The Trouble with Vista
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| Despite the welcome improvements in Vista, using the product just isn't
| exciting or intriguing any longer. It's at least two years later than it
| should have been, and I don't absolutely have to have it. You don't either.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9009961
http://tinyurl.com/2xcbmy
Vista 'Family Discount' Bites Back
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| If Microsoft does not have this issue fixed very soon, they are going
| to have a lot of unhappy customers. In the past Microsoft has just
| issued new keys when this happened. Why is Microsoft being so tight
| gripped about handing out new keys? If I purchased a valid key, what
| is it for? How long is this going to take to fix? So many questions,
| so little answers.
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http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=37734
Related and fairly recent:
A Windows expert opts for a Mac life
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| ...I've found myself increasingly disturbed by the many ways Microsoft
| is willing to erode the overall user experience, in most cases in the
| name of boosting its bottom line.
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| I'm talking about aspects like the new upgrade to Microsoft's
| antipiracy measures, known as Software Protection Platform (which
| includes a "reduced functionality mode"); the little-detailed
| digital rights management features -- if any -- that some people
| believe will surface in Vista; and the repetitious frustration of
| User Account Control, a security feature that takes an extreme
| approach to protecting you from potential threats that probably
| 98.44% of the time aren't actually there.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004803
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