

Since the number of Vista users were far outnumbered by the crowd who “upgraded” to XP, these complaints fell largely on deaf ears.

Those that did attempt to use Vista and the Third Wire sims were usually met with an ugly choice: great graphics and a guaranteed crash-to-desktop at mission’s end, or the ugliest water this side of Boston Harbor and relative stability. As a matter of fact, the number of people who complained about that could fit in Steve Ballmer’s therapist’s office with enough room for him to get his daily regimen of Prozac. One of the largest complaints about the Third Wire series was its incompatibility with Vista. As If You Really Wanted To Buy Vista, Anyway…
