Hasta la Vista

Microsoft just launched the Windows Vista preview page in promotion of their upcoming operating system, set to replace Windows XP. And the big news?

Fast On and Off: A Windows Vista computer starts and shuts down as quickly and reliably as a television, typically within 2 to 3 seconds. Windows Vista processes login scripts and startup programs and services in the background so you can start working right away.

Since the new file system got scrapped from Vista, it's become more and more clear to myself and others that Vista could be more along the lines of the scorned Windows ME than the stable successor, XP. I'm sure Macintosh and its new Intel-based machines will be watching very closely.