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Why Windows Vista Fax and Scan is Worth Paying Attention to
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Windows Fax and Scan is a new applet included with Windows Vista that will allow you to send and
receive faxes and to scan documents or images. As I said in the introduction, there is absolutely nothing remarkable about these capabilities. It has been possible to send and receive faxes from a computer for many years now. In fact, most of the time, if you buy a modem it comes bundled with desktop fax software.
The same thing can be said about scanning images or documents. It has been possible to scan images and documents into a computer for well over a decade. On the surface, the only thing that’s even remotely remarkable about Windows Fax and Scan is the fact that Microsoft is now integrating fax and scanning software into the Windows operating system. This means that you will no longer be dependant on third party software for faxing or scanning (although you will most likely want to continue using third party software since most third party scan or fax applications are more full featured).
Of course if Windows Fax and Scan was really as mundane as it appears on the surface, then there is no way that I would be writing about it. What’s important isn’t the fact that you can scan and fax through Windows, but rather the implications of being able to do so. Why Windows Vista’s Fax and Scan is Worth Paying Attention to
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