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Originally posted by legion
I won't touch Vista because of DRM.
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X10 !!
At the last developer's conference I attended the microsoft rep gave us a rundown on vista - big briefing to get the developers on board before releasing the os. Impressive for the first 4 hours, then the shoes began to drop.
Example:
Q [from me]: Asked about my clients using Mac or Linux; how do they fit into the vista security system?
A [from ms]: "What's a Mac? What's Linux?"
...smart ass answers don't cut it, and the attitude was clear. The network stack is all new and geared for vista-to-vista ops and designed to push everyone else out - including older microsoft operating systems. Everything vista is doing revolves around gaining control of DRM which spells trouble for innovation and any older apps that won't play with microsoft's vision of your life.
The final shoe to drop was when the microsoft rep let it slip that they don't consider your computer to be yours - it's microsoft's. No kidding. Final straw for me.
I have locked down microsoft at win2k. Next step for us is linux.
Prediction: microsoft is heading toward a subscription model for the os, similar to that used by Symantec for NAV. Your system will operate only as long as you pay microsoft an annual fee to keep the os running. If you stay with microsoft, your comuter is headed toward being an internet appliance, not a personal computer. Apps will not be local apps, they will be components - such as active-x, which will run internet-based apps (for which you will pay an annual fee). Microsoft isn't building huge data centers like the one in Moses Lake, Washington, for the fun of it.