Vista - Vista: Creeping Featurism...

Now, Here's Some Commentary Headed n'The "Right Direction"!!!

"Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this idea:
Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
plug-ins."

Source: John C. Dvorak, Column from PC Magazine: Creeping Featurism

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1969838,00.asp

(Be Sure 2 Read The "Comments"!)

Xactly What I'm Talking 'Bout:

Bare Bones OS + Optional Plug-Ins=Windows Vista

Let's DO IT!!!

Ain't it increase the total cost of the OS?? if it's not then welcome!!!

anyway, this way only the exquisite will pay for the fancy stuff,
and the rest of the mortals will get just what we need, sounds like a real
deal to me!!!


"The View Master" <L1Ranger@Hotmail.Com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
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>
> Now, Here's Some Commentary Headed n'The "Right Direction"!!!
>
> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
> idea:
> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
> plug-ins."
>
> Source: John C. Dvorak, Column from PC Magazine: Creeping Featurism
>
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1969838,00.asp
>
> (Be Sure 2 Read The "Comments"!)
>
> Xactly What I'm Talking 'Bout:
>
> Bare Bones OS + Optional Plug-Ins=Windows Vista
>
> Let's DO IT!!!
>
>

> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
> idea:
> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
> plug-ins."

That's just about what they're doing! MS had great plans for Vista but
removed
many features so they could get it out the door before Bill Gates is too old
to
remember what Vista is!

Tom Lake

I think it'd be a goo idea to have along side the full OS's because then
custom users can have specifically what they want on their machine )

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"Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
>> idea:
>> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
>> plug-ins."
>
> That's just about what they're doing! MS had great plans for Vista but
> removed
> many features so they could get it out the door before Bill Gates is too
> old to
> remember what Vista is!
>
> Tom Lake
>

zz scribbled:
> Ain't it increase the total cost of the OS?? if it's not then welcome!!!
>
> anyway, this way only the exquisite will pay for the fancy stuff,
> and the rest of the mortals will get just what we need, sounds like a real
> deal to me!!!

Well, seven (7) versions of Vista come close to that... isn't it?
As close as the market situation will allow for - and so many plug-ins
are free, at all!

rOy



> "The View Master" <L1Ranger@Hotmail.Com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:429CE19F-C4CB-4D8E-B217-1F5857BFAAF3@microsoft.com...
>> Now, Here's Some Commentary Headed n'The "Right Direction"!!!
>>
>> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
>> idea:
>> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
>> plug-ins."
>>
>> Source: John C. Dvorak, Column from PC Magazine: Creeping Featurism
>>
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1969838,00.asp
>>
>> (Be Sure 2 Read The "Comments"!)
>>
>> Xactly What I'm Talking 'Bout:
>>
>> Bare Bones OS + Optional Plug-Ins=Windows Vista
>>
>> Let's DO IT!!!
>>
>>
>
>

Only one thing has been removed from Vista, WinFS, which is still coming.
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"Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
>> idea:
>> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
>> plug-ins."
>
> That's just about what they're doing! MS had great plans for Vista but
> removed
> many features so they could get it out the door before Bill Gates is too
> old to
> remember what Vista is!
>
> Tom Lake
>

Why not make it Unix file system?

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Only one thing has been removed from Vista, WinFS, which is still coming.
> --
> --
> Andre
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>
> "Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:%23x0id6fhGHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
> >> idea:
> >> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold as
> >> plug-ins."
> >
> > That's just about what they're doing! MS had great plans for Vista but
> > removed
> > many features so they could get it out the door before Bill Gates is too
> > old to
> > remember what Vista is!
> >
> > Tom Lake
> >
>
>

Because NTFS is good enough, not to mention application compatibility and
Vista will include the Unix Subsystem in the Enterprise and Ultimate
Editions, so you are getting the best of both worlds.
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"Rien" <r@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Why not make it Unix file system?
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eZe4kxlhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Only one thing has been removed from Vista, WinFS, which is still coming.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
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>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23x0id6fhGHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> "Microsoft is always looking for ways to make money, so consider this
>> >> idea:
>> >> Sell only bare-bones software, and all new features can only be sold
>> >> as
>> >> plug-ins."
>> >
>> > That's just about what they're doing! MS had great plans for Vista but
>> > removed
>> > many features so they could get it out the door before Bill Gates is
>> > too
>> > old to
>> > remember what Vista is!
>> >
>> > Tom Lake
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Rien wrote:
> Why not make it Unix file system?

Because Unix file systems are not the be all and end all of file storage?