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* '''2007-03-19''' [http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/pretty-vista.ars Windows Vista: more than just a pretty face] by Peter Bright: the more positive side of Vista is the reworking of its [[API (programming)|API]], especially the graphics. Multi-page article. | |||
* '''2007-02-19''' [http://chalain.livejournal.com/43015.html So Beautiful, So Disturbing]: an amusing and highly metaphorical review of Vista, along with some very brass-tacks discussion about Vista's [[DRM]] | * '''2007-02-19''' [http://chalain.livejournal.com/43015.html So Beautiful, So Disturbing]: an amusing and highly metaphorical review of Vista, along with some very brass-tacks discussion about Vista's [[DRM]] | ||
* '''2007-02-12''' [http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html DRM in Windows Vista] by Bruce Schneier, with very long comments section | * '''2007-02-12''' [http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html DRM in Windows Vista] by Bruce Schneier, with very long comments section | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 3 April 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.<hide>
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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
- 2007-03-19 Windows Vista: more than just a pretty face by Peter Bright: the more positive side of Vista is the reworking of its API, especially the graphics. Multi-page article.
- 2007-02-19 So Beautiful, So Disturbing: an amusing and highly metaphorical review of Vista, along with some very brass-tacks discussion about Vista's DRM
- 2007-02-12 DRM in Windows Vista by Bruce Schneier, with very long comments section
- 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
- 2007-01-20 Windows Vista Content Protection - Twenty Questions (and Answers) by Nick White on the "Windows Vista Team Blog": appears to be a response to at least some of the issues raised in the cost analysis article, although it is not yet clear if they are truly answers or primarily evasions; note that it does not link to the "paper scrutinizing how Windows handles digital rights management", a sign that they are not particularly interested in allowing readers to judge for themselves.
- 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)
