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Is Vista Really Dead?

John Dvorak seems to think that Vista is dead. Maybe he needs some historic perspective on this? Looking at XP adoption rates there were plenty of companies still running Windows 2000 Workstation long after it was released. In fact, as late as 2005, AssetMatrix reported that nearly half of all PC’s were still running Windows 2000. Does this mean Microsoft should have scrapped XP?

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When Good Software Goes Bad

While new versions of your software should be getting incrementally better, sometimes the next version just seems to get worse. Why is this? Jeff Atwood argues that good software can spoil as a result of feature creep adding enough new features to generate revenue. Does this mean that all commercial software will inevitably spoil?

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Too Many Options

One of the reasons for the success of Microsoft Windows is the prevalence of applications for the platform. If you need a program to manipulate video, capture audio or even edit a document then you can expect to find a number of competitive options. This should make it possible to review any one of a number of options and make an informed decision about which product meets your needs.
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Work 2.0 Unplugged

As the technology industry experiences a resurgance of venture capital, it becomes increasingly important for Web 2.0 platforms to provide value in the enterprise.

The largest blip on the Work 2.0 radar is without question Google Docs & Spreadsheets. This is a wordpressor and spreadsheet application embedded in a browser window with a minimal compliment of document editing ability. Read Work 2.0 Unplugged >>

Transportable Gameplay

My Transgaming subscription was never able to provide gameplay for any of the games I enjoy on Linux. While the list of games is rather short and for the most part they aren’t too demanding, they simply won’t install or play correctly under Cedega. It’s frustrating and it means a Windows 98 partition is needed to play many of my favorite games. There probably isn’t a good fix for any of these legacy games, but going forward there is a lot that vendors could do.
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