Let's just wait and see what Microsoft actually delivers, and hope that the whole world will have moved on to Linux and OS X before that.
Don't forget that Microsoft has a proven track record of being rotten to the core.
Or as Easter Germany chief of communist party said in the 50s - "The Party is really disappointed with the people in this country". If M$ is disappointed with their customers reactions to their flaky products - let M$ got to hell.
But since it's going to be a re-branding of Vista, why should anyone - especially HN - be excited about it?
It bothers me in general that hackers, 'morally enlightened' people, are excitedly discussing Microsoft, a morally corrupt company, and their offerings.
Remember that thing where Microsoft had bribed countries/companies to vote for OOXML to get it ratified by ISO?
- Maybe a month after that, it was like it never even happened. Hackers were talking about being interviewed by Microsoft, excited about a chance to work there, and so on..
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