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10 Best IT Products Of 2006
digihome writes "CRN.com chooses the ten best new products of 2006, including the best development tools, server, notebook and storage device. Some of the choices may surprise you ... such as their choice for operating system of the year." From the article: "With Windows Vista, Microsoft has refreshed the user desktop experience. While debate rages over whether the five-year wait was worth it, the truth is Vista is pretty much the only game in town. One may question whether Vista should be bestowed with Product of the Year recognition in the operating system category. But the product unquestionably brings new features and capabilities to solution providers that in turn promise new revenue generation dialogues with end users."
What a ridiculous troll. I love how you attempt to conceal your trollish ways with the quick cover of "But I generally like MS".
Please, oh scheming troll, tell us how Vista will be like Windows ME!
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um... you don't pay MS to get a certificate of trust. You get one of those from any of your friendly trust authorities. Microsoft isn't even in the business of issuing them.
Seriously, UAC (that elevation of privilege prompt) is one point where they got it right finally. This has nothing to do with whether a product is open source or not- it has everything to do with whether the app is well-designed enough to do what it needs to do with minimal need for elevated privilege, and whether the producer of the app is willing to certify that these are the bits they shipped, and back it with a certificate.
If there's one thing I won't stand for, it's intolerance.