Saturday, August 02, 2008
Vista inevitable to the Cranky Geeks
We are sure that if ever there was a crew capable of wrangling Linux this would be the one. Which makes their outlook on Vista quite a statement on the condition of FOSS/Linux.
We agree the adaptation of Vista is a wise thing to do but perhaps for somewhat different reasons. Vista, in Microsoft's current strategic view, will be the last operating system before the shift to the cloud of software as service. We like the idea of a self-contained OS that allows hands-on hacking and tweaking: Vista may well be the last of that sort to come from Redmond.
However, we also feel that Windows XP is about to enter a phase of development that will increase the OS's utility. ¶ 8/02/2008 12:08:00 AM
We agree the adaptation of Vista is a wise thing to do but perhaps for somewhat different reasons. Vista, in Microsoft's current strategic view, will be the last operating system before the shift to the cloud of software as service. We like the idea of a self-contained OS that allows hands-on hacking and tweaking: Vista may well be the last of that sort to come from Redmond.
However, we also feel that Windows XP is about to enter a phase of development that will increase the OS's utility. ¶ 8/02/2008 12:08:00 AM
