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Tag: vista

Switch to Ubuntu Linux not Apple Mac OS

“Umpteen number of reports have been published telling people why they should consider switching to the Mac OS now that Vista has failed.” Prosenjit Bhattacharyya suggests Ubuntu as another alternative.
prosenjit23.wordpress.com

Posted on 22/10/200822/07/2020Categories articleTags alternative, linux, macintosh, open source, switch, ubuntu, vista, windows

A cost analyis of Windows Vista content protection

“Windows Vista includes an extensive reworking of core OS elements in order to provide content protection for so-called ‘premium content’.” Peter Gutmann looks at the many ways in which Vista will increase the cost of using computers.
www.cs.auckland.ac.nz

Posted on 19/05/200722/07/2020Categories articleTags cost, drm, hardware, microsoft, vista

Upgrade rage

“Future archaeologists will be able to identify a Vista upgrade layer when they go through our landfill sites.” Tim Dowling considers the implications of upgrading the software on his current computer.
www.guardian.co.uk

Posted on 04/02/200722/07/2020Categories articleTags microsoft, upgrade, vista

Analysis of Microsoft’s suicide note

“If Windows XP was Microsoft’s attempt to embed a browser into the operating system then Vista is the attempt to embed Digital Rights Management.” Oliver Day worries that Windows Vista is of real benefit only to content producers, not consumers.
badvista.fsf.org

Posted on 02/02/200722/07/2020Categories articleTags analysis, drm, microsoft, upgrade, vista, windows
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