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Windows Vista in the blogosphere

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Windows VistaIt’s no surprise that the launch of Windows Vista is hitting the blogosphere big time. Most major Microsoft launches and projects affect our work since so many people are running their software. It doesn’t get much bigger than a new version of Windows though, and with the recent debate on the evilness of the OS, and Microsoft itself (an always living topic), Vista is a bomb in the blogosphere.

I was going to link to a bunch of interesting posts for people who want to dive into the Vista coverage, but Blogger’s Blog have made a great listing so you should just check that one out instead.

Personally, I haven’t updated to Vista, and I won’t for some time either. There’s no doubt that it’s a great OS, no matter what you think about Microsoft their track record with XP, being stable and all, is promising and nothing points to Vista being severely flawed. Sure, there will be bugs to fix and security holes to close, but that’s the case with every OS out there. Microsoft is getting it hard because they rule the OS industry and making a truckload of money on it. That’s fine with me, keep them on their toes, criticize security problems and whatnot, but don’t go all fanboy flamewar on them. That’s lame.

I digress. Read real in-depth stuff via Blogger’s Blog.

Have you updated?

Originally posted on January 31, 2007 @ 2:44 am

Comments

  1. Hey….thanks for the link. I haven’t updated to Vista, and think I will pass. But I’ve also been reading what the blogosphere has to say about Vista, just out curiosity (and possibly the fun of watching Goliath get pummeled). There doesn’t seem to be much enthusiasm for the release. There’s just a lot of other options to Vista these days.

    A few years late? Unnecessary?

    – Maria

  2. Hey….thanks for the link. I haven’t updated to Vista, and think I will pass. But I’ve also been reading what the blogosphere has to say about Vista, just out curiosity (and possibly the fun of watching Goliath get pummeled). There doesn’t seem to be much enthusiasm for the release. There’s justa lot of other options to Vista these days.

    Some interesting commentary:
    http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2007/02/cracked_windows.html

    Unnecessary?

    – Maria