Vista's first bug?

[CaptainQuark]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6320865.stm

 

[fryke]

That's not really a Vista-specific bug imho, but rather a good reason why voice-recognition simply isn't the best idea. I'm pretty sure you could trick a Mac with voice-recognition activated as well.

 

[Lt Major Burns]

although you'd have to trick the user into holding down escape while the naughty audio plays for you.

 

[fryke]

Nope. You can (or at least _could_ in the old days) control a Mac from across the room by letting it act on hearing "Computer" or something like that.

 

[mw84]

I'm sure this won't be a problem, I mean they'd have to get it to work first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkeC7HpsHxo

 

[fryke]

Yep, that was a classic "demo" moment for Microsoft. A bit like when Bill connected a USB device when demonstrating Windows 98's USB features and got a bluescreen directly.

 

[Rhisiart]

Let's see how Vista pans out over 6/12.

 

[Trip]

I love Microsoft demos. They're like a real-life Comedy Central sitcom.