by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 23, 2007 | Microsoft
After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, I’ve finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA — something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation. Put simply, your copy of Windows will...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2007 | Microsoft
“I wasn’t a big fan of the “Wow” campaign around Windows Vista. But its newest incarnation — 100 Reasons Why Everyone’s So Speechless — might be even worse.” Who is working at the marketing department for Microsoft? Why...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2007 | Microsoft
We’re seeing signs that Microsoft is rethinking its monolithic approach to not only the mass-market Windows operating system but the entire family of Windows products from servers down to CE-based embedded devices. While newly minted Windows head Steven Sinofsky...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2007 | Apple, Linux, Microsoft, Technology
“Have we reached the beginning of the tipping point? I think we may just have.” Since the late 90s I’ve dabbled with Linux, but there have always been compelling reasons to return to, or stick with, Windows. No more, for two reasons: Vista, and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 19, 2007 | Linux, Microsoft
Microsoft has created a stripped-down version of the Windows core, called MinWin, that will be at the heart of future Windows products, starting with Windows 7, the Windows client release due in 2010. While the Windows team has been working for years on reducing the...