As if two weren’t bad enough
This post tells us that there will be 6 (count ’em, six!) versions of Microsoft’s new Vista Operating System to contend with.
Good frelling Gods of Computing!
This is the definition of Bad Software Design, and the elimination of upgrade-ability. The distinctions between these six versions aren’t really all that clear yet (MS is splitting some hairs pretty fine), but my take is that the consumer isn’t going to know one way or the other what they really need or want, and are going to end up paying the premium to get extra functionality they don’t need, just on the off chance that they may need it eventually. Why will they do that? Because MS sure as shit won’t make those extra functions as something you can add later – you’ll have to do a whole-hog upgrade re-install.
They have now taken their approach of wraping everything into the OS to it’s utter extreme of idiocy, and the world will suffer for this.
On the other hand, since Linux doesn’t bend you over a barrel like this, it may just end up being better press for us. This should be fun to watch.
Hollerings