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Dell Documents Reveal Microsoft's Pre-launch Vista Errors
twitter writes "The New York Times has a piercing analysis of documents from the Vista capable lawsuit. The documents show that Microsoft seems to have put a wrench in Vista's driver situation only at the last minute. 'Late OS code changes broke drivers and applications, forcing key commodities to miss launch or limp out with issues,' said one slide in a Dell presentation dated March 25, 2007, about two months after Vista's launch at retail and availability on new PCs.' We have all heard the lazy vendors don't believe Vista will launch excuses but few of us have heard Steven Sinofsky, chief of Windows development, second and third opinions. 'Massive changes in the underpinnings for video and audio really led to a poor experience at RTM,' he said. 'This change led to incompatibilities. For example, you don't get Aero with an XP driver, but your card might not (ever) have a Vista driver.' Finally, said Sinofsky, other changes in Vista blocked Windows XP drivers altogether. 'This is across the board for printers, scanners, WAN, accessories and so on. Many of the associated applets don't run within the constraints of the security model or the new video/audio driver models.'
So what's it like being one of Microsoft's whores on Slashdot? Do they pay you cash, or are you one of the severely retarded individuals who takes free software instead? And don't bother denying it, you gutless AC.
And for the record, Vista does have a few nice UI improvements. It's not enough to explain why it's a resource hungry monster, or to justify actually buying it unless you're getting it with a computer (that hopefully can actually give you the "experience" that's supposed to be the whole point).
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
They don't even need to buy VMWare, they bought VirtualPC from Connectix years ago.
Isn't the trend in Linux-land to have drivers in user space? (See: fuse, X, etc.)
Obviously this is to promote DRM on Linux. Right?
Because, I mean, EVERY FUCKING CHANGE MICROSOFT EVER COMMITS IS FOR DRM. Everyone knows that.
And since everyone also knows that using user-space drivers instead of kernel-space is only to encourage DRM under Windows, then they should also know that the same applies to Linux.
That's right! Userland X is DRMing ur video!!!!! sshfs is restricting ur pr0n!!!!!!
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Except, of course, for the fact that it DOESN'T. Your logic is fucking flawed to the point of being meaningless. You, and at least 3 moderators are all total, brainwashed imbeciles.
Your comment carries as much weight as the following bullshit statement: "This apple is red. Therefore, it contains red paint."
So:
If you've got something to say, at least say it sensically, and try to back it up with fact. If facts are unavailable, at least try to make a persuasive and logical argument. And if even that's impossible, please at least try to be funny. You've done none of these things, which amounts to little more than a disservice to society.
Please stop.
Thank you.
Kid-proof tablet..
And please, stop trolling with your sockpuppet account. Most of us have one voice and don't pretend we're someone else around here. You are being dishonest, and there's a reason both your accounts have negative karma.
Please, just stop.
You could have more aliases than a secret agent. It doesn't change the fact that you're a paranoid egomaniac who has no clue that you're burning down the very house you're trying to build.