__/ [ Ivan Groznii ] on Friday 07 July 2006 17:15 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> See image:
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http://blogs.technet.com/photos/blog_photo_gallery/images/440505/original.aspx
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1985904,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
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>> | While Microsoft has been touting the Aero Glass interface as one of the
>> | main selling points for Windows Vista...
>> `----
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>> Translucency as a "main selling point"? Quite unimpressive after 6 years
>> of work, no?
>
> This is a load of nonsense. Windows' main selling point was eye candy
> and this just isn't bloody worth the hassle to get it.
True. But OS X and Linux have been ahead of Windows in terms of eye candy for
quite a few years. They just weren't getting enough /exposure/, due to
vendor lockin, kickbacks, and stereotypes.
Vista is too little too late and, with the prescribed 60% re-write of its
code, it may take a while until the next rev. Shall we just rename Windows
"Widows"?
Best wishes,
Roy
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