[Post-Neolithic]

The only reason that MS is selling any VISTAS' at all is because manufacturers and sellers of PC's are installing it on new PCs.

Word is already on the street that VISTA is a spyware/intrusive piece of garbage. Why MS thought letting the NSA work on their code was going to help them is beyond me.

[stuartcr]

Maybe MS didn't really let them...

[Williams]

Regardless of any spyware issues, I keep reading and reading and haven't found a compelling reason why Vista is a great innovation. Even saw a written interview w Bill Gates in which he had trouble answering why someone should buy Vista. After saying they should try it for a few hours, he was mentioning better security and a better search program. whoopdy doo.

seemed very telling that he was more conversant on how MS is already working on a new system for 5 years from now, and how they will get all the feedback from users on why Vista isn't good enough. That's actually what he said.

[RobRoy]

>>The only reason that MS is selling any VISTAS' at all is because manufacturers and sellers of PC's are installing it on new PCs.<<

Yep. I am considering getting a new laptop. I will do my best to get one with no operating system (or XP) but if not, I will wipe the drive and start again with the version of XP I am running on the old computer that I will be replacing.

Of course I will have to do the phone call thing to keep if functioning. But I've already done that twice... ;)

[RobRoy]

>>The only reason that MS is selling any VISTAS' at all is because manufacturers and sellers of PC's are installing it on new PCs.<<

Yep. I am considering getting a new laptop. I will do my best to get one with no operating system (or XP) but if not, I will wipe the drive and start again with the version of XP I am running on the old computer that I will be replacing.

Of course I will have to do the phone call thing to keep if functioning. But I've already done that twice... ;)

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Why MS thought letting the NSA work on their code was going to help them is beyond me.

Ray Ozzie . . . Groove . . . Adm. Poindexter . . . NSA . . . and now MSFT. Strange bedfellows indeed!

[Constantine XIII]

The NSA's ok for some things. SELinux is pretty dang nice.

[antiRepublicrat]

Why MS thought letting the NSA work on their code was going to help them is beyond me.

It'll help Microsoft get government accreditation for Vista faster.