Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 31st Aug 2006 23:08 UTC
Two editorials on Vista, from eWeek and Microsoft Watch. The former: "The looming choice for Windows users is either to stick with Windows XP (and older hardware) or take Windows Vista cold turkey. But Microsoft doesn't have to be so tough - Apple did it differently with the Mac OS X rollout." The latter: "How will Microsoft - and its business customers - cost-justify upgrading to Vista in the coming months/years? With Windows Vista, Microsoft needs to please at least two constituencies with very different sets of requirements."
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I have been a software developer for years. I have worked at large and small companies. I have never worked for a company that went out and upgraded all their existing computers to a newer version of Windows. I'm not saying there aren't some, but I think it is more normal to buy a few newer computers with Vista. Gradually the number of Vista computers grows, and then that is all they buy. I would recommend NO ONE go out and wholesale replace all you computers with Vista (personally, I prefer Ubuntu!). Rather, give one of those geeky accounting executives a Vista laptop. Some of the network admins will get one. Eventually, after some of the problems are worked out, order all you new computers with Vista.
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That is true for home users. Businesses have bigger concerns. They need to test for compatibility with applications, test security, plan a phase out of the old operating system and phase in for the new operating system, and weigh the cost benefits to see if its worth the upgrade.