TechNet subscribers revolt over Vista SP1 'debacle'
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| A revolt among IT professionals and developers is brewing over Microsoft
| Corp.'s decision to hold the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of
| Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), with some admitting that they've
| downloaded pirated copies to begin testing and others claiming that the delay
| scuttles their Vista deployment plans.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9061838
Fanboy reviewer has problems with MacBook Air
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| IF YOU ARE a Mac fanboy reviewer and you think that anything that comes from
| Apple must be great, what do you do when something clearly isn't?
|
| Paul Venezia from InfoWorld seemed to have hit this crisis of faith when he
| came to look at Apple's MacBook Air.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/12/fanboy-reviewer-problems
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Microsoft replaces Vista kernel in SP1
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| Well the answer is yes it has, and presumably the main reason for Microsoft’s
| silence on the subject is that as they’re keen to promote the improvements
| and enhancements to Vista, rather than placing emphasis on a kernel upgrade,
| which some people might see as a risk of newly-introduced instability.
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http://apcmag.com/7960/microsoft_replaces_the_vista_kernel_in_SP1
Vista SP1 Released and Delayed Simultaneously
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| Continuing their apparent efforts to take the steam out of Windows Vista,
| Microsoft today announced that the long awaited Windows Vista Service Pack 1
| is being released, but not to Vista users. That’s right, SP1 is now RTM
| (Released to Manufacturing), but won’t be released via any means to end users
| or even system administrators for at least another month and a half.
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http://itsvista.com/2008/02/vista-sp1-released-and-delayed-simultaneously/
SP1 may bring new woe to Vista owners
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| Now it seems that SP1 might also have difficulty in handling some hardware
| which might have gotten through on the first version.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/07/sp1-brings-woe-vista-owners
Performance Results Mixed with Vista Service Pack 1
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| Files copied faster in our initial tests, but other performance was slightly
| slower with the SP1 installed.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142233/article.html
Vista SP1 a Performance Dud
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| After extensive testing of both RTM and SP1-patched versions of Windows
| Vista, it seems clear that the hoped-for performance fixes that Microsoft has
| been hinting at never materialized. Vista + SP1 is no faster than Vista from
| the RTM image.
|
| Bottom Line: If you've been disappointed with the performance of Windows
| Vista to date, get used to it. SP1 is simply not the panacea that many
| predicted. In the end, it's Vista's architecture - not a lack of tuning or
| bug fixes - that makes it perform so poorly on systems that
| were "barn-burners" under Windows XP.
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http://exo-blog.blogspot.com/2007/11/vista-sp1-performance-dud.html
More marketing dollars will sell Vista: Ballmer
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| Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer believes the software giant needs to spend more
| on marketing in order to sell more copies of Vista and has hinted that a
| sizable increase in its marketing budget is on the horizon.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/More-marketing-dollars-will-sell-Vista-Ballmer/0,130061733,339285666,00.htm
[Days before SP1 Release:] Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieu
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| Michael Sievert, Corporate Vice President for Windows Product Marketing, is
| moving on, according to multiple sources of mine.
|
| It’s hard to make the case that Sievert, who was responsible for the
| worldwide introduction of Windows Vista, isn’t being pushed for the
| less-than-enthusiastic public perception of Microsoft’s latest version of
| Windows. Even though Microsoft has moved 100-million-plus copies of Vista,
| many consumers and businesses still consider the new release buggy, sluggish
| and incompatible with existing software and drivers.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1158
Vista's Upgrade: Not Worth the Wait
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| Although Microsoft has reported solid sales of Vista, a lot of copies went to
| corporations that tried the program for a few weeks, then downgraded to XP.
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_05/b4069000450184.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Beta
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| Windows lives and dies by its service packs. I can't recall the last initial
| release of any Windows product that didn't have at least some problems.
|
| [...]
|
| Still, given that Vista is essentially a rewrite of XP meant to enhance
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| security (and, of course, media features), I'm not surprised to see Microsoft
| take this route for the service pack.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2192546,00.asp
Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista not for pirates
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| Although, unlike previous Windows versions, Vista is not available as an
| activation-free version, a number of more or less effective methods were
| quickly found to run Vista without activation. However, this is soon to end.
| According to Microsoft, Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista closes two
| vulnerabilities which previously enabled operation of Vista without a
| license.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/100006/from/rss09
Vista SP1 won't sacrifice security for compatibility
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| Vista SP1 will include a significant number of "proactive" security changes,
| DeVaan said. These do not represent fixes for specific vulnerabilities,
| instead they represent Microsoft's efforts to head off potential threats.
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http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14224&Itemid=1054
Microsoft replaces Vista kernel in SP1
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| Well the answer is yes it has, and presumably the main reason for Microsoft’s
| silence on the subject is that as they’re keen to promote the improvements
| and enhancements to Vista, rather than placing emphasis on a kernel upgrade,
| which some people might see as a risk of newly-introduced instability.
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http://apcmag.com/7960/microsoft_replaces_the_vista_kernel_in_SP1
Vista SP1 Released and Delayed Simultaneously
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| Continuing their apparent efforts to take the steam out of Windows Vista,
| Microsoft today announced that the long awaited Windows Vista Service Pack 1
| is being released, but not to Vista users. That’s right, SP1 is now RTM
| (Released to Manufacturing), but won’t be released via any means to end users
| or even system administrators for at least another month and a half.
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http://itsvista.com/2008/02/vista-sp1-released-and-delayed-simultaneously/
Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks?
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| We asked a simple question: what Microsoft product could have used a little
| more polish before release? The answer astounded us. We would just like to
| thank Bill Gates for his honesty and his openness.
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http://gizmodo.com/342920/holy-crap-did-bill-gates-just-say-windows-sucks
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
|
| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
The MacBook Air Is Cool, But I'll Take an Eee PC
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| Of course the Air does have its advantages, like a bigger screen and longer
| battery life, but considering the price, it should be annihilating its
| competition. Instead, stuff like a non-replaceable battery and a puny array
| of USB ports make it more of a fashion accessory than a serious piece of
| consumer technology.
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http://www.maximonline.com/The-MacBook-Air-Is-Cool-But-Ill-Take-an-Eee-PC/CES+Maxim+Stuff/blogs/599/11653.aspx?Src=SH7078:MD
MacBook Air: top 10 things wrong with it
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| Like an anorexic fashion model, Apple's new super-thin MacBook Air has made
| too many compromises for the sake of being skinny.
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http://apcmag.com/7839/macbook_air_top_10_things_wrong_with_it
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