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Windows Vista Leaks ... Again!
10101001011 writes "The latest build of Windows Vista (5231) has been leaked to the public, again. This latest build includes some major revamping of Windows Media Player, including a smart interface. Also, IE 7 now sports tabs a la Firefox, under the address bar. Are these leaks accidental, or is Microsoft actually trying to pull a 360?"
I find it interesting that it is "leaked" the same day as Ubuntu "Breezy Badger" 5.10. Is MS trying to subvert its toughest FOSS competitor?
Any idea which of the several versions leaked?
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
Does that mean it's full of holes?
*rimshot*
Sparks:Gadget:Beer Maker
Microsoft does an amazing job marketing and promoting their products. With "leaks" like this, they get people to download and look at their software who wouldn't normally do so if it were an "authorized" release/preview.
Not to mention the fact that with leaks like this, they keep the Vista name in the news...no matter if it's politics or selling products, name recognition is one of the most important things you can shoot for.
Turns out it's just screenshots of some guy's desktop with a fancy wallpaper.
An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
What good is a leak. If nobody wants it?
"I used to have that really cool,funny sig
Some day, all software will be distributed through either leaks or invites, then one day someone will try to be special and different by actually releasing it on time, then everyone will try to do that again, and it will be a horrible vicious cycle
Guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee. So I bit him.
...we can't even keep hold of the software before it is written.
Wow, that's pretty talented. Releasing code before you've written it. I wish I could do that. Surely you mean released not written?
Bradley Holt
More importantly, does the keygen come with cool music?
Your average consumer doesn't understand an operating system very much... if you tell them about all of the work done under the hood to make it faster, more reliable and easer to use... they aren't likely to care, they just want to be able to use it and have it look nice.
If in addition to changing the plumbing you change the faucets (ie things the user sees) they are much more likely to accept that things have changed.
Yes, Vista has a new UI... but you should not forget about the backend things that have been done... two of my favorites are the new networking stack and the audio stack being brought into user land... what does that mean? Application level audio control! You will be able to raise the volume for the movie you are watching (that was no doubt ripped from a DVD and has low volume) and not go deaf when someone IM's you.
Help Brendan pay off his student loans
Relatedly... why has the titlebar of one of the windows in screenshot 3 been blurred? You can still read the title in the taskbar! D'oh!
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire
"What does it mean when MS creates a "smart" interface?"
Roughly translated it means... "Virus runtime included!"
The better question is what mod thought that this flamebait would actually be "Interesting" to discuss for the 2342343th time. Crixus, if you haven't seen this topic enough to make you sick, then you must have taken a 2-year leave of absence from slashdot (which doesn't sound like a bad idea).
News at 11: Opera had tabs before firefox. But first, we'll go to breaking news indicating vi is much better than emacs.
The people who install the leaked version are software pirates. Pirates don't typically make software companies a lot of money. By leaking a product people want to people who never would have made you money in the first place, you get people talking about it. Seems like a great strategy for MS or any other software company for that matter.
"How many of your relatives know what Linux is? How many of them know what Windows is?" You have to remember to whom you're speaking to. This is Slashdot. Half these dorks probably come over to their relatives for Thanksgiving dinner in penguin costumes handing out free OSS CDs.
Or possibly her breast enhancement is leaking, we're not sure :-)
It means the interface *knows* more than you and therefore will never allow you to do what you want it to - even if its correct.
"smart" meaning that it decides for you what it wants you to want to do and throws up three confirm boxes if you want to do what you actually want to do, finally blue screening after you clicked ok in all three.
If you don't risk failure you don't risk success.