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That $200 Windows XP service pack called Vista
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
More than five years after the release of Windows XP, Windows Vista has arrived. The party line out of Redmond is that "Windows Vista is Microsoft’s most secure platform to date," and you won’t find anyone at Microsoft saying otherwise
. But saying it’s Microsoft’s most secure operating system isn’t saying that Windows Vista is the most secure operating system on the market today. No one can say that, I suspect, but Microsoft is really sensitive about security, saying that security is one of the main pillars that support a user’s decision to upgrade to Windows Vista. Unfortunately for most home users, the actual security features in Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium will amount to little more than a pillar of salt.
That’s not to say home users won’t get enhanced security with Windows Vista; they will. It’s just that most of the security enhancements touted in Windows Vista don’t appear in the Home Premium and Basic editions, and what’s there, what’s not already available within windows XP, could have fit into a free Windows XP service pack instead of requiring a $200 upgrade. Security Watch: That $200 Windows XP service pack called Vista - CNET reviews
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