Windows Vista?

[charmax]

Are there any vidders out there thinking of switching to the new windows vista? I'm thinking about it but I'm concerned how it'll affect me being able to rip and encode... I'm not sure if microsoft have made it more difficult - copyright protection and all that?

Comments

[millylicious.livejournal.com]

Someone over at Reverie said that a friend installed it, and pretty much none of the vidding programs he used worked on the new Vista, on top of the copyright issue. Also, on top of it, the small print states that regularly, Windows will scan your computer for undesirable programs (the definition is foggy) and remove it without any warning or asking for consent.

I definitely won't be upgrading.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Milly. It's good to hear some info that specifically relates to vidding. I'd heard about the Windows scan thing. I really resent the Big Brother aspect of that. I don't want Microsoft dictating to me what is undesirable. It is worrying that new PCs will be pre-installed with Vista so eventually most people will end up with it anyway.

[millylicious.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's definitely is. I'm sure someone, somewhere, will figure out a way to disable it, but it still very much feels like someone is looking over the user's shoulder, and that's not something I appreciate.