[quote]Sinuous wrote:
The Vista kernel is actually far more advanced and runs eminently better than XP when stripped down. To get rid of the bloat simply use V-Lite to create a custom Vista install disk. That way…you only install what you want, and you can choose what that is…line by line, function by function.
V-lite is the best freeware program ever released in my opinion (next to Rivatuner). It was created by a MicroSoft programmer in his spare time.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
lixy wrote:
<<< Whatever the future holds, it will be one of choice. Not the MS monopoly consumers have to deal with today. >>>
If only this were true and the .net framework with it’s “cross platform portability” is the latest major step toward a MS wet dream where the overwhelming majority of digital devices as a whole from beepers to cell phones to PC’s to any other type of communication devices require a MS license.
Also, they have been quietly saying for years that they’re ultimate goal is a world where the OS lives in remote server farms and PC’s are reduced to citrix/mainframe style terminals thus removing all locally resident content beyond what is needed to start the machine.
Dammit, I promised myself not to get into any of this.[/quote]
I’m hoping your .NET distaste is about equal to your distaste for Java, and doesn’t extend to server side .NET.
Also, how is what Bill Gates said a bad thing? I want to be able to access all of my stuff from anywhere with any device. Part of the reason why I like Google Docs. What he is saying there is almost exactly part of what Mesh is trying to do ( https://www.mesh.com/Welcome/Welcome.aspx )