Fionavar

I thought the observation around OEM adoption was interesting. I just read another article on the sales that are occurring now and the concern that the market in most western countries is pretty saturated and that the irony is that Vista may have better penetration in countries such as India & China!

Ah java and IE - something that has always been an issue. Do you think IE 7.0 will be any more secure?

Thanks for that Pop. It is great to see actual findings posted in such an accessible way.

Windows Vista for Gamers: Graphics Card Performance Preview I enjoyed this article and I thought this observation was telling indeed:

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Round 1 And now we move on ... each person now has 8x1 votes that can only be used once/option. And without further ado ... 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Joy 7) This thread is doomed 9) = deadhorse 10)

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Kirilla - any update for us?

Yes to clarify I too meant open standard - sorry for not beling clear. Good clarifying question alanschu!

Okay folks - voting will likely be closed by day's end ... so remember every vote counts

I think that is a very good and challenging question. I think that there have been enough start-ups in the last few years (rather reminiscent of the .com bubble) that revolve around open-source add-ons/tweaks/products that the sky is really the limit. It's just whether or not there is a strong enough dissatisfaction with the consumer base of closed systems ... not sure if we're there yet, but it'll be interesting to see how the open source community does/does not respond to Vista's pressure on its supply chain highhandedness ... or so my imagining likes to flirt ...

Well I've seen two threads derailed today ... sad really ... Note: Feel Free to try again ...

Okay I'm sensing derailment on the horizon - if it has not already occurred. Thanks for the general civility and respect herein. I'm liking it Respectfully, Fionavar

I've always gone with Samsung fwiiw ... the best test is to see it in action if you can.

So angshuman, if MS were try to ensure digital protection through hardware, someone could design software over it that could, hypothetically, allow for copying - correct? I always wonder why there is such a resistance to embracing open-source paradigm and the revenue stream shift it offers, then spending a lot of money to protect the antiquated idea of 'copyright.' It sort of seems a financial investment that will always drain resources ...

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One step @ a time - once we're @ 50 - then we'll look at a constant Top Eight of adding and replacing you eager beaver you F

Isn't secure hardware, however, always go to be susceptible to software hacks/algorithms - does that make sense?

All votes are equal. Likely not going to happen

You've got room for 4 more votes - add it or adjust as you have directed alanschu?