Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Mission Accomplished: The State of Windows Vista

Mission Accomplished: The State of Windows Vista
A (Humorous) Address to Windows Citizens

The text of Paul Thurrott’s State of Windows Vista address, as prepared for delivery.

Madam Kroes, Mr. Jobs, members of the open source movement, distinguished pundits, and fellow netizens: Almost five years have passed since I first sat in the audience at PDC 2003 and gazed at the wonders of what Microsoft promised us in Windows Vista. In that time, Microsoft has been tested in ways that none of us could have imagined. The company faced hard decisions about security and functionality, rising competition from Apple, Linux, Nintendo, and Sony, from Google, Yahoo!, and a host of startups no one had even heard of just months before. These competitive issues call for vigorous strategy changes, and I think it’s fair to say that Microsoft answered the call.