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Windows Vista is stable but it has a lot of bugs and a lot of crazy things. I want Windows 7 now. Steve Ballmer announced that Windows 7 is based on Vista but will have some fixes making it a lot better. On the plus side this is good for compatibility. But I think the announcement disappointments many people. You may have noticed that Microsoft recently released XP Service Pack 3. So I think they expect many users to hold out for Windows 7.

This is pretty big news. Microsoft which scored recent Olympic success with Silverlight is now releasing an upgraded version. Adobe Flash is in big trouble with Silverlight 2.0. Microsoft will be releasing the new version on Monday. Silverlight 2.0 features bug fixes and performance optimization. Control styles and templates are updated and new features have been added. The update spells trouble for Adobe.

A long Zune outage will hit users Monday. The outage will take place first thing Monday and will last for up to forty eight hours. This is a long outage. Microsoft is not giving specific details. The Zune services and forums and store will all be offline. The devices should work but much of the functionality requires the services which will be out. Microsoft recently launched a new version of the Zune Player. This was about 2 weeks ago.

Adobe is fighting back against Microsoft Silverlight. Adobe may have lost some marketshare but they struck a major deal with the NFL broadcasting full length NFL Sunday Night Football games for the first time. Adobe Flash will be the player of choice. Now all we need is fully archived games so you can watch the ones you missed.

So the new iPod nano 4g will be out soon. Yawn. Why does anyone even care? 4g is like nothing and all it does is play media. Why wouldn’t someone just by the new iPhone? I have little respect for people so defendant upon music. I mean what is point of constantly listening to music? It is like an escape and an addiction just like anything else.

Firefox 3.1 is coming out soon. The biggest question is how will it respond to Google Chrome. One of the newest features is support for HTML 5 and CSS 3 including the HTML 5 video. This alpha version is code named Shiretoko. There should also be some improvements in performance of Firefox 3.1 with the TraceMonkey engine. It should be pretty cool.

So in case you didn’t hear Samsung is thinking of acquiring SanDisk. I am worried about this because SanDisk makes excellent products that I have long thought were superior in quality and low prices. I am afraid that Samsung Electronics will not merge well with SanDisk resulting in higher prices. The primary reason for Samsung is to reduce their NAND flash memory licensing costs. This screams to me that SanDisk products as we know them will cease to exist.

One of the problems with the iPhone is that it crashes. Steve Jobs has promised a solution in September. The issue occurs when the iPhone firmware attempts unsuccessfully to load third party apps. The problems seems to be a permissions issue. Those who have crashes have a long wait. Oh iPhone you are screwing it up.

I have been thinking of switching from Sprint to Verizon. Verizon was recently ranked number one by J.D. Power in customer service. They actually solve problems. I am less than impressed with Sprint customer service. Now if only all the carriers would do away with those pesky contracts and early termination fees.

There is some kind of attack happening to Facebook. A malware worm is all over the network. The Facebook wall posts are infected. If you see a picture of a jester sticking out his toungue then you have it. The trojan most likely allows for other viruses or spyware to be downloaded. Social networks may be the new hotspots for phising, spam, spyware, and viruses.