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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"The Scoop on MS Vista" by chrisOdd</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/trails/24613</link><category>chrisOdd/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Microsoft's Vista had major Mac envy, e-mails reveal</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49002</link><description><![CDATA[Internal Microsoft <A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=e-mail&x=&y=">e-mail</A> messages from 2004 reveal that company evangelists and executives were awed by Apple&#39;s just-added desktop <A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=search&x=&y=">search</A> and acknowledged that what they did in <A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Windows&x=&y=">Windows</A> Vista would be directly compared with Mac <A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=OS&x=&y=">OS</A> X.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:39:08 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49002</guid></item><item><title>Vista violates rights, damages environment, creates monopoly | Press Esc</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49007</link><description><![CDATA[Vista, Microsoft&#39;s latest operating system released today will violate your rights, destroy the environment and create a monopoly, according to a group in the European parliament.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:43:19 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49007</guid></item><item><title>Not Another Review of Vista</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49008</link><description><![CDATA[While Vista is an important upgrade, and it has new features that we will appreciate when we use them, take a step back and ask this: Is there really anything that you can’t do on your computer today that Vista will suddenly allow you to do?]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:44:58 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49008</guid></item><item><title>10 reasons not to get Vista</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49012</link><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s all too easy to get caught up in the million dollar marketing engine as we approach the consumer release of Windows Vista, so lets not forget that it isn&#39;t the second coming, and by all counts is an upgrade you can do without. There are many lists out there on why to get Vista, so here&#39;s ours on why not to.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:07:16 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49012</guid></item><item><title>Pirates crack Vista Activation Server | APC Magazine</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49014</link><description><![CDATA[Pirates have released another ingenious workaround to Vista&#39;s copy protection: a hacked copy of Microsoft&#39;s yet-to-be-released volume licencing activation server, running in VMware.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:47:54 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49014</guid></item><item><title>ProjectMankind.com » Blog Archive » All of the Windows Vista criticism.</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49015</link><description><![CDATA[In this article I will attempt to bring up every piece of Criticism towards Vista with quotes from numerous sources. Probably the most criticized feature: Digital Rights Management:]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:48:16 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49015</guid></item><item><title>Vista "upgrade" drops compliance checking, requires old OS to install</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49164</link><description><![CDATA[Users who purchase upgrade copies of the aforementioned versions of Vista will find that they can only upgrade PCs that already have Windows installed. KB930985 clearly states: &quot;you cannot use an upgrade key to perform a clean installation of Windows Vista.&quot; According to Microsoft, this happens because Windows Vista does not check for upgrade compliance. If you do not have a previous installation of Windows available, Microsoft recommends that you &quot;purchase a license that lets you perform a clean installation of Windows Vista.&quot;]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:13:24 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49164</guid></item><item><title>Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49210</link><description><![CDATA[If you choose to purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP. Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option. The key will be invalidated, preventing activation.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:31:54 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49210</guid></item><item><title>Buying OEM versions of Windows Vista: the facts</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49211</link><description><![CDATA[OEM software is also tied to the motherboard it is first installed on. Unlike the retail versions of Windows which can be transferred to a new computer, OEM versions are not transferable. What about upgrading hardware? Microsoft says that anything is fair game, except the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard in a computer results in a &quot;new personal computer,&quot; which the company considers to be synonymous with a transfer. It&#39;s not permitted with an OEM edition of Windows.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:33:31 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49211</guid></item><item><title>Vista Launch Party Schwag Bag: Add It Up - Gizmodo</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49218</link><description><![CDATA[I wish I could tell you that there was some kind of surprise announcement at the Windows Vista launch party tonight. But everything unfolded exactly as expected, like a PowerPoint presentation in the flesh. And everyone walked away with this large bag o&#39; schwag, which was one of the main topics of conversation. –Noah Robischon]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:00:07 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49218</guid></item><item><title>Vista breaks 90% of games, claims game publisher | TG Daily</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49239</link><description><![CDATA[<B>Alex St. John, chief executive of game publisher WildTangent, today blasted his former employer for a half-baked and negligent way of treating the majority of game publishers - small development studios and individual programmers of casual games: St. John claims that at least nine out of ten games do not work with Vista.</B>]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:40:38 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49239</guid></item><item><title>Windows Vista Expected to Generate $10 Billion in New Revenue for California IT Industry in 2007</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49240</link><description><![CDATA[Windows Vista will create additional revenues for Microsoft in California, but will also create even bigger economic ripples throughout the ecosystem that sells products and services in California that run on or work with it,” said John Gantz, chief research officer and senior vice president of IDC. “Windows Vista’s footprint in the state will be wide, as original equipment manufacturers sell PCs that run on it, software companies sell applications that run it, and services and distribution firms deliver, install, support and train on it. We expect that in the first year of Windows Vista shipments, this ecosystem will sell more than $10 billion of Windows Vista-related products and services in California.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:42:22 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49240</guid></item><item><title>Pirated Vista at US$1.3 in China</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49460</link><description><![CDATA[According to some report Pirated version of Microsoft Vista is on sale in an electronic market in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen as Microsoft launch Vista Worldwide.Sellers were offering the brand new software for as little as 10 yuan (US$1.3), along with Microsoft Office, anti-virus software and others.In Chinese cities you can get pirated books, CDs, DVDs, software, clothes, shoes and medicine despite Chinese government efforts to control the problem following pressure from trade partners, particularly the United States and the European Union.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:27:35 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49460</guid></item><item><title>Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49848</link><description><![CDATA[This is funny]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:07:50 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49848</guid></item><item><title>Windows Vista system guide - Powered by Newegg - The Tech Report - Page 1</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/49976</link><description><![CDATA[WINDOWS VISTA IS FINALLY SHIPPING to consumers, and we&#39;ve decided to refresh our system guide for the occasion. Not much has changed in the world of PC components since our December update, but we&#39;ve nevertheless tweaked our recommendations with both Vista and recent price fluctuations in mind. Windows Vista requires new drivers, especially if you&#39;re looking to run the 64-bit version of the operating system, so we&#39;ve scrutinized our hardware selections for proper driver support. And, of course, we&#39;ve updated our operating system recommendations with info on the features available in each version of Vista and advice on which one might be right for your needs.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:14:59 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:49976</guid></item><item><title>Vista has speech recognition hole</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/50324</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has admitted that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files or folders. Vista can respond to vocal commands and concern has been raised about malicious audio on websites or sent via e-mail.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:20:39 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:50324</guid></item><item><title>Vista gives a view of a new world</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/50416</link><description><![CDATA[Vista&#39;s legal fine print includes extensive provisions granting Microsoft the right to regularly check the legitimacy of the software and holds the prospect of deleting certain programs without the user&#39;s knowledge.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:25:15 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:50416</guid></item><item><title>The 13 main problems with Vista</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/50457</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft will spend $ 500 million to market Vista. It is currently running ads for Hotmail in India promising 1 Gb of space! Very much in the tradition of England on the eve of 19th Century and U.S. around 2000, an entity about to begin a painful and slow fall from the top, Microsoft can do as it pleases with its hoard of cash. You didn’t see Google doing that when it launched Gmail.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:19:37 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:50457</guid></item><item><title>The Vista Landfill Effect</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/50551</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Future archaeologists will be able to identify a &#39;Vista Upgrade Layer&#39; when they go through our landfill sites.&quot;]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:14:58 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:50551</guid></item><item><title>WIRED Blogs: Cult of Mac</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/50554</link><description><![CDATA[The OS is dark and handsome. It’s really quite exciting. Like the Zune’s interface, it&#39;s <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72281-0.html">artfully done</A>. The beautifully-rendered shadow effects and transparency give Vista a greater “depth” than OS X, which looks a little flat and well… old fashioned in comparison. I know this is because Vista’s new and novel, but it makes OS X look dated.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:19:13 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:50554</guid></item><item><title>Vista + HL1 Engine = Crashes!</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/50555</link><description><![CDATA[So anyone who likes Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress Classic, and all of Half-Life&#39;s mods are out in the cold for now. For that, I&#39;m switching back to Windows XP. I&#39;m putting an article up in the next few days about the things Vista did well, and the things it did not-so-well.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:25:35 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:50555</guid></item><item><title>Windows Vista: a Cautionary Tale</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/51093</link><description><![CDATA[You’re not supposed to edit things in Program Files, and Vista helps you with that by hiding such edits in a parallel universe called Compatability Files. He showed me the button]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:25:10 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:51093</guid></item><item><title>Microsoft lists Vista high points</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/51098</link><description><![CDATA[Rather than fib about what Vista brings to the table, it told the truth, and that is why things are so sad. So, what does it bring? 7.5 things, none of which are worth the time it takes to install, much less the money or the rights Vista takes from you. Let&#39;s go down the list shall we?]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:31:01 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:51098</guid></item><item><title>Bill Gates on Vista and Apple's 'Lying' Ads - Newsweek Technology - MSNBC.com</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/51292</link><description><![CDATA[Bill Gates explains why you should buy his new operating system, what he’s doing next and why John Hodgeman bugs him.]]></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:19:59 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:51292</guid></item><item><title>Windows Vista restricts GNU GCC apps to 32 MB</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/80085</link><description></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:27:56 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:80085</guid></item><item><title>Microsoft to "periodically" check Vista installs for piracy</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/80086</link><description></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:28:06 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:80086</guid></item><item><title>Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key | What the Tech</title><link>http://trailfire.com/chrisOdd/marks/227869</link><description></description><category>The Scoop on MS Vista</category><author>chrisOdd</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:17:05 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:227869</guid></item></channel></rss>
