Now this is tiresome, I hope the guy who wrote this realizes he’s not been half as clever as he supposes he is. In fact, he might not be very clever at all.
I know everyone wanted something crazy sexy and fun in Vista but it’s not a mistress, it’s an OS. You wouldn’t (at least shouldn’t) run XP without a virus checker. Vista’s main feature is Security. I know security isn’t sexy or fun and it does require computer resources but there’s hardly any point in keeping all your financial data on your computer if Chinese hackers are downloading your credit card numbers. Security vulnerabilities can turn all a persons, company’s or country’s computing resources from an asset to a liability.
So MS didn’t make Vista sexy and it requires more resources. And, like all new OS releases, you must wait for the drivers and the inevitable service pack. But MS made a strategic decision. If you disagree with their strategy okay, but this guy doesn’t even seem to be aware of their strategy.
Other operating systems do security very well with far fewer resources. This isn't the opinion of a lay person or one of the idiot tech columnists, it's the opinion of a Windows developer.
Signed up tomorrow to post today? Congratulations...
By now everyone is aware of their strategy. Its twofold:
1. make money on upgrades.
2. Help the rest of the industry to make more money by selling the extra hardware to run their lead sled OS.