Windows Vista Archive
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The screenshot to the right is from a brand new Lenovo N100 laptop (formally IBM) .
Why do hardware manufactures ship machines with such abuse of the Start Menu?
"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."
- New Yorker, 1943
I hope Windows Vista gets a major overhaul in this area, and not just a way to search this mess. Companies should be disciplined for littering our Start Menus like this.
Wondering what Microsoft is showing off at Mix 06 in Vegas this week?
Thanks to a friend at Microsoft you can watch it live:
Watch Mix '06 Video Stream (Windows Media)
Not seeing anything? Check the schedule for the next session.
My friend strongly recommend tuning in at around 11:30 PST (2:30 EST) for an unexpected and very cool demonstration from Yahoo.
If you miss the live video stream then check out the daily re-caps from the Mix 06 blog.
According to the rumor mill, the next version of Windows, currently codenamed Longhorn, will be officially called Windows Vista.
I'm guessing the guy who did Microsoft's product naming finally retired (or maybe Google hired him), and it seems Microsoft replaced him with his younger, more clever brother who can think of monikers beyond his older brother's limit of two seemlingly random letters.
Old and busted
Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows XP
New hotness
Windows Vista
If this name is announced, I'm guessing a release date will also be announced.