I'm still waiting for the dividend that on-line activation was supposed to produce, a reduction in the OS cost because piracy had been reduced thereby increasing revenue. Said revenue increase defraying the R&D cost and improving the ROI.
But then that isn't so profitable is it?
I wonder if this statement applies specifically to Vista?
As Vista has in-built encryption and uses TPM for Digital Rights Management this will be a reality.
Google producing a Linux based OS is good news, but what is really required is a bullet-proof MS Application compatibilty solution. When Linux can run any application built for Windows I can see the good ship MS foundering, and I for one will cheer.
However MS has the financial clout to embroil any company that were able to produce such compatibility in a mire of legal wranglings, no doubt claiming patent infringement and other IPR misdeeds.
If only 1C:Maddox would see the light and make it possible for IL2 and it's offspring to run on Linux, I for one would not miss Windows at home