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Så fik jeg endelig Windows Vista

Fordelen ved at arbejde i en IT virksomhed er, at man har en masse licenser til det nyeste Microsoft software samt at man kan risikere at falde over en laptop, som alle havde glemt alt om. Jeg har været så heldig at falde over en laptop, som rent faktisk kan køre Vista med Aero og hele dynen. Min Vista score er godt nok kun 2.0, men det er nok til at jeg kan bruge alle de nye features.

Samtidig er dette min første blog post med den nyeste udgave af Windows Live Writer, så et eller andet sted er der meget at glæde sig over. Der er lidt stress på i øjeblikket, så jeg har desværre ikke tid til at teste Writer så meget som jeg gerne ville, men da jeg blogger både her og ovre på min corporate blog burde der være rig mulighed for at få afprøvet den.

Mht. Vista, så er der umiddelbart ikke så meget at sige om det. Det er stadig Windows på godt og ondt, men Aero er efter min mening helt klart med til at gøre det meget mere behageligt at arbejde en hel dag for computeren. Faktisk er jeg så begejstret for det, at jeg tror jeg vil fremskynde mine planer om at købe mig en ny PC. 

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Windows Vista and the future of Hardware

I just read this article over at Extreme Tech, dealing with the impact Windows Vista has on hardware vendors. Hopefully hardware companies will take a page out of the Apple playbook and increase their design effort. Now, you can say A LOT of bad things about Apple, but they know how to design really nice looking computers. Personally, I would rather not switch to a Mac, but admittedly, the design parameter makes it mighty tempting sometimes.
 
That being said, I find it mildly amusing how Apple is so focused on Windows Vista, considering the competitive environment. Apparently, they cannot get enough of this new OS, since they keep referring to it. Engadget has some pictures from the WWDC in San Fransisco. I wonder if this negative approach to branding will have a negative effect? Probably not among the die-hard fanboys, that make Scientology look like a a bunch of sexually confused sunday school rejects, but among the average computer user like yours truly. When it comes down to it these are just computers we are talking about; not some grand meaning of life. Granted, I will be the first in line to talk about “my personal relationship” with my PC, but that relationship is based on trust, respect, and understanding, NOT hate speeches  Do you know what I mean?
 
Anyway, as I said earlier I hope PC manufacturers will learn from Apple and create some mighty nice desktops