Microsoft's Windows Vista fails to meet expectations:It over promises and under delivers big time just like contractors often do. A new computer with Vista installed oftens has less software (miscrosoft word is not included on many new computers), unnecessary complexity and incompatability with scanners, printers etc. which are not Vista compatible. It is a disaster. Microsoft did not even attempt to work with the Ontario government and Teraview to make sure that Vista is compatible. The software is only now being tested for compatibility. Good luck finding an old computer with XP to do the work as Vista will not work. Download Teranet's software (which is essential to electronic registration) and it is not Vista compatible! Your computer will shut down! Moreover, after investing thousands of dollars on new computers, printers and consultants you will have a new computer that does less than the old one and you cannot get your work done! One businessman described Vista as a "piece of garbage"!

How did a company like Microsoft screw up so badly? It may be time to bring Bill Gates back and send the current group out to do his charitable work which will be much more difficult for them to destroy!

This is what happens when monopolies have no real competition. They begin to weaken from within like the Soviet Union. Competition creates better and healthier companies and Microsoft is now suffering internally from not enough good competition. "Vista adds to our cost and does not add any real value" stated one businessman. Microsoft fumbled the ball on this one. Just like commie economies they should have some of the heads of the executives who "srcewed up" the Vista release, statws same small business owner. In the future he plans to buy Apple or an HP with no software from Microsoft ($399) and download FREE SOFTWARE FROM the internet. Lets see how Microsoft likes the post soviet era?

 As a general rule monopolies are their own worst enemies and horrible for the economy.

Even large companies such as Google have complained about Microsoft and United States Justice Department is investigating additional complaints against Microsoft.