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Vista the Last of Its Kind
An anonymous reader wrote to mention a TechWorld story about Windows Vista. According to the Gartner Group, Windows Vista is likely to be the last of its kind. "The problem is that the operating system's increasing complexity is making it ever more difficult for enterprises to implement migrations, and impossible for Microsoft to release regular updates. This, in turn, stands in the way of Microsoft's efforts to push companies to subscription licensing. The answer, according to Gartner, is virtualization, which is built into newer chips from Intel and AMD, and has become mainstream for x86 servers through the efforts of VMware." Speaking of Vista, C|Net reports that a new release candidate is on the way. The average tester should expect it by the end of September.
Don't tell them that there are computers out there with more power. The way they have been designing Windows so far they will consum^H^H^H^H^H^Hutilize all resources available.
I can just see the minimum requirements for the UI in 20 years.
- Beowulf of Quantum Computing Devices
- 20TB of Memory
- 2MB of HDD (We don't trust you so the OS will run off a Blue-Vinyl(TM) disc)
Maybe this will be the last release from MS of its kind. They are looking to achieve perfection in the UI and it's about the only thing you can guarantee that MS doesnt have on the chop-block for Vista.
Proof by very large bribes. QED.
It's also reported that Duke Nukem Forever will have another release candidate by the end of August.