Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 12th Apr 2007 00:49 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
Computer makers have been told
they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite strong ongoing demand for the OS. Analysts and computer makers are wondering if the move is premature given Vista's ongoing performance and compatibility issues. Dell recently said it would reintroduce XP on a range of machines due to customer demand but Microsoft will only allow this until the end of the year.
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I agree with you. Yak8998 was talking about the number large custom software apps as locking users into the WindowsOS platforms. But if the work to move the old software from XP to Vista is too great, then you open up the opportunity to suggest porting the code to an entire different OS as being just as cost affective as Vista, especially if the alternative OS offers a number of savings.
When you add the cost of Vista and the hardware to support it you MAY (note I said 'may') find it cheaper to go elsewhere.
Linux for example may let you get away without upgrading any hardware and very low costs for the OS even on CD.
Macs have gotten cheap enough in some models to make it worth the cost to go that direction rather than the cost of upgrades or a computer to run Vista.
And a number of the other OSes (Sun, IBM, etc) out there offer features that are not in high demand over-all but if they turn out to match your business needs you may start considering them if the natural path of upgrades starts lokking expensive.