After Vista, a deluge of E-waste to developing countries, Greenpeace warns

http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/en/press/releases/after-vista-a-deluge-of-e-was

A good article about Microsoft and Vista

what it doesn't mention is :

1) It fails to identify DRM as a major source of eWaste. Replacing non HDCP components with HDCP components, replacing cell phones when changing carriers, music players when changing music stores etc. Windows Vista is only a part of the problem.

2) It does not offer a positive alternative, such as installing Ubuntu or another GNU / Linux distro on the older hardware. Bashing Microsoft after they have released Vista is not going to solve this environmental problem.