It"s Windows Vista"s fault that solid-state storage isn"t performing as well as its proponents predicted. So said SanDisk CEO Eli Harari, but at least he didn"t go as far as saying it"s Microsoft"s problem to fix. SSDs are viewed as the heir apparent to the hard disk, particularly for laptops and other mobile computers. SSDs are way more shock-resistant and consume less power. Theoretically, they should deliver better performance.
Alas, many tests reveal that they don"t. SSD "performance in the Vista environment falls short of what the market really needs", admitted Harari at the company"s earnings conference this week.