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Vista To Be Updated Without Reboots
UltimaGuy writes "Microsoft is working on a new feature for Windows Vista, known as Restart Manager, which will update parts of the operating system or applications without having to reboot the entire machine. From the article: 'If a part of an application, or the operating system itself, needs to updated, the Installer will call the Restart Manager, which looks to see if it can clear that part of the system so that it can be updated. If it can do that, it does, and that happens without a reboot.'"
Finally at last! Seems so simple, why haven't they thought of it before??
Before everyone starts flaming Microsoft for trying to do something different with updates; just shut it. Sure, there are many applications that already do this, but I can guarantee you that the majority of applications out there require restarts even for the simplest update.. To add, this isn't just an application, it's an operating system! Having to restart while working on projects is tedious and this is a good step towards more productivity. Go Microsoft.
Okay, so $soft still isn't ready for the server farm (IMHO). At least they're trying. AND they do make one helluva desktop, you gotta admit that! Much as I hate it, Windoze is the gold standard against which KDE and GNOME have been comparing themselves for years. Sure, *nix has many inherent advantages, advantages which go back to the basic core design of the OS; but the boys from Redmond have been making steady progress in closing the gap.
Of course, I don't think it's possible to reconcile the needs of their desktop "ease of use" and "configurability" with the demands of server "reliability". There's an essential incompatibility between the two. Still, give 'em credit for trying (and yes, I know they're only doing this in pursuit of the almighty dollar. What could be more American than that?).
well, they do copy Apple at every opportunity...
They have find some way to get people to want to buy Vista. It's been pretty obvious that Vista is more an incremental update to XP (although I struggle to even call it that). At this point it feels like MS is just creating hacks to cover up fundamental errors in their UI and kernel. But when they come up against the harder problems, they are in a position to say "well yea, but look at this small thing we DID improve".
mmm... Vista == XP SP3?