At Microsoft’s recent Financial Analyst Meeting Steve Ballmer, among other things, blamed Vista’s misconception woes on PC manufacturers who are shipping mediocre, "crapware-infested" installations, as he calls it.  Since the manufacturers have every right to do so, it’s up to Microsoft to form a game plan to combat it.

LONDON — 8 May 2008 — MSN today announced it will be the exclusive online live streaming partner for Pangea Day, a global event where millions of people all over the world will come together to watch a four-hour programme of short films coupled with talks from CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Queen Noor of Jordan, and music from Bob Geldof and Dave Stewart — at the same time 10 May. The programme will be broadcast through a live MSN webcast, along with television and mobile phone broadcast, and aims to be the world's first "global campfire".

Companies resisting a migration to Windows Vista may want to carefully examine the latest service pack for Windows XP. After you look at XP SP3, says Steven Vaughan-Nichols, you won't even consider "upgrading" to Windows Vista SP1 anytime soon. He does a head-to-head technology comparison.