[Swordmaker]

". . . an inability to market the product’s advantages because the Microsoft team had no money left."

I wonder if Microsoft knows they had no money left to advertise Vista?

How many billions does Microsoft have in cash???

But, according to the insightful, perspicacious, and stunning analysis by Rob Enderle—Principal Anal-ist of the Enderle dynamic duo—Microsoft can't buy a classified ad in the personals to tell people that Vista unfairly gets no respect. . . and should.

[SunkenCiv]

MS’ lack of an ad campaign may be to keep the powder dry, as it were, for the nearly inevitable damage control. :’)