Well, there you have it ... hello, by the way. Sorry it's been a while, I've been busy!
Microsoft officially launched Windows Vista to the public yesterday. Did anyone feel the earth move?
In the past I've always looked forward to a new release of Windows. Either because I'm sick of all the problems with the current version, or I just fancy a change of scenery. I've even upgraded my PC in preparation for the release. However, after reading all the info on Microsoft's website ... and various opinions in forums ... I find myself underwhelmed by the whole thing. Yes, it's nice to have the latest OS, but on this occasion I'm willing to wait.
Apart from Vista not appearing to be THAT groundbreaking, there appears to be a load of extra 'security' features that I'm simply not interested in. There's been a lot of talk about DRM, and it's integration into the OS (great news for the film and music industry ... bad news for us); there's been talk about the terms and conditions surrounding the 'upgrade' version of Vista ... which apparently disables your old Windows XP product key, so you can't even dual-boot XP/Vista in the short term (unless you fork out the extra for the full product)...
... and then there's one of the primary reasons I own my PC: Gaming. All initial tests show Vista to be a slow performer when it comes to games. Yes, I know Vista ships with the latest DirectX-10, but there are very few games ready to take advantage of that yet.
All in all ... I'm going to wait this one out for a while.
What struck me as funny is this: I'd never do this with a Mac! If I could get hold of a final copy of Lepoard a week before its launch ... I'd take a day off work to install it! Ho hum. I think my conversion is complete. I bow to the almighty Apple Inc.
Whilst I'm on the subject, I had to laugh at this article on MSNBC.com:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873608/
If you scroll down to the 'Related Content' inset, there's a link marked "Discuss: Which is better - Mac of Microsoft?". If you're using a Mac and click on that link, you get a message telling you the forum software is only compatible with Internet Explorer! Ah, what fun :o)
Until next time....
Wednesday, January 31
"Vista Dawns ... The World Yawns"
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