Don't see what Vista offers over XP except a new GUI?
Wednesday, March 1, 2006 by Thomas Thomassen | Discussion: Personal Computing
IMO it's these changes that's the important part about Vista. It seem many people make up their mind of what they can see from the screenshots.
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Reply #42 Sunday, March 26, 2006 11:49 PM
| If there are arseholes out there attacking Microsoft's consumers/customers via attacking the product with virii, spyware, etc then MS has EVERY RIGHT to provide their clientelle with adequate protection via the inclusion of firewalls, AV proggies, etc. If that puts third-party retailers' noses out of joint well tough luck. This is not an issue of 'Monopoly' at all.... but simply fault/failing correction of an otherwise fallible product |
I agree with you, but only to an extent.
My point is that they seem to wait for everyone else to fix their screw-up's. Then they take all of those ideas and incorporate them as their own. They aren't doing anything really original. They are just patching holes that should never have been left open (by them), in the first place.
It's more then a little spooky to me how many fronts Microsoft is attacking on. It goes far beyond fixing a product that was flawed in the first place. They have their hands in everything it seems.
I may have come off a little harsh in my last posting as I'm not totally anti-MS. I just think a lot of their business practices are extremely unfair and predatory. Even now. And their quality control is suspicious at best.
I tend not to like company's that release a bad product, just so they can sell you the "fix". Much less companies that let everyone else come up with the fixes just to run them out of business.
Do you believe for one second that if MS could take complete control of everything, they wouldn't? I think it is pretty clear that this is one of their objectives and, has been from inception.
In the end, you are right. It's a dog eat dog world and those that can't compete will be swallowed up or disposed of. Which isn't all bad.
Just my opinion though.
Reply #43 Monday, March 27, 2006 12:40 AM
| I tend not to like company's that release a bad product, just so they can sell you the "fix". |
Last I checked, SP1 and SP2 were/are free, as is each and every 'update' and/or system tweak to the OS. Also, the MS Antispyware cost THEM [MS] money....but as yet not so the consumer.
Too many people are too eager to jump on the MS-is-Evil bandwagon, probably because theirs is the system you all choose to use....
As for releasing bad product....perhaps it's time for all to read Nader's "Unsafe at any speed', or check the product recall notices in your version of 'Choice' Magazine.
Mercedes A160s that fail the 'Moose Test'.....cars that self-combust....Mistral Fans took out a fair few houses [and people]... Monitors that meltdown, also taking out the odd house or three....
THAT list is endless. [and horrendous].
I always like the simple wording.....things like...
The Product.... Honda CBR750 [example only]
The Problem.... The brakes may cease to function, causing a crash and/or injury.
The Remedy.... Do not ride. Contact...etc......
Reply #44 Monday, March 27, 2006 1:01 AM
| Do you believe for one second that if MS could take complete control of everything, they wouldn't? |
Control of what? The entire software market? Of course they would like being the only game in town, but so would every single other company out there, not just Microsoft. And you can't blame them for it.
I'm sure that Microsoft would like nothing more than to concentrate on their OS only. They don't want to have to deal with anti-spyware and firewalls and whatnot, as it costs them time and money. But incorporating that into their OS is the only way they can get people to think it's secure, reliable and easy to use.
In Europe, Microsoft was forced to offer a version of XP with out the media player. And yet, if they never developed a media player, people would complain they had to go somewhere else to download one. This is the same situation with anti-virus. People complain anti-virus isn't built into their OS's. But if they put it in, the other camp would complain that it limits competition.
| I just think a lot of their business practices are extremely unfair and predatory. |
Keep in mind that every company out there still has the ability to compete. They just need to offer something better than Microsoft. Mozilla overcame the obstacle of having every Windows PC having IE installed. Just because Microsoft can make deals with vendors, it doesn't mean it's unfair or predatory. It just means they're good businessmen.
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Reply #41 Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:55 PM