__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Monday 16 April 2007 18:49 \__
> [snips]
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> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:33:31 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> How To Manage Windows Vista Application Compatibility
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>> | As of the end of March, 2007, 129 applications were certified or
>> | designed for Windows Vista, and 922 applications worked or were
>> | compatible with Windows Vista. Think that's a lot? Well, it does add up
>> | to over 1,000 applications you can run on Windows Vista with few, if
>> | any, issues. But, given that there are tens of thousands of applications
>> | designed for Windows, this first thousand is just a drop in the bucket.
>> `----
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>>
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=198800462
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>> Choose GNU/Linux because it has far more applications.
>
> No kidding. What's Debian up to now, something like 13,000 packages?
>
> Meanwhile, there's Vista. Safer? Sure - if you can't run apps on it,
> it's hard to compromise the apps. :)
I beg to differ. The consequence is that many third-party applications will
die and be replaced by Microsoft (preinstalled or not) applications. And you
know what _that_ means...
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