Amid the hardware and software incompatibility issues, lack of driver support, and poor performance and reliability of Windows Vista, the Linux and Mac OS X operating systems have failed to capitalize on Vista’s flaws.
Several owners of the original version of Windows Vista who recently tried to download various patches can not get past the Genuine Validation check.
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) beta, which was released last week to a select group of testers, includes new features and components borrowed from Windows Vista.
The idea of Windows Vista was that it was supposed to replace Windows XP. Three months after the release of Vista, Microsoft announced that XP would be retired in January 2008. However, this retirement date has already been extended to the middle of next year, and it may be extended again.
It’s Sunday. Starting today and every Sunday from now on, we will feature free downloadable cool tools for Windows Vista. To start the ball rolling, we’re going to introduce you to MWAV.
Apple has released security updates for Windows Vista and XP versions of QuickTime to fix a 13-month-old QuickTime flaw.
Microsoft has finally released a beta version of its Windows Media Center Internet TV platform for Windows Vista machines and Xbox 360.
Vista has suffered another blow. Just days after Microsoft offered XP as a downgrade option for Vista users, the company has announced that it will extend selling Windows XP until the end of June 2008.
Microsoft has disclosed that in the coming holiday season TV sets may be used to view movies and Internet videos stored on computer running Windows Vista.
Microsoft has finally released another Vista Ultimate Extra, Windows DreamScene, but has delayed the release of 19 remaining language packs for another month.
Aside from making continuous progress toward resolving application and hardware compatibility issues on its latest OS, Microsoft is also focusing on improving the security features of Vista in SP1, especially in light of a study by Amplitude Researcher that shows that half of Windows Vista adoption was driven by security.
In a study conducted by Dutch Consumers’ Union on the problems experienced by Vista users, it concluded that “Vista is not yet a sufficient replacement for Windows XP” and recommended to consumers to consider alternative operating system.
According to OS News, the conclusion was drawn after the union did a 4 week investigation, where it received some 4,200 consumer complaints on Windows Vista. Most of the complaints revolved around application and peripheral hardware compatibility issues.
There’s a lot of material on the Internet that no child should ever be exposed to, which is why parental guidance and filtering control are more important than ever.
If hacking means unauthorized use of someone else’s PC, then Microsoft, as reported by Computer World in its article entitled “Researchers: Microsoft Changes PC Files Without Permissionâ€, is guilty of hacking.
A new research report by Gartner advises IT decision makers planning to deploy Windows Vista that they should not wait for Microsoft to release Vista’s first service pack (SP1), which is due in early 2008.
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