From: "Geo" 

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
news:4404909d$1{at}w3....
> This article is halfway between tech overview and optimistic recitation of
> What MS Would Like Vista to Be.

1) It's safer!

2) It boots faster because it doesn't shut off when you tell it to shut off

3) it sucks up all memory preloading stuff it thinks you might use

4) it's got a new driver model so you can finally throw away that old hardware

5) it's got a new network stack so expect winnuke to work again

6) they renamed My network places to Network Center

7) it does wireless networking, something nothing else you have does..

8) Media Center functionality (read drm) will be in all premium versions

9) New audio plumbing for those of you who like encrypted copyprotected sound

10) DIrectX 10 because DirectX9 needed work.

I have to stop now, it's getting too depressing.

Geo.

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