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XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.sys.macintrash
From: derekcurrie@*NOSPAM*mac.com

> On Jan 5, 2006, Derek Currie wrote, quoting David Pogue of the NY Times:
> > The best part was a demonstration of Windows Vista, the next version of
> > Windows, which Microsoft still says it will ship before the end of 2006.

In article <0001HW.BFE32DD30002A154F0335550@newsgroups.bellsouth.net>,
 Tim Murray  wrote:
> Now this ... if it's an actual quote ... is interesting, and I'm sure he took
> care to choose is words carefully. When the December beta rolled out the
> final was supposed to be by July.  Another delay?

The net chatter I am hearing does not expect Vista to ship until early
2007.

You can bet that M$ are desperate to see how Mac OS X 10.5 will show up
Vista. I fully expect Jobs and Gates to play a waiting game to see who
releases first. Chances are, IMHO, Gates will wait until after MacWorld
2007.

Then again, M$ must be awfully damned embarrassed to be so many YEARS
late with Vista. If they act as they have in the past they will push out
a beta version of Vista and call it the 'final' version. They will then
clean up their mess with the usual service packs.


Question: What is the most dangerous thing Vista could have that might
actually compete directly with Mac OS X?

Answer: Real working, reliable, stable security.

Why? It would put the two operating systems on a par that is meaningful
to IT staff. At the moment only IT idiots deploy Windows (my opinion of
course). I call them idiots because Windows has the worst security of
any available operating system. Once Windows actually gains some decent
security, the intelligent IT staff who deploy Macs will have one less
critical excuse to not fall in with the herd/monopoly mentality. The
fact that Mac OS X had security comparable to Vista since version 10.0
won't make much of an impression.

Can Micro$oft pull it off? <>



Actually I'm just pulling your leg. I know perfectly well that Micro$oft
will find a way to screw up as usual. But Windows users can dream...

:-Derek

--
Fortune Magazine, 11-29-05: What's your computer setup today?
Frederick Brooks: I happily use a Macintosh. It's not been equalled for ease
of use, and I want my computer to be a tool, not a challenge.

[Frederick Brooks is the author of 'The Mythical Man Month'. He spearheaded
the movement to modernize computer software engineering in 1975]

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