__/ [ nrballardco@xxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 09 November 2006 02:23 \__
> Check out all of the hard work that Microsoft has put into its latest
> Windows release:
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>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_Vista (Thanks,
> DFS)
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> They have cloned OS X Widgets...
>
> "Windows Sidebar is a new panel on the right-hand side of the screen
> where a user can place Desktop Gadgets, which are small applets
> designed for a specialized purpose (such as displaying the weather or
> sports scores)."
>
>
>
> They have copied key features of Firefox and Safari...
>
> "Windows Vista will include a new version of Internet Explorer, which
> adds support for tabbed browsing, Atom, RSS, a search box . . ."
>
>
>
> They have restructured IIS 7 to more closely resemble Apache 2...
>
> "Instead of a monolithic server which features all services, IIS 7 will
> have a core web server engine, and modules offering specific
> functionality can be added to the engine to enable its features."
>
>
>
> They have included a dedicated calendar application, just like OS X...
>
> "Windows Calendar is the new calendar application that is included in
> Windows Vista. It supports the popular iCalendar format as well as
> sharing, subscribing and publishing of calendars on WebDAV-enabled web
> servers and network shares."
>
>
>
> They have implemented GPU-rendered graphics...
>
> "The DWM handles the drawing of all content to the screen. Instead of
> windows drawing directly to the video card's memory buffers, contents
> are instead rendered to back-buffers (technically Direct3D surfaces),
> which are then arranged in the appropriate Z-order, then displayed to
> the user."
>
>
>
> ...and included a built-in synchronization utility...
>
> Windows Vista includes Windows Mobile Device Center, which centralizes
> management of external mobile devices.
>
>
>
> And of course, they include a desktop search. Just like everyone
> else...
>
> "Windows Vista will feature a search engine that uses indexing to allow
> for instant display of results for a given search, in a manner similar
> to Google Desktop, GNOME's Beagle, Yahoo! Desktop Search, and Apple
> Computer's Spotlight."
The saddest thing is that most people (the 'sheep' component) will be under
the impression that Microsoft 'innovated' all of these. See the following...
All the Myth about Microsoft!
,----[ Quote ]
| * Microsoft was first with graphical user interface
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| * Microsoft designed BASIC Language
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| * Microsoft designed visual basic
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| * Microsoft invented DOS
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| * Microsoft designed the first spreadsheet - Excel
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| * Microsoft designed the first word processor
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| * First with Internet browser
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http://196.2.70.231:8080/ict_blog/open-ict-hacks/microsoft-myth
When they see a Mac for the first time they'll utter "heh. Just like in
Windows Vista" when they see widgets, properly integrated calendar and so
forth...
Best wishes,
Roy
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