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Mossberg - Vista Is Worthy, Largely Unexciting
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walter S. Mossberg says Vista is the best version of Windows yet, but doesn't represent a major step forward: 'Overall, it works pretty much the same way as Windows XP.' More from the review: 'Nearly all of the major, visible new features in Vista are already available in Apple's operating system, called Mac OS X, which came out in 2001 and received its last major upgrade in 2005. ... in my tests, some elements of Vista could be maddeningly slow even on new, well-configured computers. Also, despite Vista's claimed security improvements, you will still have to run, and keep updating, security programs, which can be annoying and burdensome. Microsoft has thrown in one such program free, but you will have to buy at least one more. That means that, while Vista has eased some of the burden on users imposed by the Windows security crisis, it will still force you to spend more time managing the computer than I believe people should have to devote.'"
Does his mother make his bed for him still?
Are you saying you're in favor of an OS being insecure out of the box because it teaches personal responsibility?
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Yawn...another Vista bashing story. They couldn't wait to put "apple's had this since bleh, bleh" in the first two sentences. Man, this place is so predictable.
"I have no need for third-party spyware hunters or virus protection"
When the mac ownes more than 35% of the desktop market, that will change. The mac has never been much of a target because there isn't enough of them to do any serious damage.
Only my grandmother would use a mac.
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