TameBear: Microsoft WatchKeeping an eye on monopoly power in the software industry. A TameBear weblog.(Untitled)- February 28, 2007 Time To Get A Mac: When the Windows diehards like Chris Pirillo all begin "upgrading" from Windows Vista to Windows XP, the writing is on the wall. Thomas Hawk advises all his Windows power users to make the switch, and admits that he "should have done it years ago". Now a satisfied Mac user, Hawk has no regrets. Digital Connection via MyAppleMenuhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/28.html#a840 (Untitled)- February 20, 2007 75 Percent of Vista Reviewers Compare Mac OS X: Sample quotes from a dozen different reviews demonstrate how favorable comparisons with the more mature Mac OS X operating system are irresistable. More reviewers are acknowleging features of Vista have been in Mac OS X for years. Ars Technica via MyAppleMenuhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/20.html#a838 (Untitled)- February 20, 2007 Windows Defections: Scott Lowe speculates about why, when Vista is now available, the Windows power users -- experts who have championed the Windows platform for years --are switching to Mac OS X. Scott Lowe via MyAppleMenuhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/20.html#a837 (Untitled)- February 15, 2007 Why Vista's DRM is Bad: Computer security expert Bruce Schneier explains why Microsoft pandering to the entertainment industry has made their new Vista operating system less secure. "Windows Vista includes an array of 'features' that you don't want. These features will make your computer less reliable and less secure. They'll make your computer less stable and run slower. They will cause technical support problems. They may even require you to upgrade some of your peripheral hardware and...http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/15.html#a832 (Untitled)- February 5, 2007 Uninspiring Vista: From the highly astute MIT Technology Review comes this story about how Microsoft's long-awaited operating system disappointed a stubborn fan. MIT Technology Review via MyAppleMenuhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/05.html#a828 (Untitled)- February 5, 2007 Jim Allchin to Microsoft: I Would Buy a Mac Today: The top Operating Systems exec at Microsoft retired a week ago, the day after Windows Vista was officially launched. Presumably now he can buy a Mac. An email Allchin addressed to his bosses Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer nearly three years ago suggests Windows users have a better option in Apple Macintosh computers, because "in my view we lost our way." Read the whole email (PDF) for insight into a very troubled Microsoft. MyAppleMenuhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/05.html#a827 (Untitled)- February 2, 2007 How Soon are You Moving to Vista: The results of a Cnet poll of over 13,000 readers provides this telling statistic... slightly more than half of the respondents indicate they are "Sticking with the Mac -- or moving there soon". Cnet Pollshttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/02.html#a826 (Untitled)- February 2, 2007 Yawn... After Five Years of Development, a Windows Vista Launch: In spite of the Microsoft spin and fanfare, customers were not pounding down the doors to get their hands on the latest Windows operating system. After years of delays and feature cuts, the new OS is now available. Do you care KOLO TV Newshttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/02/02.html#a825 |