__/ [ Keith ] on Monday 25 September 2006 21:50 \__
> As the old saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute." I don't
> know
> what Microsoft was trying to accomplish with Windows Vista, but what ever
> it was they have failed. The desktop sure is pretty, but is that enough for
> the average consumer or business to plonk down $200-$400 per desktop? Sure
> they have now added meaning less security questions every time you install
> software or a active X control runs that the average computer user does not
> understand. I bet we could do a test with the average windows user and have
> a program installed that would destroy the hard drive and they would say
> yes to, especially if you put five or more pop up warnings about various
> things, "Shall the program destroy your hard drive?" in a 75 page EULA.
>
> Frankly Microsoft should have a version of windows that will only install
> MS
> audited, approved and digitally signed software on computers, especially
> for businesses that operate in a hostile world of Trojans and virus
> software.
> The eye candy is a nice touch, but that is not what the computer user
> needs
> in this day and age of crazed hackers and business men that want to make
> money by exploiting computer users or destroy your hard drive for the fun
> of it.
Here is another take on this.
Windows Vista pricing favors PC upgrades
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| While Microsoft's entry-level and upgrade prices might appear reasonable
| on paper to some, and little changed to the five-year-old Windows XP,
| there are a few clouds to this sliver lining. The first is the ability
| for machines running Windows XP to actually be able to run Windows Vista,
| as Microsoft's hardware guidance for new versions of Windows has tended
| historically towards the, ah, optimistic shall we say.
|
| [...]
|
| For consumers, Vista Home Basic does exactly what it says on the box -
| you get the an OS, browser, search and parental controls but no sexy
| Aero interface and no Windows Media Center (for watching and recording
| all those episodes of CSI: Miami, hooking up the Xbox 360, and
| viewing photos). Those little gems are reserved for users of Vista
| Home Premium, while Ultimate gives you all this plus additional power
| features from the business products like BitLocker encryption, support
| for domain group policy, and advanced and simplified networking.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/06/windows_vita_prices/
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