Vista DayMicrosoft's next-generation desktop OS is, at last, available to business customers. On Unblog, Barbara Darrow sees a different rabbit in Microsoft's hat: "A completely non-scientific survey of Microsoft partners indicates--at least to me-- that interest is higher in the new Office 2007 slate of products than in Vista itself. Maybe that's because Office 2007 is simply not as late as Vista and the team hasn't had to pull back on as many promises as the new Windows client. Office is hitting its 36- to 48-month release cycle pretty much right on." Top Links: Microsoft's Vista Launch Page Our Windows News Center One Hundred Things To Know About Vista Review: A Comprehensive Look At Microsoft Office 2007
"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was typically ebullient, expecting Vista take-up to be faster, stronger than that for Windows XP... UPDATE: Dan Saffer, at Adaptive Path (a San-Francisco-based web design firm), raves about the new Office: "I have been looking over the changes that have taken place in MS Office 2007, and all I can say is, wow. Office 2007 just might be the best interaction design to ever come out of Microsoft, and it’s certainly the most significant upgrade to a major suite of applications since, well, probably ever." Newsweek just featured Office's' radically changed look as well. UPDATE: CRN Test Center's Frank Ohlhorst's is less taken with Vista, particularly the issue that may make or break it--security: "What is the compelling reason to upgrade? Some may say it's security. But to me, most of the security enhancements stem from end-user interaction via User Access Control (UAC) -- in other words, ask the user if it's OK to do something. That's not a security improvement; it's just a way to shift the blame from poor code execution to the end user. After all, most end users will probably click "OK" without even reading the warning text." Meanwhile, Gizmodo doesn't like the first Vista commercial. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:26 AM, November 30, 2006 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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