Why Vista might be the last of its kind

Imagine this. One of the world’s most powerful monopolies puts 10,000 people to work for five years to create one new product. And nobody is really sure if anyone wants it. How’s that for a gamble? That’s what we have with Windows Vista, the new computer-operating system from Microsoft that debuted last week for businesses and, next month, for consumers. There has been so much buildup for this moment that you would expect Vista to cure cancer.

It seems that a few people think this will be the last version of Windows to be released. It’s hard to imagine, but they make a few valid points. They also estimate that over $10 Billion has been used during development, which seems a little extreme. Even if it was remotely close to that number though, that’s an insane amount for something that nobody seems excited for.