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* '''2007-02-03''' [http://boredom.brantleyonline.com/?p=43 Making the Jump]: Loves [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. Loves Vista. Switching to [[Linux]]. | * '''2007-02-03''' [http://boredom.brantleyonline.com/?p=43 Making the Jump]: Loves [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. Loves Vista. Switching to [[Linux]]. | ||
* '''2007-02-02''' [http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2007/02/02/windows-vista-a-cautionary-tale/ Windows Vista: a Cautionary Tale]: how WV protects you from yourself in one very confusing way | * '''2007-02-02''' [http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2007/02/02/windows-vista-a-cautionary-tale/ Windows Vista: a Cautionary Tale]: how WV protects you from yourself in one very confusing way | ||
| + | * '''2007-01-31''' [http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/02/windows-vista-upgrade-decision-flowchart.html Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart] by Brian Briggs: a less-than-serious look at whether or not to upgrade | ||
* '''2007-01-30''' [http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/23/countdown_to_windows_vista/page14.html Windows Vista's new spin on licensing ...and why it grates] by Scott Wasson | * '''2007-01-30''' [http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/23/countdown_to_windows_vista/page14.html Windows Vista's new spin on licensing ...and why it grates] by Scott Wasson | ||
* '''2007-01-18''' (login required) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116908385298979668.html?mod=Personal+Technology Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting] by Walter S. Mossberg | * '''2007-01-18''' (login required) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116908385298979668.html?mod=Personal+Technology Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting] by Walter S. Mossberg | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 7 February 2007
computing: software: operating systems: Microsoft Windows: Vista
Overview
Windows Vista is the name of the latest version of Microsoft Windows; it supercedes Windows XP.
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Reference
- Microsoft: Windows Vista
- Wikipedia:
- Win-Vista.net: "your source for Windows Vista information": 3rd-party site
version comparisons
- Microsoft
- The Tech Report: succinct table showing which versions have which features, with discussion and prices following
- AnandTech: similar to The Tech Report
- Tom's Hardware: shorter summary of differences (still a good page or two)
Related Pages
- A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection by Peter Gutmann: the evils of Vista's content protection are severe and far-reaching
Links
Articles
- 2007-02-03 Making the Jump: Loves Windows. Loves Vista. Switching to Linux.
- 2007-02-02 Windows Vista: a Cautionary Tale: how WV protects you from yourself in one very confusing way
- 2007-01-31 Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart by Brian Briggs: a less-than-serious look at whether or not to upgrade
- 2007-01-30 Windows Vista's new spin on licensing ...and why it grates by Scott Wasson
- 2007-01-18 (login required) Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting by Walter S. Mossberg
- 2007-01-09 For Windows Vista Security, Microsoft Called in Pros
- Anyone who has read The Cuckoo's Egg (by Clifford Stoll) may be less than sanguine about the NSA's savvy regarding computer security
- 2006-11-30 Vista and small businesses: Support company recommends Vista for new PCs only, by James E. Gaskin
- 2006-09-08 A reality check for Vista (slashdot): "A day late and a dollar short, the software giant's new Vista operating system won't have anyone standing on line to buy the first copy."
- 2006-09-04 The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1 (slashdot)
Humor
- 2007-02-02: Penny Arcade: The Manifold Faces of Vista
- 2007-01-24~: The Joy of Tech (web page with ads and maybe pop-ups)
