I highly doubt Vista has been overlooked by the critics and others who wish to expose flaws in it. It's too big of a target to give MS a black eye. Even if there were just 5 million installations ( I don't believe the 20 million mark myself ), I don't think it would get any less harsh treatment than any other flagship product of theirs. It's too big a target for those types of purely Anti-MS folks, so I hardly think you can state "fewest users = fewest flaws" and claim that's why the flaw reports are down.
I would say this is more due to MS going in this direction for many years now with XP, facing continuing pressure from competitors ( open source community, Apple ) to provide actual stability and security moving forward. It's a good step in the right direction if this report is to be believed and I hope it continues. I have to support this stuff, so the better it is for the user, the better and easier it is for me.
I wouldn't suddenly stop using the software on my PC, and would be able to export or save in any format I wish, or continue using the same software. There is no situation where things stop dead in their tracks. I don't think this is a bad idea because traditionally, there hasn't exactly been a problem with.doc and.xls formats that have been proprietary and the same since 97.
I don't think it's a bad idea because I don't see any dangers of being stuck by surprise. Let's say something happens and a whole slew of folks are using these formats. Suddenly there's a market for working with OOXML, or whatever format is in question. It's solvable, there's nothing scary or end of the world here. There's not even anything too stressful involved.
Besides, let's say MS really wants OOXML to fly. They continue to doggedly push it, and they have the inertia to make it stick, regardless of what industry experts/influencers want. Good for them. Nothing says the world has to be governed by standards bodies.
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I highly doubt Vista has been overlooked by the critics and others who wish to expose flaws in it. It's too big of a target to give MS a black eye. Even if there were just 5 million installations ( I don't believe the 20 million mark myself ), I don't think it would get any less harsh treatment than any other flagship product of theirs. It's too big a target for those types of purely Anti-MS folks, so I hardly think you can state "fewest users = fewest flaws" and claim that's why the flaw reports are down.
I would say this is more due to MS going in this direction for many years now with XP, facing continuing pressure from competitors ( open source community, Apple ) to provide actual stability and security moving forward. It's a good step in the right direction if this report is to be believed and I hope it continues. I have to support this stuff, so the better it is for the user, the better and easier it is for me.
I wouldn't suddenly stop using the software on my PC, and would be able to export or save in any format I wish, or continue using the same software. There is no situation where things stop dead in their tracks. I don't think this is a bad idea because traditionally, there hasn't exactly been a problem with .doc and .xls formats that have been proprietary and the same since 97.
I don't think it's a bad idea because I don't see any dangers of being stuck by surprise. Let's say something happens and a whole slew of folks are using these formats. Suddenly there's a market for working with OOXML, or whatever format is in question. It's solvable, there's nothing scary or end of the world here. There's not even anything too stressful involved.
Besides, let's say MS really wants OOXML to fly. They continue to doggedly push it, and they have the inertia to make it stick, regardless of what industry experts/influencers want. Good for them. Nothing says the world has to be governed by standards bodies.