# Microsoft Turns 180 on Vista Licensing

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**Created:** [November 3, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/microsoft-turns-180-on-vista-licensing/19661 "2006-11-03T06:34:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/microsoft-turns-180-on-vista-licensing/19661/6 "2006-11-03T08:18:59Z")

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> [@Tunerfreak](#):
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> some one fill me in on y everyone is so excited about vista?

window previews, linux type of security(admin)varification, improved(minimized) start menu, DirectX10, a nicer feeling interface, instant search(index’d), can recognize more memory, better kernal, and more than likely, better “next generation” hardware support (look at how 98 support sort of fizzled out once XP was introduced)… just to name a few

a little more in depth here  
[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/default.mspx](http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/default.mspx)

have you used it yet?

I can’t wait for DX10 personally… gonna build a vista powerhouse machine once it’s released

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