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It's a Whole New Vista

Jan 03, 2007

All right, this one technically has nothing to do with genomics or its sister fields. But who doesn't enjoy some schadenfreude at the expense of Microsoft?

This article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer takes us on a tour of what to watch at the computer giant in the coming year, starting, of course, with the new Vista operating system. Reporter Todd Bishop notes that in spite of the company's assurance that this platform will be safer from viruses and the other security breaches that have plagued Windows users, Microsoft has already "suffered a setback with the recent discovery of the first Windows Vista security bug."

My, those Macs are looking good.

 

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