Vista replacement?

So the news is now coming out: Windows Vista was merely a compromise system. The real breakthrough OS is coming out in 2009. You can read the article here.

Basically, Microsoft has now said that Vista doesn't have everything it wanted to put in, but they needed to get it out the door. This finally explains why they are spending 500 million dollars (US) on marketing the new system. They know it's mediocre. I really shouldn't care about this. I have my own system, which runs fine. I'm not planning to switch to Windows (ever). Yet I'm completely compelled by this story. Microsoft would be a total joke if they didn't rule the world.

The truth is, I don't want Apple to grow its marketshare too much. Maybe 10 percent would be good. That way, it would still be a cool niche product, and I would feel good about using it. If it were ubiquitous, the "cool factor" would wear off. Then we'd start having more people try to write viruses (so far, none in the wild), and life would generally start to suck, much as it already does for Windows users.

Fake Steve Jobs

I found a new blog, and today's post is hilarious. I couldn't resist another swipe at Microsoft.