Windows Vista

A new national customer satisfaction survey revealed that Americans are now more satisfied with Microsoft’s software than ever. The poll conducted by American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a consumer survey started by the University of Michigan, showed that Microsoft accumulated 79 points which is the three-point increase, a 7% gain, over 2009’ results.

Microsoft has seen an increase in customer satisfaction with its operating system. Windows 7 has proved to be more successful than its predecessor Vista. The American Customer Satisfaction Index showed that Windows 7 brings more satisfaction to PC users today.

"At the beginning of 2007, when Microsoft released Windows Vista, customer satisfaction plunged 4% to an ACSI score of 70, well below the industry average, where it remained for the next three years," reads the ASCI's commentary on the data.

 Microsoft released its Latest Security Report saying that Windows Vista is more secure than Windows XP. The infection rate of Windows Vista SP1 was 61.9 percent less than Windows XP SP3, according to the company’s estimation.

Dell has presented its newest product Studio XPS 13. The appearance of this 13-inch laptop was a little surprise due to the fact that despite the fact that Dell recommends Windows Vista this notebook comes with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.  

Technical specification

Windows 7 is a top subject for numerous discussions today, that is why our editorial could not just give the topic go-by. In our article we would like to cover some aspects of the new system released by the technology brainchild of Bill Gates as well as some observations of critics and experts that conducted their independent examinations and tests of the new platform.