Reasons people will buy vista:
1. Because it will come with all computers after release
2. Microsoft WILL make XP obsolete, example, Halo 2 for PC has been announces and will only run on Windows Vista
3. Most windows users either only know about windows, dont know how to use anything ither than windows, dont know how to get anything else.... they dont sell powerbooks at walmart
4. We are the only ones that actually KNOW about the imbedded DRM, the standard mom & dad have no clue what it is, or what it does, so naturally Microsoft isnt about to tell them about it.
5. America doesnt care about anything other than what TV tells us, with few exeptions
It is the job of guys like the one who wrote this article to bring the issue of DRM to light, because the average user doesn't read comments on slashdot, the people in the media need to let these people know what they are getting themselves into, rather than talking about features that dont really matter, because that is who can reach them and give them the info that really does matter.
about security, vista does take a step in the right direction, even it does fall behind other OSes in this respect, they are finally taking security into account in design, rather that giving it out after release in updates. As an administrator of a windows/linux network, i am happy to see this, as it has been long needed. Is it really that terrible to steal from the best? I mean, this is Microsoft's specialty isnt it?
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Reasons people will buy vista: 1. Because it will come with all computers after release 2. Microsoft WILL make XP obsolete, example, Halo 2 for PC has been announces and will only run on Windows Vista 3. Most windows users either only know about windows, dont know how to use anything ither than windows, dont know how to get anything else.... they dont sell powerbooks at walmart 4. We are the only ones that actually KNOW about the imbedded DRM, the standard mom & dad have no clue what it is, or what it does, so naturally Microsoft isnt about to tell them about it. 5. America doesnt care about anything other than what TV tells us, with few exeptions It is the job of guys like the one who wrote this article to bring the issue of DRM to light, because the average user doesn't read comments on slashdot, the people in the media need to let these people know what they are getting themselves into, rather than talking about features that dont really matter, because that is who can reach them and give them the info that really does matter. about security, vista does take a step in the right direction, even it does fall behind other OSes in this respect, they are finally taking security into account in design, rather that giving it out after release in updates. As an administrator of a windows/linux network, i am happy to see this, as it has been long needed. Is it really that terrible to steal from the best? I mean, this is Microsoft's specialty isnt it?