Windows Vista - Still Fresh After 19 Months?

MyStuff writes "ZDNet blog Hardware 2.0 looks at the effect of having used Windows Vista for over 18 months. It Windows Vista the indispensable upgrade that Microsoft wants you to think it is? Writer Kingsley-Hughes says 'Having been using Vista for over 18 months I believe that it's a huge improvement over XP and even though I still use XP I find that I miss many of the features that Vista offers.' Just the same, he goes on, 'I wouldn't call any of the changes earth-shattering. When I'm using XP systems I miss some of the features but not so much that they push me to upgrade any faster.' He then goes on to give a feature-by-feature breakdown of all of the improvements Vista has over XP, and what long-term use of these features can net." A possibly useful guide for gamers or administrators thinking about upgrading sometime soon.

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It's a failure. What's Redmond's next move?

[Dystopian Rebel]

Microsoft has released Vista and it's not selling well for two reasons:
- it's not a significant upgrade from Windows XP sp2
- it's anti-piracy measures are killing the one reason why Windows became popular in the first place

This is a failure. Microsoft is a big predator and needs big kills.

So what will Microsoft do? Will they

a) admit the worst public failure in their corporate history, clean out the senior management deadwood, and try again with another Windows version?
b) try to divert attention to their loss of face by threatening Linux and Apple with patent litigation?
c) upgrade Vista significantly through service packs?
d) find ways to undermine Windows XP?

I'd say a), b), and d). They are simply too lost to know what to do for c).