Re: RE: Windows Vista current flaws

[Chris Umphress <umphress () gmail com>]

On 3 Oct 2005 00:58:27 -0000, stephen_saywell () bellsouth net
<stephen_saywell () bellsouth net> wrote:
> I am not technically an advanced user and you probably know better than I. I would never in a position of network 
> authority/decision making allow a beta version of any microsoft product on a network. Are you really serious 
> considering all the patches and patches to patches that always come with every new version of windows that comes out 
> even years after it's initial release.

Actually, Windows Vista was (from what I've heard) a near-complete
rewrite of Windows. Rather than trying to morph what already existed
into a more full-featured operating system, it was coded from the
ground up. In my mind, I would expect this to be more secure than
certain previous releases of Windows. In addition to this, Microsoft
is trying to make the slow climb back up to a place where their
software can be considered secure.

I would probably allow this student to test Windows Vista as it could
help prepare for its official release. That's part of the purpose of a
beta. Then again, it isn't my network.

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Chris Umphress <http://daga.dyndns.org/>