Observations on Computing

One thing I've always loved about PC's is that they are so customizable. It doesn't matter what level of user that you are you can always customize it to exactly what you want. I suppose that is the main reason that I've loved using Windows for so long, however I think with the release of Vista that Microsoft has succumb to the idea of generic computing. Apple has be using this strategy since it's inception. The generic computing model is such that you don't cater to your users needs, .. you tell them what it is they need and how they can use it. This seems to be much more prevalent in today's OS's. Vista in particular is a prime example of this computing model. Each person who uses Vista has to learn how to use it. And to put up with things like "cancel or allow" and "are your sure you want to do that". It's like all of the world's users suddenly became stupid. We can no longer think for ourselves we have to rely on the OS to tell us how to use the computer. We've reached an age where we no longer use our computers they use us. And that's exactly how Microsoft and Apple want things to be. With computers running our OS's they can decide what we want and when and how much we pay for it. Gone are the days of consumer driven prices, everything is done by release date and beta test. They get us all excited for a new release and then we pay through the nose for it and "learn" to be taught to use an OS.

So basically what I'm saying is....Vista? ....Really? I think we can do a lot better. Too bad Linux systems don't run most of my Microsoft and Adobe applications, I would switch in a heartbeat.