Vista Not Open to All
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Citing security concerns, Microsoft prevents Mac users from running the OS on their machines. But is security the real reason here? By the Associated Press
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Some widely used applications haven't been certified for use with Windows Vista, they may, nonetheless, work.
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David Daoud ran into trouble when he  started using Vista, the new version of Windows that Microsoft  Corp.  and PC makers have spent millions of dollars  advertising since it came out six months ago.
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Itâs funny how circumstances can change your perception of whatâs possible. A few months ago, key Microsoft architects were telling me that it would be impossible to decouple the Avalon presentation subsystem from the Longhorn OS.
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By Joe Blundo, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 13--Windows Vista has arrived amid much hoopla.   The new Microsoft operating system is supposed to make computers more secure and less crash-prone and confusing.   So you can be certain that it will be a bitter disappointment.
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SEATTLE, Oct. 4 -- In an effort to curb software piracy, Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that people running an unlicensed copy of its future Windows Vista operating will initially be denied access to some of the most anticipated features of the operating system, including Windows Aero, an improved...
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Some Windows advocates are using my post about Leopard as "proof" that Vista is really what you need. When I said Leopard feels like Windows, I meant that it locks up, disappears, freezes and crashes. That I have to trick it into doing the right thing. I wasn't paying Windows a compliment, geez, you guys need to learn how to read. And by the way so do some of the Mac advocates. I didn't say you're having no fun with Leopard. Glad you're pleased. I wish I could gloat at how great an upgrade it was, nothing would make me happier. And btw, since writing the piece yesterday, it's been performing pretty well on all four systems I have it installed on. Maybe getting all that out in the open is just what was needed. For the record, I've never used Vista, I don't want to, honestly I'd rather live in Bucharest than use Vista. Not today's Bucharest, which I hear is actually pretty nice, I'm talking about the Bucharest of Ceausescu. The one who taught Cheney and Bush all they know about torture.
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jan. 31--At long last, Vista is here. But Tuesday's San Francisco launch  of Microsoft's new computer operating system, which it hopes will  revolutionize the technology world, didn't pack much punch.
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Not for general consumption, yet Redmond said yesterday that it has shot out another beta build of Windows Vista SP1, although this one is reserved for hardcore testers only.â¦
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Who needs a backdoor when users leave the Windows open? Security advances in Windows Vista are unlikely to frustrate cybercrime investigation, according to a leading computer forensics firm.â¦
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By Josh Brown, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Jan. 31--Microsoft's long-awaited operating system Windows Vista was  released to the public on Tuesday, but few consumers took notice.
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After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system. Yet Microsoft is making it hard for Mac owners and other potentially influential customers to adopt the software.
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The Microsoft operating system is improved by the soon-to-arrive service pack, but Windows Vista still is missing some features we'd like to see.
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With the release of "Extras," Microsoft has finally delivered something.  Regardless, Vista is in trouble and Microsoft should abandon it before it's too late.
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Ease of Access Centre gets thumbs up Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system has just been released for corporate consumption.â¦
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Vista has failed a major security test. It's improved security is one of its major selling point, and antispyware in particular has been boosted. But experts believe that additional antivirus protection is required.
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McAfee took a full-page advertisement in Monday's Financial Times to level charges that Microsoft is locking security companies out of the Vista kernel in an attempt to "hamstring" them. McAfee says it is the first time that Microsoft has made such a move.