Charlie Sorrel
Gear

Windows Vista Packaging Needs Instructions to Open

One of the standing jokes in the tech world is the difference between the design approaches of Apple and Microsoft. Apple’s obsession with clean design makes it through to the packaging, and unboxing new products is one of the pleasures of new Apple kit. Microsoft, on the other hand, suffers from design-by-committee, something even Microsoft […]

GetOpenContent.aspx.pngOne of the standing jokes in the tech world is the difference between the design approaches of Apple and Microsoft. Apple's obsession with clean design makes it through to the packaging, and unboxing new products is one of the pleasures of new Apple kit. Microsoft, on the other hand, suffers from design-by-committee, something even Microsoft itself has seen fit to parody.

So check this support page for Windows Vista. What is it for? Driver support? Security? No. It's a set of step-by-step instructions for opening a Vista box, and begins thus:

To open the box

1. On the top of the box, cut along the grooves on either side of the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label.

Opening the Windows Vista box [Microsoft via Daring Fireball]