14 October 2006
Vista Changed For EU and South Korea
The European Union version of Vista will see changes in security, document format and the way users choose search engines in IE 7. Also the software will not include a media player or instant messaging software.
The Vista kernel will be open for security vendors to access using APIs. The problem is when will this API be made available for security companies. While this is a good step, it could be released too late for security vendors to implement by the time Vista is released.
While Microsoft has said this, they haven't really made it known exactly how these changes will take place and what the end results will look like. I am a bit worried about what the product will look like as Microsoft could try to send a message with their changes that the product needs to be the way it is unchanged to function properly. I also worry about any extra time required for creating patches and the support issues of having two versions of the same software.
The Vista kernel will be open for security vendors to access using APIs. The problem is when will this API be made available for security companies. While this is a good step, it could be released too late for security vendors to implement by the time Vista is released.
While Microsoft has said this, they haven't really made it known exactly how these changes will take place and what the end results will look like. I am a bit worried about what the product will look like as Microsoft could try to send a message with their changes that the product needs to be the way it is unchanged to function properly. I also worry about any extra time required for creating patches and the support issues of having two versions of the same software.
Labels: microsoft, vista, windows
