Friday, September 22, 2006
the most secure version of Windows yet
Or at least that's the claim from MS. A bold claim considering their track record. But what makes it all the more interesting is that the MS will be taking a very risky move with this claim as it launches all the versions of Windows Vista on a single DVD, differentiated only by the product key you put in. Given the proliferation of pirated product keys online for XP this seems like a very risky move indeed... I have a funny feeling there is something more in the works aside from simply 'better security'. Will it be a more intrusive registration system? DNA tests?
What it will turn out to be is only a guess on my part, though I'm sure it will be something spectacularly intrusive and uncomfortable. God forbid it would be too easy, right? ¶ 9/22/2006 11:43:00 AM
What it will turn out to be is only a guess on my part, though I'm sure it will be something spectacularly intrusive and uncomfortable. God forbid it would be too easy, right? ¶ 9/22/2006 11:43:00 AM
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The code is the same for all the roles that Windows plays: desktop, server, etc. This has been the case since at least NT 4. And it's not too different from other operating systems: Novell's Linux offerings all come from a common code base. It's good for both operating system vendors and their customers.
For the vendor, a common code base means fixes for one apply to all, which means less work and consistent results, which in turn mean lower costs.
For customers, it means that a single version of a third party program will work on the desktop, server, etc. Of course, this is a boon for developers, too.
Novell and Red Hat both do this, although they do ship seperate sets of media. Apple does it too.
It's true that activation keys can be leaked, although if the product phones home - and I think it will - then it shouldn't be hard to disable known leaked keys, etc. Microsoft might choose to be ass hats, but I don't think shipping everything on one disk is likely to be a real problem here.
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For the vendor, a common code base means fixes for one apply to all, which means less work and consistent results, which in turn mean lower costs.
For customers, it means that a single version of a third party program will work on the desktop, server, etc. Of course, this is a boon for developers, too.
Novell and Red Hat both do this, although they do ship seperate sets of media. Apple does it too.
It's true that activation keys can be leaked, although if the product phones home - and I think it will - then it shouldn't be hard to disable known leaked keys, etc. Microsoft might choose to be ass hats, but I don't think shipping everything on one disk is likely to be a real problem here.
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