Microsoft's unique strategy of tightly integrating applications with the Windows operating system has many pitfalls, but it also offers some distinct advantages over other operating systems. If you're dying to upgrade your PC's modem to the new high-speed V.90 protocol, read on. Let's face it.
User interfaces are ugly.
But they're already behind the times. The other day, I had the usual group of people huddled around my ThinkPad. One guy was an IT support guy, there for his weekly visit. Thin, Thin, Thin. Our industry leaders are starting to resemble supermodels.