Flight plans lost?

This will be a real test of Microsoft's power.

Microsoft can just wait, and machines will get more powerful, and people
will get used to the intrusive security.

Jose
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:09:21 -0400, Jose
wrote:

This will be a real test of Microsoft's power.

Microsoft can just wait, and machines will get more powerful, and people
will get used to the intrusive security.

Or they will get fed up with it, DRM, and rebel.
I already see a lot of computing professionals doing that. They only
go to Vista if they need to for programming. It's interesting to note
they have extended the support plans for XP to the point where it'll
be supported after Vista has been replaced with the next OS. At least
that is what they said a couple months back.

Jose

Or they will get fed up with it, DRM, and rebel.
I already see a lot of computing professionals doing that. They only
go to Vista if they need to for programming.

The way it seems to work is that new programs are written that use, and
even require, the new OS. Eventually people need those capabilites, and
pony up. Microsoft can afford to just sit and wait for that to happen.

Jose
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:42:22 -0400, Jose
wrote:

Or they will get fed up with it, DRM, and rebel.
I already see a lot of computing professionals doing that. They only
go to Vista if they need to for programming.

The way it seems to work is that new programs are written that use, and
even require, the new OS. Eventually people need those capabilites, and
pony up.

Maybe and maybe not. Most businesses can get by with less horsepower
and older apps without a problem. The only thing Vista has to offer is
it looks pretty and is a little more secure than XP with the default
settings which are a lot more annoying if you have to work on the
things. Of course the DRM comes free but adds overhead and reduces the
things you can do even with your own stuff, but so do the lack of
drivers.

Normally I'm an early adopter, but not this time.

Microsoft can afford to just sit and wait for that to happen.

Several trade journals have called Vista the ME of 2007.

Jose