Tag: Windows Vista

Once they try Mac they don't go back.

I keep finding articles about die hard and prominent Windows users switching to the Mac. It seems once they try Mac they don't go back. Jeff Ventura who writes for the blog Graceful Flavour has written about Scot Finnie, a writer for Computerworld. Scot has been using a MacBook Pro for several months and comparing OS-X to Windows Vista. He has found the Mac a compelling platform and has decided to switch; permanently!!

Microsoft's marketing materials for a past version of Windows used the phrase, "It just works." But the only computer that tagline honestly describes is the Macintosh.

Microsoft Codename Max

Microsoft Codename Max: "Microsoft Codename Max is not like any other product. That's because it's not a product, it's your opportunity to try an exciting new user experience from Microsoft." That's the marketing message on Microsoft's Max web site. Max is built on the next generation of Microsoft's WinFX Runtime Components. WinFX is Windows Vista's managed-code programming model, something I am not at all familiar with. I was never into Windows programming although I do like C# a lot. Probably because it's a lot like Java. I checked the requirements and based on the check list on the site the only requirement I lacked was the WinFX Runtime Components September CTP. According to the , "Max installs the version of WinFX Runtime Components required to work properly" so I proceeded to download and install. However, when I ran the installer I received this message. I followed the link and found the Max blog site where I soon discovered that Max is only supported on the older versions of the .Net framework. The blog had numerous post by users who were disappointed over the lack of clearly posted requirements. Common Max development team. Get your act together.