Microsoft's new operating system, Vista, didn't exactly sell like hotcakes at the midnight sales some computer stores held in its honor, reports the Associated Press. But there is little doubt that the software will soon be a big seller in campus bookshops and in technology superstores. With that in mind, here are a few early reports on the OS that's been five years in the making:
Personal Computer World offers a video tour of Vista's jazziest features, while Wired News's image gallery gives a sense of what the operating system looks like. In SC Magazine and on ZDNet, experts debate whether Vista's security features are enough to make PC users consider an upgrade. Vista's real effect might be "an unprecedented loss of consumer control over their own personal computers," writes Michael Geist, research chair in Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, for the Toronto Star. Like many institutions, Marshall University is moving forward with plans to convert its machines to Vista, The Parthenon reports.
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