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interesting.....

jcpt928 23rd May 2008

it seems to me that it would be ironic for Microsoft to ship a Vista SE OS when they have already laid the groundwork for the Windows 7 release. Sure, Microsoft hasn't been to good at keeping to specific dates in the past; but, nonetheless, it would be pointless. The Vista "coding" you speak of would not be a waste - nothing in the software world is considered a waste. Even when your software doesn't make it in the market; just like Einstein, you have not found "a failure", rather, "one way not to do it". It is always about learning and moving on from mistakes, especially on Microsoft's part. Why do you think they are so successful? They took everything they learned from past OSes and applied it to the best of their ability, considering the pressure put on them for OS releases, implemented it in the next release of their OS. As stated on many blogs, I also believe Windows 7 will be similar to what they say it will be; a more modular OS with a wide set of customizable feature sets that can be implemented on a preferential basis in respective environments. Lastly, as for Vista compatibility with older products, I have had no issues whatsoever running anything worthwhile. If you do have problems with compatibility in Vista, as I have heard some people do, they most often are running not just legacy applications, but "legacy legacy" applications - something they should have moved on from years ago. Vista has better compatibility, considering its structure and array of new features and abilities than XP had at its time. Finally, I would just like to say that I regularly run hardware from a 486 to a PIII to a Core Duo - and everything in between; software from MS-DOS 6.22 to Windows 98 to Vista Ultimate and everything in between. Server OSes and workstation, Linux and Windows - but never, never will I consider operating on an Apple-based OS. They are the true devil in the "PC" world, not Microsoft. Microsoft is similar to the "prodigal son". "He" does something wrong on occasion, but "we" always end up forgiving "him" and learning to utilize "his" work.