Vista's fine print concerns internet community, legal experts

[TechBear_Seattle]

Vista gives a view of a new world

Vista, the latest version of Microsoft Windows has made its long awaited consumer debut. It incorporates a new, sleek look and such novelties as better search tools and stronger security.

Early reviews have tended to damn the upgrade with faint praise, however, characterising it as the best, most secure version of Windows, yet one that contains few, if any, revolutionary features.

While those reviews have focused chiefly on new functions, for the past few months the legal and technical communities have dug into Vista's "fine print".

Those communities have raised red flags about Vista's legal terms and conditions as well as the technical limitations built in to the software at the insistence of the motion picture industry.

The full article can be read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6319845.stm

[Pierre.Suave]

1. This will do two things

First, make sure people stick with XP

Second, Drive more people to Mac OSX

[Mrspeeker]

2. FUCK VISTA

It will never be on my computer ever!!!!!!!!

[acmejack]

3. DRM

Just like the new version of Windowas Media Player won't let you play copies of your own music. Ingenious...

[dragonlady]

4. Switch to Linux, get ahead of the pack

Seriously. I had Linux put on my computer recently, and it's great! Hasn't crashed once. Then combine that with application software from openoffice.org (the word processing is totally compatible with Word and works better) and you're set. And it can all be downloaded FREE. These have been developed by volunteers, so it's not necessary to fool around with Microsoft's increasingly intrusive presence in your life and keep paying for upgrades to a not-very-good product.