__/ [ Freerdie ] on Saturday 10 February 2007 04:50 \__
> http://www.kitsimons.com/journal/windows-vista-the-beginning-of-the-end
>
>>When XP was released it was a resounding success. It was a vast
>>improvement over its predecessors on almost all counts and it was lapped
>>up by the public and media alike. The same cannot be said for Vista -
>>there isn't the same blind enthusiasm about this latest addition to the
>>Windows family.
>
> Thats because it is Window XP with a new GUI and some cheap bolted on
> security features that are yet proven to make the system more secure.
>
>>This makes me wonder - has Microsoft (specifically Windows) peaked? If XP
>>was the crest of the wave, is Vista the start of the journey down the
>>other side?
>
> Microsoft is a fat lazy greed company and it is catching up to them. The
> only improvements they continue to make is by way of purchasing others
> work.
>
>>So is this the beginning of the end? The start of the decline of Windows?
>>Only time will tell... but Vista has hardly had the reception we might
>>have anticipated.
>
>>Vista needed to be a resounding triumph. From where I'm sitting it looks
>>like it has fallen short. By some way.
Money talks louder than words and speculations.
Microsoft profit on slide
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| Some analysts are looking for any signs of improvement from
| Microsoft's internet division, which continues to lose market
| share in web search to Google.
|
| Microsoft's online services group saw revenue fall for the last
| four quarters and posted a loss in the past three quarters while
| it shifted to a new internet advertising platform and overhauled
| the company's web properties.
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