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WilHarris · 5th Jan 2006, 06:22

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/01/05/gates_keynote/

Firehed · 5th Jan 2006, 07:03

And of course, OSX already had parental game control as well. You can't play any. Except perhaps Solitaire, which is definately EC+ (and if you're not yet in your early childhood, it's probably a bit early to be honing your mousing skills)

r4tch3t · 5th Jan 2006, 07:29

Hah go microsoft introducing so mnay "brand new" features it ripped from existing places and labling it new because its better (MS didnt think of it)
Vista doesnt seem that interseting to me, XP works well enough.
Wish I had time for Linux tho

JADS · 5th Jan 2006, 07:40

Vista looks so great I'm going to stick with XP.

sadffffff · 5th Jan 2006, 09:19

OMG mac apple and osx r0xores!!!11one micro$oft is teh suck!!!1

Bindibadgi · 5th Jan 2006, 09:36

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Originally Posted by r4tch3t

Hah go microsoft introducing so mnay "brand new" features it ripped from existing places and labling it new because its better (MS didnt think of it)
Vista doesnt seem that interseting to me, XP works well enough.
Wish I had time for Linux tho

How can you not want a hardware accellerated desktop??

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"Your files and information... actually stored out in the internet. Even if you pick up someone elses device, once you've authenticated, you can have all your data on there too."

That's a nice idea, for business at least. No way Im leaving my personal stuff on some remote server where god-knows-who could look at it. I enjoy my civil liberties and privacy. That's not MS fault though.

The picture manipulation and organisation is good, for users who rely on not buying their own software. Most people, like myself, havent used Mac's or Tiger before, so to us, it WILL be revolutionary. Who the hell EVER uses a ratings system though?

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'powerful music management experience'

Trans: DRM infested nightmare.

It doesnt matter if MS claim it's revoultionary and it isnt. To MS and MS software, it is and because they own the market that's all that matters.

scq · 5th Jan 2006, 10:10

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Originally Posted by sadffffff

OMG mac apple and osx r0xores!!!11one micro$oft is teh suck!!!1

Am3n

Still too bad how I find Mac OS X so awkward. Must be my 10+ years of Windows conditioning.

DaveT · 5th Jan 2006, 11:36

Let's not forget the oh-so revolutionary IE7 in VISTA... *cough*Firefox*cough*

specofdust · 5th Jan 2006, 11:40

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Originally Posted by Bill Gates

We're catching up with OSX!

TMM · 5th Jan 2006, 11:47

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

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Vista

Trans: DRM infested nightmare.

fixt.

Bindibadgi · 5th Jan 2006, 11:59

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Originally Posted by TMM

fixt.

That's what they said about XP, yet, we're all using it.

Just wait til someone hacks it up and puts it on the net, then we'll all have it.

Or, releases Aero for XP.

Lazlow · 5th Jan 2006, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Who the hell EVER uses a ratings system though?

I can see one use for a picture ratings system... PRON!

Microsoft are wanting all their teen users to rate their pron too, in a similar style to the ratemyx.com series (ratemythong.com etc.). Maybe you'll be able to compare your ratings online via vista's features, to everyone else's ratings?

JoJo2201 · 5th Jan 2006, 13:11

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Most people, like myself, havent used Mac's or Tiger before, so to us, it WILL be revolutionary.

Agreed. If you want to use a mac use a mac, me personally, i cant wait for vista, it looks so sweet, i like the fact that it entertainment and the internet will be so deeply integrated into vista (i almost feel like its pointlesss to have vista with out internet)

Lazlow · 5th Jan 2006, 13:16

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Originally Posted by JoJo2201

and the internet will be so deeply integrated into vista (i almost feel like its pointlesss to have vista with out internet)

I agree to a certain extent - unplug your 'net and try XP offline. It even feels 'dead' and 'lifeless'.

Hamish · 5th Jan 2006, 13:18

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Originally Posted by JoJo2201

(i almost feel like its pointlesss to have vista with out internet)

i had my internet go down for an hour or so once, my computer turned into an expensive heater

i hardly do anything thats not internet related now :\

XP + aero should be good tho, not sure theres much else in vista that i really care about...

jakenbake · 5th Jan 2006, 14:30

anyone hear gates is only give 10 million dollars to each of his kids, and the rest is going to charity? hes worth like 30 billion. i'd be pissed if i was his kid. thats like .33% for each kid for a total of 1%. thats a kick in the nuts.

specofdust · 5th Jan 2006, 14:40

Thats a very old piece of info

He's doing it so that his kids won't just live of his legacy, so that they'll be forced, if they want to live uber-rich lives, to work for it, which will be quite easy, they could probably make hundreds of thousands just by giving speaches written by IT consultants, people would pay for the name.

Even if they did nothing their whole lives though, they could probably make between 4 and 8 hundred thousand USD a year just in intrest, if not more, thats plenty enough for anyone to live on.

Hamish · 5th Jan 2006, 14:43

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Originally Posted by specofdust

Even if they did nothing their whole lives though, they could probably make between 4 and 8 hundred thousand USD a year just in intrest, if not more, thats plenty enough for anyone to live on.

thats probably what i'd do, laziness rocks

eek · 5th Jan 2006, 14:45

I'd be happy with $10million!

Although, imagine the inheritence tax on $30bil, the government would have a field day!!!!

p.s. which billion are we talking here, the proper 10^12 or retarded 10^9? (just wondering if Bill is a proper billionaire or a fake!!)

Confused Fishcake · 5th Jan 2006, 15:27

Trouble with vista, everything will be so "embedded" that your whole pc will slow down, and I bet they have slightly changed the registry etc, so that people can't tweak it until someone hacks it around.

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specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,614	Thats a very old piece of info He's doing it so that his kids won't just live of his legacy, so that they'll be forced, if they want to live uber-rich lives, to work for it, which will be quite easy, they could probably make hundreds of thousands just by giving speaches written by IT consultants, people would pay for the name. Even if they did nothing their whole lives though, they could probably make between 4 and 8 hundred thousand USD a year just in intrest, if not more, thats plenty enough for anyone to live on. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

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sadffffff Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: sadffffff Posts: 676	OMG mac apple and osx r0xores!!!11one micro$oft is teh suck!!!1

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DaveT What's a Dremel? Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 10	Let's not forget the oh-so revolutionary IE7 in VISTA... coughFirefoxcough

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jakenbake full duplex Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 494	anyone hear gates is only give 10 million dollars to each of his kids, and the rest is going to charity? hes worth like 30 billion. i'd be pissed if i was his kid. thats like .33% for each kid for a total of 1%. thats a kick in the nuts.

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eek CAMRA ***. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in meh own little world Posts: 1,512	I'd be happy with $10million! Although, imagine the inheritence tax on $30bil, the government would have a field day!!!! p.s. which billion are we talking here, the proper 10^12 or retarded 10^9? (just wondering if Bill is a proper billionaire or a fake!!)

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Confused Fishcake Hypermodder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hertford, UK Posts: 684	Trouble with vista, everything will be so "embedded" that your whole pc will slow down, and I bet they have slightly changed the registry etc, so that people can't tweak it until someone hacks it around. __________________ My Laptop: Inspiron 1501: Turion64 X2 TL-52 @ 1.6GHz, 1GB DDR2, 120GB SATA HD, 256Mb ATI 1150, 15.4" widescreen lcd, 8x DVD+/-RW, running Gentoo amd64. My Server #1: Pentium III @ 500MHz, 192MB DDR, 290GB in total, running headless Gentoo x86. My Server #2: Athlon 4 @ 1.7 GHz, 128MB DDR, 40GB, running headless Gentoo x86.