A Linux User in Vista-land: Finishing Up
Over all I’m tolerant of using Vista. I feel comfortable using it, but it irks me sometimes. This is of course on a overall usability stand point and considering that I paid nothing for it... Vista is not free though, not in the monetary sense or in the freedom sense.
The version of Vista I am using would normally cost almost $200. Consider what you are getting with this $200. A revamped User interface, and for gamers, DirectX10. THATS IT. You are also getting a boatload of performance-sucking, hindering, invasive technologies. DRM. You can’t play HD unless you have a special type of cable. You get Windows Genuine (dis)Advantage which looks out to see of you have any illegitimate apps, or apps which Microsoft could potentially not like and disable. I do not like the thought of that hanging over me, much less that Microsoft may be reporting my every action. This is where Linux truly wins from a privacy standpoint. Anyone can browse the code, find invasive technologies, and remove them at will.
Many people have been criticizing Windows for its new security policy(UAC) because it is overly eager to stop users from doing simple things. I did not find popping up to much, and when it did, I ussually agreed that that was a good thing to be restricting.
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