"Microsoft finally launches the long-awaited Windows Vista today, promising better security and improved search and claiming it will be the fastest ever adopted operating system it has released. But some users have already questioned the business benefits of upgrading to Vista, citing the relative stability and security of Windows XP and a lack of compelling features in Vista. Based on using the second beta version of Vista here are the five things to get excited about Vista for - and the five things you'll hate it for."
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Just a few. Mind you, I often mix critique and praise of Microsoft in the same post. You might find it offensive.
http://osnews.com/permalink.php?news_id=16575&comment_id=185870
http://osnews.com/permalink.php?news_id=16575&comment_id=185888
http://www.osnews.com/permalink.php?news_id=16372&comment_id=177912
http://www.osnews.com/permalink.php?news_id=16442&comment_id=180652
http://www.osnews.com/permalink.php?news_id=14589&comment_id=123908
If you had read my posts the last couple of weeks, you'd have seen they have been quite MS-friendly, considering you have labelled me a GPL- and Linux-zealot, and a MS-hater.
If you want some posts really MS-praising, I once had a discussion with sappyvcv about Microsoft and IE7, where he flamed MS and particularly IE7 and I praised MS. Perhaps he can still remember it. It took him quite by surprise 
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Member since:2005-10-02
BTW.: If you want to see knee-jerk reactions take a look at gonzo or CuriosityKills - not to mention NotParker.
You can also find quite a few in regard to GPL. A few days ago I was involved a few days in a heated "battle" about the nVidia kernel module, but incredibly enough they didn't mod me down that much - not as much as I had expected. MS-shills appears to be worse than RMS-disciples. Or perhaps many Linux users have a nVidia-card.
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2005-10-02
Actually not. If you read my posts, you'll see I have praised Microsoft quite a few times in regard to the technological contents of Windows. I do however tend to bash the management in Microsoft, but so does several former Microsoft-employees.
When it comes to Desktop Search Microsoft was actually ahead of Apple and Gnome/KDE for many years. Unfortunately Microsoft chose to hide it away, for some obscure reason. Good technology - bad management.