The problem with Vista was perception, and MS being unable to get ahead of the PR curve.
-wraith808
The problem with Vista was the hardware manufacturers tried to get away with - it required significantly better spec hardware than Windows 7 to get it to run at a decent speed - in particular memory optimisation was an issue.
-Carol Haynes
Actually, I think the original part of the quote speaks to that better, i.e.
Actually, Vista is a matter for discussion/personal experience.
-wraith808
I didn't have the same experience. My laptop wasn't ahead of the curve- neither were any of the other machines I used Vista on, and didn't have that problem. That's what the last part of that meant- people had problems in their personal experiences, and because they weren't able to get ahead of that sample in their negativity towards Vista in their PR, it affected the collective views towards it.