It was hard to keep adding new stuff. It was more efficient to rewrite it to support IPv6, compartments, better security, more low-level contrl for developers and tcp/ip offloading.
This is a GOOD thing.
- New Audio Stack - New Network Stack - Updated native apps (outlook express, sndrec32, games, much more) - LUA - Better IO cancellation - New communications architecture/api - New graphics architecture/api - Better task scheduler (based on events instead of just time) - New WinPE environment (preinstallation env), can run from usb key or ram drive - Hardware failure diagnostics, will warn you when hardware is failing (such as hard drives, through SMART, which already works in Beta1) - Transactional File tranfers and registry - Better stealth modding (updating hardware without reinstalling) - Application Resource Management in the kernel. Apps can request what kind of memory and cpu time it needs to run efficiently - TCP/IP offloading to the NIC instead of the CPU - WinSAT (for gamers) - Auxiliary display support - Windows filtering platform for networking (more fine tune controls of networking at a lower level for fireware and other networking developers) - Much much more that I can't think of off the top of my head.
All while maintaining backward compatibility (a small number of apps will break, but it's the same with every major release).
XAML is what is fed to the compiler. AFAIK, it's not like XUL where you ship the.XAML files with the application and they can be easily modified.
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Does it? You could be right, but it's kind of stupid to make claims without having used it or knowing anything about it besides what it is.
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Yeah, because the 6 or more versions of XP all require different updates. It's not like you can download the same updates for any vers--oh wait.
Yes, MS IS taking security more seriously. Whether it's seriously enough remains to be seen.
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Until linux starts offering the same in 5 years. Then you'll be praising it.
Actually they are. Try again.
I got that part as sarcasm. But the XP SP3 thing was out of place and retarded.
It was hard to keep adding new stuff. It was more efficient to rewrite it to support IPv6, compartments, better security, more low-level contrl for developers and tcp/ip offloading. This is a GOOD thing.
Most users don't care about what XP offers over 98 either. The point is that there ARE tons of new things for Vista.
Vista was released, huh?
Why would they put such a gigantic upgrade out as XP SP3? Especially when it would be impossible to update XP through windows updates to Vista?
Give up? Because you're a slashdot shill.
Ha ha. Even though I tend to hate the anti-MS stuff, that made me laugh. Not that I agree, but it made me laugh.
You want to see the proof dick? I'll show you their earnings reports. Or would you rather apologize now and save face/
He's referring to third-party companies developing software for windows and Microsoft copying it, fucking dick.
- New Audio Stack
- New Network Stack
- Updated native apps (outlook express, sndrec32, games, much more)
- LUA
- Better IO cancellation
- New communications architecture/api
- New graphics architecture/api
- Better task scheduler (based on events instead of just time)
- New WinPE environment (preinstallation env), can run from usb key or ram drive
- Hardware failure diagnostics, will warn you when hardware is failing (such as hard drives, through SMART, which already works in Beta1)
- Transactional File tranfers and registry
- Better stealth modding (updating hardware without reinstalling)
- Application Resource Management in the kernel. Apps can request what kind of memory and cpu time it needs to run efficiently
- TCP/IP offloading to the NIC instead of the CPU
- WinSAT (for gamers)
- Auxiliary display support
- Windows filtering platform for networking (more fine tune controls of networking at a lower level for fireware and other networking developers)
- Much much more that I can't think of off the top of my head.
All while maintaining backward compatibility (a small number of apps will break, but it's the same with every major release).
Tell me what they AREN'T changing.
That do make about $1billion in PROFIT every month though.
I think I've figured out the /. crowd.
If you keep repeating it over and over and over, maybe one day it'll come true.
You think it's going to die? Wow.
Not directly, like say ActiveX does. So how is this different from any other plugin, such as Java ?
And what did they copy? Sparkle + XAML is much much more than Flash is.
Sort of. It actually produces files you can use right in Visual Studio as your UI. It'x kind of like XUL, but with a broader scope and more powerful.
XAML is what is fed to the compiler. AFAIK, it's not like XUL where you ship the .XAML files with the application and they can be easily modified.
Does it? You could be right, but it's kind of stupid to make claims without having used it or knowing anything about it besides what it is.
Yeah, because the 6 or more versions of XP all require different updates. It's not like you can download the same updates for any vers--oh wait. Yes, MS IS taking security more seriously. Whether it's seriously enough remains to be seen.
No they won't. There is still a GUI tool to write the config files for you.
There is still a GUI based admin tool where you can do all of the same things.
Which certainly isn't most of the people on Slashdot.
You must be new here.
It may happen, but not anytime soon. Most things will happen eventually.
/. brothers who tell you Vista is XP SP3 with some new ugly eye candy and will suck.
Don't listen to me though. Listen to your