CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says recent upset over Vista should put a rest to that lingering question.

By Charles Cooper

In the increasingly Google-YouTube-Web 2.0 age we inhabit, it's become fashionable to dismiss Windows as a relic.

I always love these sorts or articles - before I even opened it up I knew what the answer was "no way is Windows Vista irrelevant".  It is obvious to me.  Sooo many partners, customers, ISVs all have their businesses wrapped up in Windows, even those who are opposing some of the changes.  If Windows were not here, how would all those tools vendors sell their products for clients, if the clients were just web terms.  How would people work on the move when disconnected (or in the UK - on a train)?

So, of course Vista is relevant - people may have views as to how it applies to them, but that is true of anything.  What is true is that it offers a great set of features that enhances both business and personal users.

Of course, if you have a view, feel free to comment on the blog.

ttfn

David