Monad Shell Removed From Vista 330
hggs writes "According to Stephen Toulouse at Microsoft, because of the possible virus threat that targets Monad the shell will not be included in Windows Vista. CNet is reporting that, even though Monad is not to be included on Vista, it will be included on a major server operating system for servers from Microsoft. Codenamed Longhorn server, that edition is due out by 2007." Update: 08/06 04:45 GMT by Z : As Mr. Toulouse states here, the submission here adds one and one and gets three. Monad hasn't been in Vista for about two months. The CNet article is clarifying a previous report stating that Monad could potentially be the first source of viruses in an OS which incorporated it. The interesting news about Monad in the server edition was obscured by the factually incorrect submission, which at first blush seemed to make sense. Mea Culpa.
because of the threat of viruses (Score:3, Funny)
Idea (Score:5, Funny)
We get the point... (Score:5, Funny)
Welcome to the department of redundancy department...
So M$ had a Monad removed? (Score:1, Funny)
Just what we needed (Score:5, Funny)
Windows will never be free of viruses (Score:2, Funny)
We're told that yet another feature won't be present in Windows Vista by someone who seems to think that there won't ever be a virus capable of penetrating Vista's "security". These Microsoft guys crack me up!
Re:Everything must go (Score:3, Funny)
Re:because of the threat of viruses (Score:2, Funny)
Later this week they plan to unveil Gonad, the new MSShell.
A senior Microsoft developer leaked some details of the new Gonad shell "When you start the computer, it boots your Gonad and brings up a MShell". When pressed for further information, he said "Not now, I have a headache".
An announcement from Fedora (Score:5, Funny)
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10 great windows vista features (Score:5, Funny)
One was WinFS and fell into a hole.
9 little windows Vista features walked around the park. The new shell slipped and fell into the pool and drowned.
8 little windows vista features walked around the park. DRM bully came and whacked them all dead.
No new Windows Vista features were left alive, so Microsoft put some new colors in and everybody bought it.
Re:FP (Score:5, Funny)
- Slick 'Vista' wallpaper
- DRM to protect the wallpaper
Rock on!
Re:Oh yeah- that will do a lot of good (Score:3, Funny)
Job Security!!
Re:Ladies and Gentlemen (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Idea (Score:5, Funny)
It'd be funny, if only I were joking.
Re:because of the threat of viruses (Score:3, Funny)
Incidentally, how do you pronounce "MSShell?" Is it "Michelle" like the Beatles song, "mis-sel" as in ICBM, or "MS Hell" as in what happens when you use Windows?
Re:If MS starts removing components... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Oh hush up! (Score:5, Funny)
I think I speak for the majority of slashdot when I say we are here to be told what to think, not to think for ourselves.
Re:Idea (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Slide more and more... (Score:5, Funny)
Ahhh, a world where Microsoft makes vacuum cleaners.
Leibniz Predicted This (Score:3, Funny)
But now Windows seems less and less likely to have Monad.
What was MS thinking? Windows and monads just don't mix.
Hasta la Vista , monad! (Score:1, Funny)
apt-get remove monad
Yep, that felt better
Re:MOD PARENT UP (Score:2, Funny)
I'm glad somebody brought this up. Truth is, not even Microsoft can achieve 100% bad, I believe they only claim to be five 9's bad... which is pretty good when it comes to being bad.
What ... (Score:1, Funny)