[mdlug] Is Vista going to be the new Windows ME?

[bob dion]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>> From: Jeff Hanson
>> An ongoing forum thread at CNet brings up an interesting question:
> 
>  Maybe. It's hard to see how Vista could possibly be particularly
> reliable.
> 
>  1. The codebase is huge and closed. They already scrapped major parts
> of it and started over. The thing is objectively too large to be manageable.
> 
>  2. The security model is basically patches and repairs on top of a broken
> foundation. They have no real history of security and the applications reflect
> that - they aren't written with separation of privileges in mind. MS can't
> break too many applications so their security model is full of holes and
> cumbersome besides.
> 
>  3. Their DRM work is attempting an impossible goal. Not just impractical,
> physically impossible. So it *can't* work, but it *can* be a massive headache
> and inconvenience.
> 
>  MS can throw billions at the problem, and they have, but I still think
> they'll be in trouble. Then there's the issues with 64-bit Vista - it's
> Not Ready For Prime Time. If a 64-bit "killer app" appears soon, MS is
> going to be in *major* trouble.
> 

It's been my belief for sometime now that MS has purposely not fixed 
security issues in windows as a means to make a case for TC (Trusted 
Computing) and push on an unsuspecting public.

BD