you remember your way around Windows 7.
Of course, using Windows Vista in the 2020s isn’t the same thing as using it in 2007.
The operating system is, as of today, deprecated by Microsoft.
it’s possible for you to’t really install any modern software on it.
Its failure made Windows 7 a legendary release and helped Windows mature even further in subsequent releases.
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