Hardly had they been able to announce the new name for the operating system and the first beta version, when Microsoft saw it surrounded by other companies and virus writers.

The first problems were related to the name, Vista being a registered trademark of an American company, which is already studying the ways in which it can protect its investments. Truth is it doesn't happen everyday for the biggest software producer to dub its most important project with a name that belongs to you, making you in this way very rich.

Although it took them some time before reacting, the non-profit associations which provide services to veteran hospitals in the US also said that they are discontent with Microsoft's decision, which already looks like a bad choice.

As if all these weren't enough, F-Secure has recently reported that the first viruses for the operating system have already appeared. I think that Microsoft has involuntarily succeeded to set a new record. The operating system hasn't been even born yet, but the viruses are already there, waiting.

The whole story is a little bit uncertain, since Microsoft said that the Danom viruses, which only target the MSH, won't even affect Windows Vista, because MSH won't be included in the standard version. Unfortunately, Microsoft's response came a little bit late.

Therefore, after keeping everybody waiting for an insanely long period of time, it seems that Windows Vista is having a difficult labor. Let's hope that at least the "baby" will be perfectly healthy.