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Sorry, ExtremeTech, but I've got to disagree with your title. I can't see anything extremely compelling about the 'features.' The only thing I really care about is the improvement to the security model, and the change to LUA (Least User Access) - I have been noticing that with each release, Windows looks more and more like *nix. What the screenshots and descriptions in the following article scream to me is: Features, features, goo, whiz-bang settings! I've been using Linux for a good while, and Mac OS X for quite some time now, and the real focus these days is to just make things work. No one should have to make this many changes to make their system work well. Microsoft uses GUI effects and extra apps like movie makers used special effects in the early 90s - showing off all they can do, rather than making it seemless and using it so that it appears to 'just belong.'

Oh well.

Why Vista Won't Suck: "creativity writes 'ExtremeTech is running an article on the new features of Windows Vista and why it is a must upgrade for all Windows users. They take apart the marketing hype and tell you what exactly to expect in Windows Vista. They specifically pick out less-hyped features like a kernel which has new Heap Management and details on SuperFetch, which is Vista's application cache.'"

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