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For the security conscious customer I agree
People who care about security and are willing to do something about it do not need Vista. But XP isn't good enough for people who know nothing about security and don't give it a moment's thought until something bad happens. And unfortunately there IS a gap in available applications between the Windows platform and the other platforms. Not in everyday applications so much as the specialized ones, of which (like it or not) everybody seems to need at least one for what they do on a computer.

The DRM is a non-factor for me. DRM can only lock you out of DRM protected media, so if I avoid the media I avoid the DRM. That just relegates DRM to being another piece of software I'll never use. And all the other stuff is par for the course for a Microsoft operating system, so I could either choose to abide by their terms and put up with the inconveniences, or I can choose another operating system. As such, I only use MS operating systems where it's the only financially responsible choice, however because there are so many specialized apps for Windows this happens much more than I'd like.

However, it seems that many of these specialized apps do not work in Vista, at least not yet. This is Vista's biggest Achilles Heel, not the DRM or the security.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 02/13/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I agree with the Symantec guy  TICKLEMEDEAD | 02/13/07
You're right  Vivek Nair | 02/13/07
For the security conscious customer I agree  Michael Kelly | 02/13/07
You cant avoid the DRM  mrlinux | 02/13/07
Sure you can...  Linux User 147560 | 02/13/07
So what are you saying?  Michael Kelly | 02/13/07
Symantec's Thompson: No Vista for me  Loverock Davidson | 02/13/07
That may very well be true,  GuidingLight | 02/13/07
Somebody mark this date on your calendar  Shelendrea | 02/13/07
You must not..  Loverock Davidson | 02/13/07
I've read plenty of you posts Lovey....  Shelendrea | 02/13/07
Symantec's software sucks  stanralph | 02/14/07
Or he knows that Windows 7 is coming soon.  B.O.F.H. | 02/13/07
He knows  Loverock Davidson | 02/13/07
Using Vista  rbhall@... | 02/13/07
Symantec sees a lot of cash...  Anton Philidor | 02/13/07
Why Did The Schneir Article Suddenly Disappear??  itanalyst | 02/13/07
sysmantec  indiandan@... | 02/13/07
That's OK John. I am sure feelings are mutual  osreinstall | 02/13/07
Look, Symantec's not a security solution  Boot_Agnostic | 02/14/07
I'm ditching Symantec  robertgerhart | 02/14/07
You've got to be kidding!  mrleo1957 | 02/14/07
Good for you, now you can trust MS OneCare  intrepi@... | 02/14/07
IE, bug chatcher.  yupin1 | 02/14/07
NO Symantec for me or my customers  gilde | 02/14/07
YOU"RE SEEING SYMANTEC AS A CORPORATION  BALTHOR | 02/14/07
symantec needs long term strategy  pheelmore | 02/20/07

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