Microsoft released a second patch for another Vista vulnerability discovered in the same week, dubbed the Vista Memory Corruption zero-day flaw, it is considered a critical patch. You can find the download here.
Could this be the beginning of the crack in the dam, so to speak, for Vista's grand security claims?
In other news, it seems that Windows XP OEM is being phased out by the end of the year and will not be available to computer makers. Manufacturers like Dell are not forcing the new operating system onto it's machines, citing driver incompatibilities and stiff hardware requirements. By year's end, they'll have no choice but to migrate to Vista.
Seems a little harsh to me, Vista has come out with a bang, but feels less mainstream than when XP rolled out. I remember this little operating system that caused a lot of problems for users, you might have heard of it, Windows ME. Yep, and it was such a difficult operating system for people to use and upgrade to, that it never quite took off. Out came XP and the rest is history. I'm starting to wonder if Vista may endure the same fate.
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