Ed Bott has been pointing out terrible reviews lately. Long Zheng railed against bandwagoners complaining about the Zune on Thursday.
But today, I officially read the worst Vista review ever.
When you switch to Windows Vista, you'll be figuring out how to cope with questions as little as why 'My Documents' turned into just 'Documents' and as big as where to get a new driver for your old printer--if you can get one at all. Your old security software won't work, so you will have to find, pay for, and install replacements. You'll be tearing your hair out every time you encounter new features that work differently from the old familiar ones for no apparent reason. And if you're a particularly early adopter, you'll probably be googling frantically in search of others who have run into problems similar to yours.
I'm not masochistic enough to test Microsoft's betas and release candidates. The final product is usually rough enough; and as I write, that's not yet available. But I've seen the demos and read the propaganda and first looks. Vista promises a lot of potentially useful new stuff. But for now I can think of only one reason to worry about the thing: It will come with your next PC. [Emphasis mine]
Unless that machine is a Mac, in which case you'll be offered a new OS every year or two with a couple of modest features that pretend to change the world and claim to be worth $130. But at least you'll waste less time in the upgrade process.
So you haven't actually seen it, you've just read about it. And that qualifies you to be able to report on it? Did you happen to pass a reporter doing an interview one day, and decide that you were a journalist, too?
Just one more reason why journalists should need a license to practice their craft, just like lawyers.
And yes, the first two comments at the end of the article are mine.