observer.guardian.co.uk — The significant thing about Vista, however, is not the shipping date but the fact that it has been an unconscionable time in the making, subject to endless slippages (which have triggered major organisational changes within the company) and - when it eventually ships - will be just a shadow of the system envisaged when it was conceived.
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scottevansMay 11, 2006
agreed, DevaFalc...not to mention Windows Defender, which they are touting as a major aspect of their improved security. To me, Defender appears to be completely worthless. It detects nothing and removes nothing. Even with full system scans. After trying it out for a couple months (both beta versions), I uninstalled it. Was a waste of system resources. I ran Spyware Doctor and it finds something with every scan. To me, Microsoft appears like a chicken running around with it's head cut off. I believe Vista will be a huge disappointment and let down for alot of folks, after they ran out and bought or built a shiny new "hopped up" system to run it.
eliasalucardMay 11, 2006
Well I'll be damned, I'm being bashed by biased Linux fans. You morons, you're taking things way too seriously with my articles. Lighten up a little. For the record: I hate Microsoft. I was trying to be objective. I've even blocked Internet Explorer from my site.
zootmMay 11, 2006
"From what I've seen, PowerShell is just VBScript extended to use the full Windows API."Not the case. Monad has a syntax closer to UNIX shells, except it acts in terms of objects, rather than just text. It's based around the .NET Framework, and can call CLR stuff quite easily. It's most interesting because it's consistent and largely reflective (one can query about what a command can do without having to rely on people writing documentation and so on).The development version has been available for download for ages, it's well worth a try out. It's very different in "feel" to something like bash. The tab completion is *terrible* though, it needs work.
shmattMay 11, 2006
@technopunditdude, you have just spewed every single pro-MS cliche argument there is... new to Digg?I'm not even gonna answer you, you'll get enough when you actually spend some time hereyou call yourself a pundit? Bah.
shmattMay 11, 2006
trusted computing is a HORRIBLE idea. Google around. There are plenty of effective ways to secure your data without forcing consumers to use DRM on machines they paid for.
shmattMay 11, 2006
@WAYTFWTF?OS X is perfect for anyone who doesn't give a s**t about building a DIY computer.Macs are made for people who want the s**t to work, period. To this end they do a better job than anybody. It's not for the ubergeek who wants to tinker. That being said you can tinker all you want with the OS. The only thing PCs are superior for is gaming... which is what my console is for.And LOL, the overpriced argument... they cost a bit more but mine's 6 yrs old now. Still kickin ass... i don't know anybody still using their PC from 2000 for daily use. plus, d'oh! I do believe that Windows is a proprietary software platform as well. duhand ROFL, you say you dopnt want to be tied to the bottom line of a large corporation... and you use Windoze! making a lot of sense there buddy.
shmattMay 11, 2006
didnt sound like sarcasm to me, sounded like ignorance.I love it when people say stupid things and then try to claim it was sarcasm .. what a load
saskaMay 11, 2006
Help me understand why 90% of the computing population is using software from a company that's never made a good product. I really want to understand it.
therealdealMay 12, 2006
Given the track record of MS$, how much does the product have to suck to make them *NOT* release it!?!It doesn't look good for Vista.