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1. 
   Review - Microsoft Hyper-V Management Tools for Windows Vista (x86)

   RC1 Update (May 20, 2008)

   Link goes to Vista for me. But it's just the management tools for Hyper-V on Windows 2008 servers.

2. 
   Review - PowerArchiver 2010

   10.0 (Feb 27, 2007)

   No problems with Vista here! Was using 9.64 and now version 10.0 (betas included) and have no problems. New Office 2007 interface works great and haven't encountered any problems with UAC or other Vista features.

3. 
   Review - Yahoo! Music Jukebox

   1.0.1.108 Beta (May 10, 2005)

   Works great, looks great. It can be a bit sluggish at times, but it's a beta, so that's to be expected. Music selection is large and $4.99 per month is unbeatable. Songs start playing instantly and the auto-playlist creation features are extremely handy.

4. 
   Review - PowerArchiver 2010

   9.2 (Mar 7, 2005)

   Metshrine: On the Extract dialog box there is a checkbox for "Open folder after extracting." PowerArchiver remembers your setting, so it's likely you checked it once and forgot to turn it off.
   
   Other than that, I concur. Great software!

5. 
   Review - Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS)

   2.0 Beta (Jan 27, 2005)

   To answer the question below: According to the Web page for WUS, Microsoft updated the release this month.

6. Comment - Gmail is back up after two-hour outage

   2.0 Beta (Sep 1, 2009 - 4:37 PM)

   IMAP never went down, it seems.

7. Comment - What is the Microsoft Lifestyle?

   2.0 Beta (Aug 19, 2009 - 5:02 PM)

   I think the only "lifestyle" Microsoft has right now is the Xbox and gamers. It's separate from its core businesses, and has enabled the company to brand itself well among that community. But Microsoft doesn't really have a lifestyle in other areas. It really has become a utility. People use Windows, they use Office, they use Windows Mobile phones, but the aspiration, the excitement has long been gone. Part of this is due to a company without a primary direction -- Microsoft has been all over the place for years, delivering a lot of mediocre products instead of a couple great ones. It's also missed the boat in a lot of areas (Windows Media Player is junk compared to iTunes and the Apple Store; Messenger is HUGE, yet the company has never leveraged that audience, and Microsoft's presence on the Web has been a huge joke).
   
   That said, Microsoft makes the bulk of its revenues selling Windows and Office by the millions of copies to OEMs and enterprise, so maybe it doesn't even need to sell a lifestyle. Microsoft's motto can be: "Buy our products... because you have to anyway!" That worked for IBM.... right?

8. Comment - Ballmer: Apple market share gains are a 'rounding error'

   2.0 Beta (Jul 31, 2009 - 1:49 PM)

   Its not meaningless, but it's a lot less than $1500 or $2000.
   
   $500 over 2 years is $21 a month. People spend that on Starbucks coffee in a week.
   
   For those of us who enjoy the much better experience (and less hassle), that's well worth the added expense.

9. Comment - Microsoft warns about activation crack, but 'pleased' people want to install Windows 7

   2.0 Beta (Jul 31, 2009 - 1:32 PM)

   And now it's been blacklisted. We'll see how long that lasts.

10. Comment - Ballmer: Apple market share gains are a 'rounding error'

    2.0 Beta (Jul 30, 2009 - 6:15 PM)

    No, my point was that $1,000 is not premium.
    
    Back when Macs cost $2500 compared to $1000 Windows machines, that's premium. But $700 vs $1000 is not. The cost difference now is so much lower now that it's really not that much more expensive, especially when amortized over the course of 2 years.
    
    My point is that spending an extra $300 or $500 for a much better experience is very reasonable, and that's why you're seeing Apple's market share ticking up. What was once "premium" is now the standard. Especially when you compare it to other devices -- you'll easily spend $500 outfitting a Wii, or $1000 on a TV. $1500 for a high-end computer is now in the range of many more people.
    
    And it's not just about aesthetics, it's about the experience. People pay extra because they enjoy using a Mac more than they do Windows, not because of pretty colors. And if $21 extra per month makes your life that much better (after all, most people use their computers all day long), then it's more than worth it.