Windows Vista and other technology predictions for 2006
Sometime in 2006, Microsoft will unveil a Windows Vista, the much- anticipated successor to the Windows XP operating system. Microsoft currently claims that Vista will work fine on the majority of mid- range computers currently in use. The company also claims to be working hard to ensure compatibility with the huge installed base of Windows-compatible software programs.
But Vista is a radical overhaul of Windows XP, with interface enhancements that will suck every bit of computing power from your existing PC or notebook - and then some. Hardware requirements have been drastically scaled back from the days when protypes of Vista were floating around, yet they're still steep - and probably underestimated. There have even been reports that computers with "integrated graphics chips" - those found in lower-priced notebooks and desktop PCs - will not be able to get the most out of the new Aero Glass 3D user interface of Vista.
Source: Bangkok Post Breaking news.