Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Feb 2007 21:31 UTC
"When Microsoft brings out a new operating system, it's always nice to know that you can actually take advantage of it. Sure, you're used to whatever you currently have, which is most likely Windows XP, but you also know that sooner or later, something new will come along that requires the new operating system. So when Vista finally shipped, I decided that the time had come. I'd upgrade one of the machines in the back room."
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2005-11-12
Most regular people do not upgrade the OS. They buy a new computer with the OS preinstalled. Also, the advisor suggests performing the hardware upgrade after installing Vista. If you follow the instructions, you may find that you're satisfied with the current hardware configuration. If the user ignores this, it's not because of any requirement from MS.
But a lot of people do. Even inexperienced users. Otherwise Microsoft wouldn't put so much effort in marketing the retail version. So when Microsoft tells users "You need to upgrade hardware X, otherwise feature Y doesn't work" users will do it because they don't know what feature Y is and think it might be important.