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In your predictable defense of Microsoft, you failed to realize that I wasn't the one to mention Linux or OSX in the first place. That was done in a blatant attempt to deflect the criticism, aka the "changing the subject" fallacy.

Let's forget about Linux or OSX. We're talking about Vista, and the untimely update. The issue is not that updates are unexpected, or unnecessary. Of course they are. To argue that this was the point I was making is nothing but a strawman argument (another fallacy).

The point is that, for a company like MS who puts millions of dollar in marketing, a product launch is a media event, and in this world perception is more important than substance - so to announce a major update on the very day of the launch is certainly a marketing faux pas. It gives the *impression* of something that is not quite ready (whether it is or not is debatable, but that's not the point here). Hence the spin effort to downplay the significance of this in light of an otherwise unremarkable launch.

Oh, and by the way, the "5 years in the making" expression is not an invention of MS critics. It's been used by MS proponents as well to indicate the amount of work that has gone into the OS. It's also been constantly repeated by the media over the past couple of days.

In any case, before even thinking of accusing me of sophistry, you should begin by a) understanding my point, and b) adressing criticism about comparisons to Linux/OSX (as well as mentioning the amount of time Vista has been in development) to the right targets, i.e. Microsoft and its apologists.