Apple to Windows iTunes users: Don't install Vista yet
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| Apple has warned Windows users running its iTunes software that they should
| wait for its next update before upgrading their PCs to Microsoft's new
| Windows Vista operating system.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6155817.html
Week in review: Visions of Vista? Buyer beware
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| "As long as XP users keep their updates current, there's
| generally no compelling reason to buy into the hype and
| purchase Vista right away," said David Milman, chief
| executive of Rescuecom, a computer repair and support
| company. "We suggest people wait until buying a new
| machine to get Vista, for economic and practical reasons."
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http://news.com.com/2100-1083_3-6155643.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Related:
Microsoft admits Vista screwed - report
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| Vista SP1 is code named "Fiji", presumably after a pretty looking
| island which is paralysed by coups.
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| In a statement regarding the service pack Microsoft admits that
| Vista has "high impact" problems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37125
Vista Day Three: What's Broken?
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| * Copies of iTunes installed on Vista won't play...
| * Vista's Windows Media Player 11 won't play...
| * Upgrade headaches.
| * Gamers say DirectX 10 may not live up to the hype.
| * Same goes for the new audio stack.
| * Licensing key glitches for Family Pack buyers.
| * Problems with software marked "Vista Ready."
| * Users wanting to run Vista virtually must buy...
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http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/vista_day_three.html
7 Reasons Not to Buy Vista
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| 1. Vista is expensive
| 2. Security concerns
| 3. Vista is not ready
| 4. New Hardware needed
| 5. Vista is time-consuming
| 6. Why upgrade in the first place?
| 7. Gaming
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http://www.technobeta.com/posts/7-reasons-not-to-buy-vista/
The Longest Suicide Note in History
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| Gutmann: The genie's out of the bottle before the operating system has even
| been released! But that doesn't mean Vista users in particular - and
| the computer community at large - won't end up paying for Microsoft's
| DRM folly. At the risk of repeating myself repeating myself, yet
| another reason to move to Linux.
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http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
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