Mossberg reviews the Vaio P

Vista kills it, writes Walt Mossberg in the WSJ: “A beautiful device that’s just ahead of its time … I’d advise waiting for the version with Windows 7.” Of course, it’s easy enough to install Windows 7 or XP yourself… One interesting pullout: Sony’s developed a special lean cut of Vista specifically for this machine, to be released in the interim.

1. [BCJ]

   I really have problems with the idea that Mossberg is one of ‘major tech reviewers.’ Mossburg states that it has a weak processor, bad battery life and costs twice as much as it should. So the reason to avoid it is not that it is way overpriced/underspec’ed, it’s Vista (which a better reviewer points out, can easily be replaced with another operating system). All of his reviews are thinly veiled Apple reviews. It would be nice if he could just focus on trying to review the product at hand.

2. [BCJ]

   Also, I don’t know if we are actually supposed to comment on these ‘short’ articles or not, but someone had call Mossberg on it.

3. [Rob Beschizza]

   Comment as you please! Still working on post formats, it’ll be refined.

4. [BCJ]

   In terms of formatting, I definitely like the look of the short posts, they are very sleek and minimal. They are kind of like a nice halfway point between the full-on posts, and the smart news bar. I definitely didn’t immediately realize that you could still click through.

5. [Anonymous]

   Sony was very stupid for putting Vista on it instead of Linux, and Mossberg is stupid for not suggesting Linux, especially on a netbook with those specs.

6. [Johnny Teapot]

   Just slap Jolicloud on it.
   Screw Windows AND Mac.
   http://www.jolicloud.com/