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Vista SP1 actually, that's why 2008 came with "SP1" on release.

The NT kernel has always been a hybrid one, and your example of UNIX being modular is backwards. Linux and UNIX(*BSD, Solaris) have monolithic kernels.

Mini Win likely refers to MinWin? That's just changes to to the existing kernel though: http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/mark-russinovich-explains-minwin-once-and-for-all.aspx

Thank god for uac!

http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/weighing-in-on-the-visual-studio-express-eula-debacle.aspx

This is the only thing I can find about the EULA and VS having any contraversy. Basically the primary issue was around some bits in the license which MS said was there to prevent you from using it to work around restrictions. i.e. timebomb shareware / limited functionality software that you need pay for, etc. VS had/has different levels and a guy had written some things to extend the cheap limited version of VS to basically give it the functionality of the full version.

I've not been able to find anything anywhere relative to your acusation...

See Mark Russinovich Explains MinWin Once and For All.

MinWin is there.

Personally I agree that the Google killswitch is different from the iPhone one, which Apple already abused to prevent a possible iTunes rival.

There's also the idea behind Microsoft's ActiveX killbits, where vendors can volunteer to have Microsoft disable the vendor's own ActiveX control if it gets exploited. That's kind of a middle way.

Try this

So if i wanted the ability to have domain networking in my home (and I do), AND have the media center ability built into my OS as well, I got ripped off?

Hmmm...not seeing it.

What should be interest to slashdot, and will probably be ignored is the announcement that MS will be releasing the DLR (Dynamic Language Runtime) under the BSD license. So IronPython becomes a "first class" .net language, and you can build your own on top of the CLR/DLR should you wish it.

I've yet to see Business in general, or any single business in particular, leaping towards Vista.

Then maybe you should look. Just quickly I found these:

From http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/archive/20 07/03/07/internal-amd-memo-encourages-rapid-compan y-wide-vista-adoption.aspx/

Vista is being deployed at AMD from the top-down, with about 100 users (most of the AMD executives, plus others) using it right now, with many others coming online soon.

From http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20 393236%5E16123%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html/

Westpac bank is rolling out Vista onto 20,000 desktops.

It's just another non-story, another chance for the geek to vent his rage against the universe. Vista has moved into the home market, where its dominance is as certain as the rising of the sun:

You have to wonder how long the crowd here will continue grasping at straws:

I just tested this out for myself. If you received a free copy of Vista from your participation in the beta program, the Ultimate key you were issued qualifies for the Windows Vista Family Discount. How's THAT for a discount!

Now, if only they could issue correct PID keys for the Home Premium installations...

Speaking of which, if you were issued a bad key, just install Vista without it. When it asks for the Product Key, just select "Next", then chose "Home Premium" as your edition, and continue as usual. Then, when Microsoft sends you the right key, you can add it to your system. Vista Beta Reward Product Keys and the Vista Family Discount

I didn't fabricate it. I quoted the item from Robert McLaws, who cites page 11, that says you can't copy the software to a storage device. This means you can't copy Vista ISOs.