nytimes.com — Microsoft is facing an early crisis of confidence in the quality of its Windows Vista operating system as computer security researchers and hackers have begun to find potentially serious flaws in the system that was released to corporate customers late last month.
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cquinndDec 26, 2006
> What does Vista do that XP doesn't, that can't be added in a SP? Better seperation of the Kernel, Userspace, and graphical interface. Better support for 64-bit systems Better support for multi-core systems Better security and seperation of code in active memory Full Drive encryption DirectX 10
2shaeDec 26, 2006
Sorry but how can a company that has billions of dollars make OS's that are so full of flaws!!
macliberalDec 26, 2006
Of course Vista is secure, don't you remember how XP was the most secure operating system ever? MS would never lie would they?
alexeizDec 27, 2006
And what Vista are you running? Some pirated version? Don't forget that Vista isn't even released to consumers yet. Your comment about Vista being buggy is bull.
aeooDec 27, 2006
@mictester,I agree with you, except I don't think it's "game over" for Microsoft (unfortunately). Why not yet? Because there needs to be a credible alternative. OS X is not a 100% alternative yet (for example the JVM builds on OS X are lagging behind the official builds put out by Sun; you can't play many games on OS X; OS X has it's own DRM'ness; Apple as a company is hostile to true openness as much as Microsoft, etc.).Linux has the best chance to become a real alternative, but it needs more polish at the distribution end (the Linux kernel itself is more than fine) and it needs to be better supported by hardware vendors.
entropyfanDec 27, 2006
@sirspocksalotIf it make you feel better to believe that, you go right ahead.I've worked for banks, I've worked for the military. Windows is all over the place, not just on the desktop.
loplaDec 27, 2006
Well, we just got out of an emergency meeting. We were on a trainB Vista rollout to 16,000 desktops that has now been canceled until further notice. UAT testing has been a total failure mainly with stability and performance issues, we've also hacked several desktops using recent simple exploits. We are now moving forward with renewed interest into Linux. I'm a Linux/OSX/MSFT guy myself so am not worried but all of our MCSE's are practically in tears. A comment made near the meeting stated Vista is Windows ME Reloaded. I think this is truly the end days for Microsoft, and don't even get me started on the DRM..
shadowputerdudeDec 28, 2006
by EntropyFan"@sirspocksalotIf it make you feel better to believe that, you go right ahead.I've worked for banks, I've worked for the military. Windows is all over the place, not just on the desktop."I have spent many a year, 24 years to be exact, in the US Army. Just because Windows is in use on all desktops and laptops in the US Military does not make them "Mission Critical" Systems.Every single "Mission Critical" system I have ever used in the Army is run buy either Unix or Solaris.
clyde2801Jan 25, 2007
Microsoft Windows Vista:Your Potential (for exploitation), Our Passion (for Profits).