"I also find it very hard to swallow the "we're keeping the features secret 'cause Microsoft might copy them"."
Did they actually say that? I don't think they actually said that things are being kept secret so MS wouldn't take them and implement them in Vista. My gut reaction was that they didn't want to show features which would hint at other, unannounced things.
I suspect that the features are either (1) not ready to be shown yet; or (2) would tip off people about unannounced/unreleased hardware. Say, for example, that the new version of FrontRow worked like a TiVo. Or had some connection to new, upcoming iPods. Etc.
by Steve-o — Aug 11
Did they actually say that? I don't think they actually said that things are being kept secret so MS wouldn't take them and implement them in Vista. My gut reaction was that they didn't want to show features which would hint at other, unannounced things.
I suspect that the features are either (1) not ready to be shown yet; or (2) would tip off people about unannounced/unreleased hardware. Say, for example, that the new version of FrontRow worked like a TiVo. Or had some connection to new, upcoming iPods. Etc.