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[x2p]

What if Microsoft Gave Away Vista?
Written by Adam Scheinberg
2005-09-19 10:45:30 UTC

The news has been around, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the development process at Microsoft has to change after Windows Vista. The time between releases is just too long, and Microsoft has to show profit to keep shareholders happy. Some say the Redmond empire is due for a slow collapse, but I think there exists an amazing opportunity.

Microsoft is the sworn enemy of geeks internet wide. Though there are many Windows supporters out there, there are plenty who hate Microsoft. Microsoft, last week at the PDC, announced some pretty impressive initiatives.

Love them or hate them, they are taking some big risks with a new user interface for Microsoft Office, changing the core of their web server, IIS, in very large ways to mimic many of the strengths of Apache, embracing open XML via RSS, moving data from the registry to the file system in Windows Mail, and even converting their default Office document format to an "open[1]" XML-based format similar to OpenDocument format (OASIS), which OpenOffice.org uses.

As Microsoft tries very hard to advance their core software and revolutionize the IT world, it seems more and more people are investigating alternatives like Linux, Solaris, and the BSDs (including MacOS), lauded for their stability, security, and lack of viruses and worms.


Source:OS News

[ShadowFox]

Isn't that the truth!!! See with free OSes you can whine and complain but remember it's free and all you had to pay was your internet connection bill, where as with Microsoft, sucking all that memory, and requiring WAY more than it should, people lose interest and don't want to pay $500 + for a fecking operating system that everyone complains about. There are other altenatives and M$ needs to get their head out of their butts and get the show on the road, ASAP.

[RedInferno]

LOL, I doubt it...

[x2p]

ive herd dont know if its the truth but there going to charge for updates.

[Linoman]

If Microsoft starts charging for updates then they will realise that is a big mistake. Although I am now slowly moving over to linux. Less @###

[RedInferno]

x2p, on Oct 7 2005, 11:51 AM, said:

ive herd dont know if its the truth but there going to charge for updates.

That is plain stupid...people are already paying way too much for a pretty bad OS and now they have to pay to patch it....bad move, Bill.

[Neon]

I don't claim to LOVE microsoft, but it would be a sad time if all went wrong and they gave away their OS...

[RedInferno]

Not that they ***COUGH**** didn't ***COUGH** already....

[Neon]

Your a pirate with an eye-patch...Aharr avast my XP from viruses me hearties on my undies

[RedInferno]

LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL!!!!!! Karl, you are a joker!

[ShadowFox]

Karl's gone nutters

[Visentinel]

lol i dont really have anything to say on the matter.

il use whatever OS the most games and apps are based on.

[Neon]

I am perfectly sane...depends who you 'hang' with!

I 'hang' with you lot like a coat on a hanger, therefore you make me look normal.

SORRY SORRY BACK ON TOPIC...AHEM

Yah i agree with vista possibly defeating itself and being it's own downfall though we all seem to forget there will be a lower end version of it that WILL NOT include aero...others will include parts of Aero...

so since i am soon getting 64-bit stuff *i need time not money* i will go for it big style

[RedInferno]

Visentinel, on Oct 8 2005, 01:27 AM, said:

lol i dont really have anything to say on the matter.

il use whatever OS the most games and apps are based on.

Which is Windows, as it is!

[ShadowFox]

Unfortuantely yes it is Windows... we need to push for other oses guys, lets start a revolution.